Summary:
In less than a month of Udgam School for Children announcing change in school timings and introducing two shifts, the state government has cancelled the permission for violating primary education rule. Commenting on the same, Manan Choksi, Executive Director, Udgam School for Children said, “The government has got into some misunderstanding. The parents had alleged that the two shifts will compromise on the quality of education. As per the circular issued by the state government, since the school has been found violating the Right to Education rules, 2012 and Bombay primary education rules, 1949, the permission to run two shifts has been cancelled. The school had stated that the new timings will not just be favourable to students but also for all types of families – late rising, early rising, and both parents working..