Maharashtra: Stop the 'sin' of closing down 14K schools for poor, Congress tells CM Eknath Shinde

The Congress Maharashtra unit on Thursday called upon Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to stop the sinful move of shutting down some 14000 schools ostensibly due to low enrolment of studentsState Congress President Nana Patole said that a majority of these targeted schools are situated in rural remote backward or tribal belts of the state where there are no other educational options available for the poor childrenThey are children of farmers labourers ordinary families who sent their children to acquire education at these schools run by the districts If these schools are closed then these people from the poor strata shall be totally deprived of educationa It will be like a sin he told Shinde mieknathshinde pictwittercomttYX8DVXT7mdash Nana Patole NANA_PATOLE October 13 2022Patole pointed out how Maharashtra is at the forefront in providing quality education at the highest levels and where primary education forms the foundation of a good academic background for lakhs of studentsIn 2009 the Right To Education Act was passed by the Congress government at the Centre which provides for free and compulsory education to every child aged 614 with admission to the nearest school The 25 per cent reservations for economically weaker sections in private educational institutions is also applicable under the Act The State government is dutybound to ensure that all children get proper education he saidReferring to a purported move to shut down around 14000 schools where the enrollmentattendance figures range from 020 the Congress leader said this would totally deprive children in rural tribal and backward areas of education and they would be compelled to travel far for attending schoolAlso Read Chhagan Bhujbal would have become Maharashtra CM had he not left Sena UddhavHailing the states glorious legacy he said many social reformers like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Savitribai Phule Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil and others had thrown open the doors of schools for the Bahujan community in every villageThe Congress has taken the message to spread education in the remotest areasa On the contrary the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat is closing down 6000 schools and now plans to shut down 14000 schools in Maharashtra This will rob the Bahujans of the opportunity to get educated and progress in life Patole cautionedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever