On August 5, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta inaugurated a new academic block at DU’s Social Centre School, urging stronger ties between DU colleges and government schools. U-Special buses return; Delhi’s new education fee regulation bill was also highlighted.
On 5th August, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, inaugurated the new academic block of the Delhi University (DU) Social Centre School in Maurice Nagar. The new building consists of four stories and consists of 21 classrooms and laboratories. The construction of the building was said to be completed in 21 months with a budget of र27 crores. DU’s Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said it was constructed on a 16,754 sq. m plot and has a total built-up area of over 3,700 sq. m.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, which was held at DU’s Vice Regal Lodge, she stated that despite progress achieved in education, more leaps are yet to be achieved. She proposed that each college of DU should be linked to at least 2-3 government schools for better mentorship and motivation for the students in the schools. “Government schools should become the priority, and private schools should be the second, and if children still have to struggle for admissions from primary to post-graduation, then the system needs to improve,” she said.
She further notified the return of U-Special buses especially catered to DU students, which was a popular transport option back in the day.
Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood, speaking as the Guest of Honour at the ceremony, stated that the new academic block represented future citizens of a “Viksit Bharat,” not just bricks and stones. He explained the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, which was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on the same day. The bill grants parents a say in deciding fee hikes of schools, as they are equal stakeholders in the education system.
For the 18 lakh children who study in government schools of Delhi, we will work to provide smart classrooms, AI-enabled labs, etc. in every government school under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ji. He said that nothing happens by changing one school; we will bring change in every school.”
He encouraged the colleges to join the “Kude se Azadi” (Freedom From Waste) Cleanliness Campaign by identifying one spot near their campuses to transform and urged them to aim for a world record on August 31 for the largest cleanup drive.
DU South Campus Director Prof. Rajni Abbi and Registrar Dr. Vikas Gupta were also amongst the attendees of the ceremony.
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Divyanshi Dusad