Private Firms to take over BMC schools
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Poorvi Kulkarni Jul 26, 2012 01:10 AM IST
Schools run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon undergo a change of guard.
Schools run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon undergo a change of guard.
In a decision likely to change the face of municipal education in the city, the civic standing committee on Wednesday cleared a proposal that calls for handing over the reins of the management of civic schools to private organisations.
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From the coming academic year, schools which have seen drastic dropout rates in the past few years will be handed over to such organisations in a phased manner
The private organisation managing a civic school will have the right to decide on the curriculum of the school, and to recruit its own teaching staff.
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