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PPP policy for schools postponed, says Rajasthan education minister Vasudev Devnani
The state government will take a decision whether to run government schools on public private partnership mode or not, said Vasudev Devnani
Rajasthan minister of state for education Vasudev Devnani in the assembly during question hour on Friday said the government is committed to provide quality education in schools.
Memorandums, objections and suggestions have been sought from different organizations and individuals and a committee has been formed to consider the objections and suggestions, after which the state government will take a decision whether to run government schools on public private partnership mode or not, he said.
“Until the government takes a decision based on the recommendations, the plan to run government schools on PPP mode, has been postponed.”
Devnani was replying to a question raised by Congress lawmaker Bhanwar Singh and supplementary questions raised by other members.
On the objective of handing over government schools on PPP mode, Devnani said: “The objective of the government is that students in remote villages and hamlets get quality education.”
Earlier, the government spent ₹288 crore in five years under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and secondary education, whereas the present BJP government in four years has spent more than ₹ 1,600 crore and if infrastructure is included then the amount goes to ₹ 2,898 crore, said Devnani.
Under the scheme, not even an inch of land of government schools will be given to private partners and for this, the nodal agency is the state secondary education department and an 11-member committee of the Rajasthan council of secondary education has been formed, he said.
“No government-run school in the state has been handed over to a private partner to run it on PPP mode.”
