Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia on Saturday directed the Government school’s principals to set minimum benchmarks in their school regarding the infrastructure, cleanliness and environment.

Sisodia’s remarks came in an interaction session held with the principals of Government run schools on Saturday. The interaction was attended by over 200 school principals from all across Delhi.

Sisodia said that in the last seven years, the Government has done a lot of work on schools and has given a great model of education but now it is the responsibility of the school heads to set their own accountability for their school and ensure that nothing in the school falls below the minimum benchmark set by them.

“For this, the government will provide all the necessary facilities and funds to the schools. Also, schools will be reviewed from time to time by the DoE officials to check the maintenance of schools,” said Sisodia.

Sisodia added that now it’s the responsibility of principals to ensure that no student is left behind, when we move ahead with the next session after summer vacation.

“The aim of the Delhi government is to provide dignified education spaces to all children coming to Delhi Government schools and not paying attention to the same will be an injustice to children who have chosen our schools over others,” said Sisodia.

The interaction between the Deputy Chief Minister and principals was mostly centered around academic priorities of Delhi Government Schools, cleanliness and maintenance of classrooms and schools and upon developing a positive classroom culture.

Sisodia also said that schools are implementing the curriculum well and the results are evident but to make it a huge success the government will need their further support.