Delhi LG forms committee to suggest measures to streamline recruitment in government-aided schools

Delhi LG V K Saxena asked for scrutiny of records of recruitment process in government-aided schools over last 10 years.

Delhi LG forms committee to look into appointments in government-aided schools (Image Source: Official X account)

Press Trust of India | October 11, 2023 | 08:50 AM IST

NEW DELHI : Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday constituted a four-member committee to suggest measures to streamline the process of recruitment in government-aided schools. The move comes days after Saxena ordered the termination of seven teachers of the Delhi Tamil Education Association appointed allegedly on forged documents in 2022. The LG also approved a CBI inquiry into the matter.

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Saxena has asked for scrutiny of the records of recruitment in government-aided schools over the last 10 years and constituted a committee to study the appointment process in these schools. The committee formed by the LG to study the recruitment process and suggest measures to streamline it is headed by PK Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary of the general administration department. It comprises R Menaka, Special Secretary of Finance, and Ashok Kumar, Secretary of Education, as members, while Director of Education Himanshu Gupta is the convener.

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