Delhi LG VK Saxena inaugurates 15 smart MCD schools

New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday inaugurated 15 model smart schools of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and also handed over regularisation letters to 187 contractual sanitation workers of the civic body. Saxena reiterated his commitment to ensure upgradation of all primary schools run by the civic body by the year-end.

The inaugural function at the Municipal Corporation Primary Co-educational School, Sector-8 in R K Puram was attended by Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, Special Officer of MCD Ashwini Kumar, MCD Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti and others.

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"Launch of 15 smart schools is the beginning of a new chapter which will fully unfold, with all schools of the MCD becoming the best in their category," Saxena said on the occasion. The smart schools of MCD have been provided with modern building, furniture and IT-enabled interactive learning pedagogy.

"These schools reflect how progressive and positive developments are taking place in primary education.... Computer education has become part and parcel of education even at the primary level. We will try to take this initiative to 1,000 more MCD schools by the end of this year," he said.