Chennai: The Tamil Nadu The Department of School Education has allowed the Directorate of Matriculation Schools to extend approval for 2,500 private schools that do not have approval for buildings from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) or the Local Planning Authority (LPA).
However, these schools will have to provide proof that they have applied for regularization of their buildings to get the extension for the 2022-23 academic year.
Most of these schools were functioning without recognition after the earlier recognition expired on May 31, 2022. Without recognition, they cannot obtain fitness certificates for school vehicles and send their students to board exams.
The Department of School Education has issued a mandate allowing the Directorate of Matriculation Schools to give recognition to 2022-23 without the approval of DTCP.
Officials said there has been a delay in getting the DTCP’s approval due to the pandemic.
“Out of 811 schools that applied for regularization of school buildings in the last two years, only 82 have received orders and 729 are yet to get approvals,” said an official of the School Education Department.
Since 2011, it was made mandatory for all schools and schools that had constructed buildings with the approval of local bodies before 2011, to regularize their buildings with the approval of the DTCP or LPA. was also told to do.
This is creating uncertainty for more than 50% of the matriculation schools in the state.
“Even before 2011, schools constructed their buildings after obtaining approval from the appropriate authorities in the local bodies. As norms keep changing, it was difficult to get a second approval for 20-year-old buildings. If they were done with the approval of the local bodies. Give approval for all buildings, 99% problems will be resolved,” said R Vishalakshi, Chairman Tamil Nadu Private School Association,
The state government has launched a scheme allowing schools to regularize their buildings constructed in non-plan areas by paying 7.50 per square foot.
Vishalakshi also sought recognition of up to 10 years for schools that have been functioning for more than two or three decades, along with annual renewal of sanitation, building stability and fire safety certificates.
However, these schools will have to provide proof that they have applied for regularization of their buildings to get the extension for the 2022-23 academic year.
Most of these schools were functioning without recognition after the earlier recognition expired on May 31, 2022. Without recognition, they cannot obtain fitness certificates for school vehicles and send their students to board exams.
The Department of School Education has issued a mandate allowing the Directorate of Matriculation Schools to give recognition to 2022-23 without the approval of DTCP.
Officials said there has been a delay in getting the DTCP’s approval due to the pandemic.
“Out of 811 schools that applied for regularization of school buildings in the last two years, only 82 have received orders and 729 are yet to get approvals,” said an official of the School Education Department.
Since 2011, it was made mandatory for all schools and schools that had constructed buildings with the approval of local bodies before 2011, to regularize their buildings with the approval of the DTCP or LPA. was also told to do.
This is creating uncertainty for more than 50% of the matriculation schools in the state.
“Even before 2011, schools constructed their buildings after obtaining approval from the appropriate authorities in the local bodies. As norms keep changing, it was difficult to get a second approval for 20-year-old buildings. If they were done with the approval of the local bodies. Give approval for all buildings, 99% problems will be resolved,” said R Vishalakshi, Chairman Tamil Nadu Private School Association,
The state government has launched a scheme allowing schools to regularize their buildings constructed in non-plan areas by paying 7.50 per square foot.
Vishalakshi also sought recognition of up to 10 years for schools that have been functioning for more than two or three decades, along with annual renewal of sanitation, building stability and fire safety certificates.