Kolkata, September 20 (Daily Kiran) : The West Bengal government is contemplating the implementation of a public-private partnership (PPP) model to manage 4,133 government schools that currently have no students enrolled, despite having teachers assigned to them.
An official from the state’s school education department stated that a decision on this matter will be made within the next month. These schools have already been identified as having no students, which raises concerns about their long-term viability. The government is now planning how to best utilize these institutions, and the PPP model appears to be the most practical solution.
District magistrates have commenced work on this issue under the directives of the state’s school education secretary. A committee at the district level will assess the current conditions of the schools, examining factors such as the infrastructure of the buildings and their locations. This committee will then propose ways to repurpose the schools.
It is unlikely that the PPP model will be applied to all 4,133 schools. According to a department official, buildings where the PPP model is not feasible could be converted into health centers, training facilities, or used for other administrative purposes. However, the priority remains to transition as many schools as possible under the PPP framework.
Additionally, letters have been sent to district magistrates and the commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to discuss the future of the empty schools in the capital, where teachers are currently assigned. Teachers from these schools may be transferred to nearby government schools that have a lower student-teacher ratio.
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