Over 40,000 Children Enrolled In EDMC-Run Schools For New Academic Session: Official

A lot of these students have left private schools to join the civic body-run schools, Rajiv Kumar, chairman of the Education Committee of the EDMC, claimed at a press conference.

Over 40,000 children have enrolled for the new academic session in schools run by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), a senior official said on Thursday.

A lot of these students have left private schools to join the civic body-run schools, Rajiv Kumar, chairman of the Education Committee of the EDMC, claimed at a press conference here.

For the new academic session, 40,033 students have enrolled in the EDMC-run schools, Mr Kumar said. A large number of these students are those who have left private schools to join the EDMC-run schools, he said.

This, he said, indicates the improved quality of education being imparted at the schools run by the civic body.