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Procedural hurdles delay Golden Rock KV by irmafia on 17 August, 2013 - 05:59 PM
avatar irmafia Procedural hurdles delay Golden Rock KV on 17 August, 2013 - 05:59 PM

Planning Commission, Finance Ministry and HRD Ministry approval necessary

Indications are that the Southern Railway would find it difficult to fulfil its desire to get a Kendriya Vidyalaya started this year on the premises of Golden Rock Workshop (GOC).Although the proposal was stated to be at a mature stage earlier, the Planning Commission, the Finance Ministry, and the Human Resource Development Ministry have to grant timely approvals for the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to take steps, according to an official source.Proposal“We have done our part. Officials of the Regional Office of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Chennai, had inspected the land meant for constructing the permanent buildings for the school and were satisfied with the temporary facilities made available at the Railway Mixed School,” Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi Division, Manjula Rangarajan, said.

According to KVS sources, there still exists a possibility to start the school this year in the event of the Southern Railway prevailing upon the Railway Board members in New Delhi to liaise with the ministries concerned for expediting the proposal to get the Kendriya Vidyalaya started this year.

500 employees

Hundreds of employees of the GOC and the Railways department as well as employees of the Airports Authority of India had been keenly awaiting the outcome of the proposal for a few years now. They were now required to educate their wards in the two KVs located more than 15 km away in the two defence establishments: Ordnance Factory and Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project, in the district.

As per KVS norms, a public sector undertaking can get a Kendriya Vidyalaya when there was a concentration of at least 500 employees, and when there are at least 200 children willing to be enrolled in different classes.

In the case of the proposed KV in GOC, the admission in the very first year would easily exceed 700, official sources said.


Officials concerned had inspected the proposed land

Railway and airport employees are keenly awaiting KV