Education

31 Primary and Upper Primary schools including two Municipality run Primary Schools running in the Municipality were made to bring about institutional reforms in the delivery system of the Municipality so as to improve operational efficiency in municipal schools and to improve the performance of the schools with respect to the number and quality of students and also to provide a linkage to the overall state system of delivery of education.

It has been reported that for overseeing the Municipal Education functions there are several committees operating like the

• Ward Education Committee
• Shakharata Parishad
• Municipal Level Committee
• Literacy Cell
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It has been reported that the Sarba Siksha Abhiyan Programme has been initiated in this district in order to achieve universalization of primary education with specific emphasis on quality improvement and a steady increase in access and retention. Along with the setting up of SSK and activation of Ward Education Committees circulars are being issued to address the following like

• Biswa Nari Divas Palan
• Distribution of Posters
• Upgrading Child Register
• Observing Handicapped Day
• Observing Nari Sachatonata Divas
• Ward specific quantification of dropout

The Mid Day Meal Programme is functional in 14 schools. Infrastructure Development Grant has been provided to 10 schools to build kitchen facilities. None of the schools have Fire Protection Services, which should have been a mandatory facility, associated with the Mid day Meal programme

Gender wise positioning of teaching