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Now: Gurugram: Sunday, June 23, 2019.
Takyar
filed an RTI application seeking information about the number of playschools in
Gurugram district. The application was filed in the month of March this year.
In response to the application, the District Programme Officer informed Takyar
that not even a single playschool in the district was registered. He filed a
complaint at the CM window on March 27, 2019 following the RTI response. He
stated in his complaint that no playschool in the district was registered and
demanded action.
Speaking
to HT, Sunaina Khatri, District Program Officer, Women and Child Development or
WCD, Haryana said that the department has written to the head office regarding
clarifications in the registration process due to which all the registrations
of the playschool in Gurugram are pending. She said that the registration will
proceed once the department responds with clear pointers.
Khatri
further said that the application forms for registration have been received
from some playschools which are being scrutinized. An official said that there
are about 400 playschools in the district that have been identified. The
personnel need training and guidance before heading for the registration
process, as per department officials.
A
District Programme Officer said that they are seeking clarity from the head
office regarding the registration process. Clarification is needed about how many
pointers are required to be fulfilled for registration of a playschool, he
added. He further said that if the NCPCR guidelines are followed then no school
will be registered. According to the National Commission for Protection of
Child Rights or NCPCR guidelines, no child whose age is below three years can
be admitted in playschool. Haryana state does not have its own set of
guidelines for playschools as of now.