Primary education in Malda to be reviewed

Statesman News Service

MALDA, Dec 11: Senior education department officials would meet with the district officials here tomorrow to review the situation of the primary education and ongoing projects for primary education, officials said. According to district officials, the education department officials would review the position of the mid-day meal distribution system in the primary schools as well.They would also supervise the condition of the existing school buildings and the programmes for the construction of additional school buildings as per grant allotted. The district primary education project officials would be asked to explain the condition of the ongoing construction works as allegations such as non-utilisation and misappropriation of funds dog the issue. The officials would also check the rate of attendance of students and rate of dropouts after the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme.