All students in MCD schools must be able to read by October, says Commissioner

While addressing a joint orientation programme on Mission Buniyaad, Municipal Corporation of Delhi Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti said all students of MCD and Delhi government schools must be able to read by October.

Municipal Corporation of Delhi Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti has said to the heads of the MCD and Delhi government schools that all students studying in these schools must be able to read by October 2022. 

He said this while addressing a joint orientation programme on Mission Buniyaad on Tuesday for the heads of MCD and Delhi government schools organised by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, as reported by Indian Express.

“Let us resolve that 100 per cent of the children of our schools can read before October. This is not impossible, we just need to engage and ensure that we provide our best to our students. We will run Mission Buniyaad till we achieve 100 per cent results. The learning gap has widened beyond limits during Covid and Mission Buniyaad can help us fill that significantly,” said Bharti.

Mission Buniyaad

To address the gap in their foundation reading, writing, and mathematical skills, the students of Classes 3 to 9 in these schools are attending the Mission Buniyaad classes since the start of this academic year on April 1.

The Delhi government decided to continue this after the summer vacation as well, and the focus on Mission Buniyaad will continue till August 31.

“Mission Buniyaad was a success in its current phase due to collective efforts of teachers and HoS from both DoE and MCD schools. We should not rest till we bring every child back to the mainstream. Our focus should be to build the foundation rather than completing the syllabus. HoS and teachers should own the project and do their best,” said Delhi Education Secretary Ashok Kumar.

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