UPSC aspirants death: Delhi's Directorate of Education issues safety guidelines for all educational institutes
UPSC aspirants death: The Directorate of Education of Delhi Government issued safety guidelines to all principals and heads of government, government-aided, and unaided private recognised schools on Wednesday after the tragic deaths of three UPSC aspirants who died due to flooding in the basement of a coaching institute on July 27.
The guidelines are as follows:
Today, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena also directed the Chief Secretary of Delhi to head a committee comprising 5-6 representatives of coaching institutions, representatives of students and officials of concerned departments to address all issues related to regulation, exorbitant rental by landlords, fire clearances, desilting of drains and other immediate needs of the students to create a conducive educational environment.
This came after the LG convened a meeting on July 30 with senior management of over 21 private coaching institutes, including their federation, senior officers of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Vice-Chairman of Delhi Development Authority and representatives of students.
- With inputs from agencies