Pune Zilla Parishad seals 13 unauthorised schools

Pune: The Education Department of the Pune Zilla Parishad has sealed 13 out of 49 unauthorised schools in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and rural areas of the district. The students, who have already got admissions to these schools, have been transferred to nearby schools.

Meanwhile, criminal cases have been filed against 10 other schools. The Primary and Secondary Education Department of the Pune Zilla Parishad on July 10 published the list of 49 illegal schools in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and rural areas of the district. As many as 13 such schools have been closed, including three in Pune, two in Pimpri-Chinchwad and eight in rural areas of the district. This was revealed by District Education Officer (Primary) Sanjay Naikade on Tuesday (July 23).

Of the 49 unauthorised schools, five schools have been approved. Of the remaining 44 schools, three schools have been issued the Intention Letters by the State Government. Two schools have paid the fine while four other schools have challenged the ZP decision in the High Court. Action remains to be taken against 12 schools.

The closed schools

Pune city: Care Foundation, Pune’s Immanuel Public School, Mohammadwadi, Hadapsar; Sonai English Medium School, Fursungi; Sanskruti International School, Ambegaon Khurd.

Pimpri-Chinchwad: Mount Everest School, Kasarwadi and Shri Chaitanya English Medium School, Vishal Nagar, Pimple Nilakh.

Rural district: Kidzee School, Daund; Jijau Education Society’s Abhang Shishu Vikas, Kasurdi, taluka – Daund; Yashashree English Medium School, Sonawadi, taluka – Daund; Bhairavnath English Medium School, Moi, taluka – Khed; Smt Sulochanatai Zende Bal Vikas Mandir and Prathamik Vidyaylaya, Kunjirwadi, taluka – Haveli; Rivstone English Medium School, Perne Phata, taluka – Haveli; Shreyan International School, Gahunje; taluka – Maval and Venkateshwara World School, Naigaon, taluka – Maval.

Schools against which criminal cases filed

Jesus Christ English Medium School, Khamshet, taluka – Maval; Kings Way Public School, Lonavala; EMH English Medium School, Fursungi, taluka – Haveli; Ramdas City School, Ramdara, Loni Kalbhor; Orchids International School, Undri; Little Star English Medium School, Chinchwade Nagar; Orchids International School, Chinchwad; Ideal English Medium School, Pimple Gurav; People Tree Education Trust Gandhinagar, Pimple Nilakh; Taqwa Education Trust’s Teams Taqwa Islamic School and Maktab, Kondhwa Khurd, Pune.