Team Herald
PANJIM: The Education Department has appointed an administrator to run a high school in Maulnguem-Bicholim after its management, Shri Mhalsa Educational Society (SMES), failed to run the institution.
The management has been refusing to run the Rauji Rane Memorial High School, Maulinguem for the last five to seven years despite the department giving them an opportunity to take over the functioning of the school every year.
“The Education Department has taken over the management on a temporary basis for the last five to seven years because its actual management refused to run the school leaving the fate of students hanging in balance,” Education Director Gajanan Bhat told Herald.
Since the temporary arrangement cannot exceed one year, the department has been extending the period for the original management to take over the school but in vain. “Since SMES is not operating the school despite orders, we are running the institution on a temporary basis. The entire cost is now borne by the government,” Bhat added.
The department has appointed deputy education officer (north education zone) Poma Braganza as authorized officer to oversee the functioning of the school.
SMES has refused to collect the government’s recent order that extended the period to retain the school by another year – June 18, 2015 to June 17, 2016, and also failed to upgrade the infrastructure. The previous order that allowed retaining the high school from June 18, 2014 to June 17, 2015 too was not collected.
The government notification mentions the order was issued to run the school that operated on government premises, smoothly and in the interest of the school’s students.
