Hon'ble CM holds meeting with private schools
On 31st May, Hon'ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with the heads of private schools and other educational institutions to discuss fee disparity. She announced that there should a self-regulatory committee of the schools which would review the operations of these institutions. The Education Department Secretary, representatives of the Director General of Police, the Kolkata Police Commissioner and two archbishops will be members of this body. Schools that will have representatives in the committee are La Martiniere, South Point High School, Modern High School, St Xaviers', DPS, Heritage School, Shri Sikshayatan and Loreto School. She also accepted a proposal from the audience that school authorities should submit their accounts to the government so that the administration can keep a tab on claims of expenditure.