Delhi asks schools to verify pending applications concerning SCs, STs, OBCs

The Directorate of Education (DoE) has directed Delhi schools to ensure completion of verification for the academic sessions 2017-18 to 2020-21 on e-district portal without any delay by February 24.

All schools in Delhi have been directed to clear verification of pending applications of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) since 2017-18. The DDE (Zone) may soon call a meeting of defaulter private schools to clear the backlog, the Directorate of Education said. 

In an official order, the Directorate of Education said, “Large pendency exists across all educational zones (as per list attached). Therefore, all Heads of Recognised Unaided Private Schools are directed to ensure completion of online verification of all pending online applications for the academic sessions 2017-18 to 2020-21 on e-district portal without further delay.” 

Students belonging to the SC, ST, OBC and minority categories can avail of the government welfare schemes such as reimbursement of tuition fees, financial assistance for the purchase of stationery, pre-matric and post-matric scholarships. 

The order further read, “All online applications in these schemes must be verified as per the guidelines of the scheme concerned. It must be ensured that no pendency for verification of applications must lie at school level and educational zone level by February 24, 2022, otherwise DDE (Zone) concerned will be held responsible for non-providing of scholarship to the applicant students,” it added. 

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