Kejriwal hails MCD's decision to enhance security at schools

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday passed a proposal to enhance security at all primary schools it administers, announcing that it will install 10,786 CCTV cameras and deploy 2,949 security guards across these educational institutes. The civic body's house of councillors also passed a proposal to deploy 3,640 sanitation workers exclusively for municipal schools.

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Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal hailed the move, saying the Aam Aadmi Party - in power in the state as well as the civic body is working on education on a priority basis.

An MCD official said 15 CCTV cameras were installed in 399 school sites each which fell under the jurisdiction of the erstwhile South and East MCDs, while the erstwhile North MCD had four cameras in each of its 120 municipal primary schools. "There have been demands from all 12 administrative zones to bring all schools at parity, and 10,786 cameras along with accessories will be installed in 786 municipal primary schools," the official said.

The project to enhance security at MCD schools includes the maintenance of the CCTV camera system for four years.

Welcoming the move, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said MCD provided the people of Delhi with "another good news".