MCD schools soon to be used for vocational training spaces

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) passed a resolution in its standing committee meeting on Thursday offering agencies, institutions, and NGOs,--both private and public ones -- to use the premises of MCD’s general shift schools for vocational training and skill development purposes, after school hours, said officials.

- Aaditya Khatwani

The resolution is set to create a new source of revenue for the MCD. “In the evening hours, many school premises are empty. We thought that if an agency wants to offer training, or host lectures or events, they can use the grounds on a revenue sharing basis. It will be beneficial to both the agencies and the MCD,” said Yogesh Verma, MCD councillor and chairman of the c