Delhi Directorate of Education
| Delhi Directorate of Education | |
|---|---|
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Old Secretariat, Delhi Delhi India |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Schools | 2400 |
| Budget | ₹11.22 billion |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,700,000 |
| Student-teacher ratio | 1:40 (Primary Level) 1:42(Middle Level) 1:48(Secondary and Senior Secondary Level) |
| Other information | |
| Director | Saumya Gupta |
| Additional Director | Vinay Bhusan |
| Secretary | Punya Salila Sarivastva |
| Website | edudel.nic.in |
Coordinates: 28°41′11″N 77°13′24″E / 28.686409°N 77.223276°E
Delhi Directorate of Education (abbreviated Del E) is the department under the education ministry of Delhi Government that manages the city's public school system. It is one of the India's largest school education system. Delhi government has made several efforts for the growth of education in Delhi. Recognizing the importance of education, the Govt. of Delhi is spending about 10% its total plan allocation on Education Sector. The share of the Education Sector (General Education, Technical Education, Art & Culture and Sports) in total Plan expenditure of Delhi Government for last 5 years is increased from 8.49% in 2004-05 up to 10.32% in 2008-09
In 1973 Delhi School Education Act was passed in the assembly, according to which responsibility for Pre-primary and primary level of education in Delhi was given to local bodies like MCD, NDMC and Delhi Cantonment Board; and Directorate of Education was made responsible for secondary and senior secondary level of education. In 1980-81, Delhi had 704 secondary/senior secondary schools, which increased to 1759 in 2007-08. Students enrollment also increased from 254,000 in 1980-81 to 793,000 in 2007-08. Because of the space constraint, the majority of Sarvodaya Vidyalayas were made to operate in two different shifts - a morning shift for girls and an evening shift for boys. Due to the high growth rate of the Delhi's population and shortage of infrastructure, Directorate of Education had also introduced primary classes in its 364 Sarvodaya Vidyalayas.
Directorate of Education divides Delhi region into 12 districts and 28zones with hierarchy from district to zones. Each district consist one or more zones in it with District Education Officer as the head of education, similarly each zone has Zonal Education Officer to command the education department of zonal level.
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