The assessment of the infrastructure and related facilities in schools ahead of the reopening on June 1 is moving at a slow pace in Ernakulam district.
Schools have to clear the fitness test by the local bodies concerned before the start of the new academic year annually. As per official estimates, only around one-fourth of the schools under the Education department has receieved the fitness certificate. The district has over 1,120 government and aided institutions under the Department of General Education.
The Office of the Deputy Director of Panchayats stated that it is yet to get an updated picture on the process of issuing fitness certificates to the schools. The engineering wing in each local body is entrusted with the task of visiting the schools and evaluate the structural and other infrastructural status.
