Patna . After the death of three students due to waterlogging in the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi, action is being taken against coaching institutes in Patna as well. Action has been taken against 138 coaching centres running in Patna. 138 coaching centres which do not fulfil the criteria set for running a coaching centre will be shut down. Also, there are preparations to impose a fine of 25 thousand to 1 lakh rupees on them.
In fact, District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh in Patna has formed a committee to investigate coaching institutes. The investigation has revealed that 138 coaching centers were running without registration. The administration has decided to close such coaching centers. Also, preparations are being made to impose a fine of 25 thousand to 1 lakh on those coaching centers which are not registered.
According to the information, 936 applications have been received for registration in Patna district in the last few days and a total of 413 applications have been registered. When 523 of these applications were investigated, 138 institutes were found ineligible. Patna DM has also ordered a quick investigation of 339 pending applications. During the investigation, Patna DM Dr. Singh found that these coaching institutes do not meet the standards set by the government. After this, he ordered them to be closed.
According to the set standards, no coaching institute will be established or run without a valid registration certificate. The area of any coaching institute must be at least 1 square meter per student. There should not be any restriction on entry-exit in the coaching institute and compliance of building bylaws should be ensured. Apart from this, compliance of fire security standards should also be ensured in coaching institutes. Coaching center operators will be given three chances to fulfill these standards, if the standards are not followed even in the third time, then their registration will also be canceled. Let us tell you that the DM has asked the District Education Officer to complete the investigation of 339 pending applications soon and call a meeting of the registration committee.