“Teacher training – Finland’s proposal was not rejected”: after LG Sisodia’s attacks | Latest News Delhi
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena’s office announced on Friday that none of the government’s proposals for a teacher training program in Finland have been rejected since the Deputy Prime Minister. Manish Sisodia targeted him and the BJP. “LG has not rejected the proposal for a priority education program in Finland. All claims to the contrary are misleading and mischievously motivated,” Raj Niwas wrote on Twitter.
The Delhi government, the LG’s office further said, “has been advised to evaluate the proposal in its entirety and record a cost-benefit analysis concretely to assess the effectiveness of the various foreign training programs for teachers conducted in the past”. “The LG has also advised to explore and identify similar training programs in top educational institutions within the country to ensure optimal utilization of resources, fiscal prudence and administrative efficiency,” it further highlighted.
this is the latest issue of the dispute between to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the LG after he assumed power in the past several months. Sisodia – at a press conference on Friday – had hit out at the BJP for “petty politics”, alleging a conspiracy behind blocking the programme. He said the proposal was sent to the Delhi LG in October for the training program in December. Several questions were asked and answers were shared, he emphasized.
However, he objected to LG Saxena’s proposal for a cost-benefit analysis. He emphasized that Finland has the world’s leading education system and teacher training there can play a decisive role in Delhi’s education revolution. “Has the BJP stooped to such a low level that it wants to destroy Delhi’s model of education through the Lt Governor?”
“We have so far sent 11,000 teachers for training in places like Singapore, Britain and Finland, but the BJP wants to stop this now,” he said. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits to other countries, he said a “cost-benefit analysis” cannot be done for everything.