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26 out of 72 Shishu Kalyan schools closed down

By Sharier Khan
Twenty-six "of the Shishu Kalyan Trust free primary schools, formerly Pathakall schools, have been shut down due to lack of proper supervision in the last two years.
After the change of government in December '90. the number of the Pathakall schools has come down to 46 from 72.
Through renaming the Pathakall Trust as Shishu Kalyan Trust at a high level meeting August 26. the gov emment gave a thrust to carrying on the operations of the Trust, according to concerned sources.
Shishu Kalyan Trust is a non-profit organisation set up in July 1989 under the patronage of the then President
Ershad with the view to upgrading and educating working street children.
The sources said that the changing of the name of the Trust would not necessarily change its infrastructure.
The August meeting meantime requested a Trustee member F H Abed to formulate a project for the Trust that may get funds from donor sources.
The Shishu Kalyan schools arc being supervised by Deputy Commissioners (DCs) at the district level while only six schools out of the 46 located in Dhaka and Narayanganj are directly supervised by the Trust.
Following the change of government in ’90, the sources revealed, the DCs loosened their grips on these schools resulting in the shutdown of, 26 out of the 72 schools.
Until August last, the Trust provided a certain amount of financial assistance to 20 of the schools. But according to a decision taken by the Trust in August, all 46 schools are now given this assistance.
In March last, the Education Secretary issued instructions to the DCs to gear up activities in the Trust schools in line with the Universal Education Programme of the present government.
Although the Trust is under the control of the Education Ministry, it Is being run on its own. Sources say, with an annual expenditure of Taka 30 to 35 lakhs, the Trust would be able to continue its normal operations for the next 10 years with the existing fund deposited tn banks since 1990.
Presently about 12.000 to 13.000 children study in the 46 Trust schools. Previously, when the number of the schools was 72. there were approximately 19.000 students the sources said.
There are also two medical centres under the Trust; one at Munshlkhola. Dhaka and the other at Aliganj, Narayanganj.
At the August meeting, the sources said, the Director General of the Health Directorate. one of the Trustees, was asked for his full cooperation to operate the medical centres.
While the Trust is operating 1n a private capacity, the members of the Trustee Board are: Education Minister Barrister Jamtruddln Sircar as Trustee Chairman. Education Secretary as Vice Chairman and other officials and person-- alltlcs as general members