Delhi begins process for setting up independent school education board

According to reports, the Delhi government has initiated the process of setting up its own school education board – the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE). However, there’s no confirmation as to how many schools are eager to get affiliated with the DBSE, at present. Most of the 1,000 government schools and around 1,700 private schools in the capital are affiliated with the CBSE. According to the Delhi government, it was expecting that 25-30 government schools would be affiliated to the DBSE in the first academic year of its operation, 2021-2022. A governing body under the chairpersonship of Education Minister Manish Sisodia will oversee the functioning of DBSE.