Kohima: The Directorate of School Education (DoSE), on Thursday, directed all individuals, societies, or organizations running private schools—including pre-primary schools, without permission from the department to close down the schools immediately.
An official statement said that it was brought to the notice of the department that few individuals/societies/organizations are still running schools without obtaining prior permission from the Department of School Education.
The department also notified that a one-time opportunity is given to all Individuals/Societies/Organisations running Pre-Primary Schools without permission, to apply for permission, from the department within 15 days from the date of issue of the notification.
The prescribed format for application is available at https://education.nagaland.gov.in. No application will be accepted for granting of Ex post facto permission to Pre-Primary Schools after the expiry of the grace period.
Further, it informed that the one-time measure applies only to Pre-Primary Schools, and stringent punitive measures will be initiated against those running other levels of schools without prior permission from the department.