Delhi schools receive directive to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant students

NEW DELHI: Schools in Delhi have been ordered to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant children and mandated that birth certificates not be issued to such individuals. The MCD instructed all zones to take necessary steps to remove encroachments made by illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
These directives were discussed during a virtual meeting chaired by the principal secretary (Home), GNCTD, on December 12, with the MCD Commissioner being represented by the additional commissioner and deputy commissioner.
Accordingly, as discussed during the VC meeting, respective concerned head of departments and zonal authorities of MCD were requested to take certain preventive measures.

"Education department to take appropriate preventive measures to identify illegal Bangladeshi Migrants while giving admission in Municipal Schools. It is also requested that proper identification & verification drive may also be undertaken to identify the illegal Bangladeshi migrant children in schools," B P Bhardwaj deputy commissioner MCD said.
"Public health department is requested to take all precautionary preventive measures while doing Birth Registration & issuing Birth certificates and shall ensure that no illegal Bangladeshi migrants are issued birth certificate. In addition to this, they will also undertake identification/verification drive to identify the registrants of Birth Certificate issued to illegal Bangladeshi Migrants," MCD added.
The MCD has instructed that an Action Taken Report must be submitted to the deputy commissioner (HQ) every Friday by 3:30 PM without exception for onward transmission to the relevant authorities. All Heads of Schools are also directed to submit their reports by December 31.