Schools directed not to march students to hospitals for Health Certificates

GANGTOK, 10 July:  Parents of government school students have been spared the lengthy process of procuring Medical Fitness Certificates for their wards on their own in pursuance of the CBSE’s Comprehensive Continuous Evaluation programme.
The HRDD Secretary on Friday, directed all the district officials to inform the schools not to allow students to approach the hospitals for “blood grouping” anymore.

Efforts underway to reach regular health check-ups for all students

GANGTOK, 23 June: One of the directions under the Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation [CCE], a new education delivery system under implementation since October 2009 at all CBSE affiliated schools all over the country, states, “Healthy body is essential for the healthy growth of mind. Hence the schools are expected to get their students examined by qualified doctors twice in a session. In addition to this general information, physical disabilities and diseases such as defective vision, maintenance of teeth, deafness, long absence due to illness etc. should also be noted.”