Kerala minister denies AAP legislator's claim of officials visiting Kalkaji school to replicate 'Delhi model'

Kerala education minister V Sivankutty on April 24 denied Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi’s claim earlier in the day that officials from his department had visited a government school in Delhi and wanted to replicate the model back home.

Atishi said that she had hosted officials from Kerala at one of the Delhi government schools in Kalkaji. “They were keen to understand and implement our education model in their state.  This is the Arvind Kejriwal government's idea of nation building. Development through collaboration,” the Kalkaji MLA said in a tweet with pictures.

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The Delhi government also sent out a statement on the visit. “Ms Atishi explained in detail the various steps and initiatives such as empowering head of schools, establishing a framework for mentor teachers and enhancing community participation in the upkeep of schools, that have been crucial in turning around the state of government schools in Delhi. Taking note of the complete range of policy reforms and key decisions that the Delhi government has undertaken in the last seven years, the dignitaries visited classrooms to gather a more comprehensive understanding,” the statement said.

Sivankutty, later in the day, denied the report and, instead, said that officials from Delhi had visited to study the ‘Kerala Model’ last month.