Delhi Municipal Corporation Directs Schools to Identify Foreign Students

The Delhi Municipal Corporation has issued a directive to gather information about the presence of foreign students in various schools in Delhi, the capital of India. In a recent directive, the municipal corporation stated that, in collaboration with the state's education department, it will identify the number of Bangladeshi students studying in all government and private schools in Delhi. The purpose of this step is to collect accurate information about the number and location of foreign students in the state. According to municipal sources, the directive has already been sent to the principals of all schools and local administration. Each school has been asked to separately identify Bangladeshi students from their student lists and collect their names, classes, addresses, and guardian details. The municipal corporation claims that this information collection will help control immigration and develop the education system in the state. It is also learned that there are political and social reasons behind this step. Local leaders in Delhi have claimed that the presence of foreign students in the state is affecting the balance of the population. On the other hand, education experts say that through this information collection, the government will get an accurate idea of the number of real students and can take necessary measures for them. In this context, it is worth mentioning that there have been several debates about the presence of foreign students in Delhi in the past. In particular, there have been concerns expressed by various quarters about the number of Bangladeshi students. The new directive from the municipal corporation is seen as a response to those debates.