An Appeal

Friends,

DTEA schools, or Madrasi schools as they are popularly known in Delhi, the network of schools under the DTEA have been a lifeline institution in the capital, serving the cause of good education at a very low cost, for almost eight decades now.

DTEA runs 7 Senior Secondary Schools at :

Mandir Marg
Lodi Estate,
Lakshmibai Nagar,
Moti Bagh,
Karol Bagh,
R.K. Puram and
Janakpuri.

There are more than 10000 students studying in these schools and more than 500 teachers are on the rolls.

The Schools are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and are recognized by the Directorate of Education, Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi. Four languages, Viz., English, Tamil, Hindi and Sanskrit are taught in all the Seven Schools.

As the schools enter their eightieth year of existence in the capital, they have produced countless number of illustrious careers, including those in civil services, business, medicine, science and research, art and other professions.

The schools are state government Aided minority institutions, which are owned and managed by the DTEA at Lodi Estate registered under the Societies Registration Act. The Schools, though meant primary for Tamils, impart education to other residents of Delhi also. Over the years, given its record of performance in the Board exams, it has attracted students from other communities as well, particularly at the high-school stage when Tamil is not a compulsory subject.

The DDA has allotted 2 Acres of land at Mayur Vihar Phase - III for opening 8th Branch of Senior. Secondary School for which the management taking efforts.

The government expects financial participation from DTEA in meeting 5% of salaries component and 100% of infrastructural components. The schools charges very small fees from the students as most of them belong to lower financial strata of the society. A big contribution of the schools has been in its making education accessible to pupils from the poorer sections of the community.

DTEA’s seven campuses across Delhi are having a big financial burden, as no attempt is made to extract from parents as private schools do under concocted pretexts like school building funds, school development funds and the like.

This an appeal for all like minded people – philanthropists, parents, students in India, as well as DTEA alumnus living aboard to come forward to provide financial support to the school, for building a better educational environment and to reduce the financial burden in the current phase as management finds out self sustainable permanent solutions in the future.

Thanking you,
Well-wishers