India, July 29 -- A directive by the Delhi Department of Education to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Commissioner instructs every school to identify areas near the premises to keep clean as part of the "Delhi Freedom from Garbage - Cleanliness Drive" campaign.

Teachers are afraid that the ambiguous usage of word "staff" would mean that they would be expected to carry out the cleaning tasks themselves, sparking various objections.

The letter dated July 25 and seen by HT says, "Every school will identify a place/area/lane/gully/park etc. for "Each One Clean One" in the school vicinity outside the school which will be kept clean by them. Since primary school students may not go outside premises, therefore staff should go for cleaning o...