Ludhiana, April 23 -- The district education officer (DEO, elementary) Ravinder Kaur along with inspection team, launched a checking drive across private schools running in the area. The focus on day one was schools operating without registration under either the RTE Act or the UDISE survey.

The team first inspected two such schools-Sarthak Academy (with total of 96 students) and Future Builder School (with total of 20 students)-located on Tibba Road in Shera Colony and found both institutions running without proper authorisation. Sarthak Academy has been operating for nearly four years, while Future Builder School has been functional for about a year.

The inspection also revealed that none of the teaching staff in either school are pro...