LUCKNOW, May 12 -- The three-decade-old nursery school at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) is set to be rebranded as 'Little Sunshine Academy' under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, according to a proposal submitted by an Amethi-based NGO to SGPGI, a copy of which was accessed by Hindustan Times. The plan to outsource the school-currently serving about 50 children of staff-has sparked discontent over procedural opacity and institutional priorities.

Approved by the institute's governing body on November 23, 2023, the move to hand over operations to Rajiv Smriti Shiksha Avam Sewa Sansthan has triggered questions from faculty, employees, and union members.

Many are asking whether SGPGIMS, a premie...