In a move that will bring relief to schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the board has amended its bye laws, construction of more sections or classes has been delinked from land availability.
CBSE sources told The Hindu that according to the new amendments, the construction of sections or classes will be linked to the total built-up carpet area of the school building instead of land acreage. “This will give liberty to schools to create more sections or classes.”
Earlier, the restrictions placed on the construction of sections based on land criteria created an issue while expanding schools. “The limitation was that the land available with the school cannot be increased. We realised that if we instead link it to Floor Area Ratio (FAR), which is the total amount of usable floor area that a building has, and the total area of the lot on which the building stands, that will give the school liberty to create more sections,” the sources added.
Citing an example, the sources said, “The old laws would have allowed 28 sections on 4,000 square meters, but with the new provisions, a school with 6,000 square meters of built up carpet area can have up to 45 sections.”
