Overview
- Delhi’s Directorate of Education clarified that educators have not been assigned any field counting or census of stray dogs, calling contrary reports misinformation.
- Schools, offices, stadiums and sports complexes must nominate a nodal officer for stray‑dog issues, with district education officers forwarding consolidated lists to the directorate for submission to the chief secretary.
- Nodal officers are tasked with routine inspections to ensure no stray‑dog habitat on premises, immediate reporting to local bodies for removal, visible display of contact details and support for awareness programmes on animal behaviour and bite response.
- A list circulated from the North West A district naming 118 teachers as nodal officers triggered confusion and pushback from teachers’ associations concerned about non‑teaching duties during the academic session.
- Education Minister Ashish Sood reiterated that no specific duties have been assigned to teachers and alleged opposition leaders were spreading misinformation about diverting educators from classroom work.