AMC School Board Gets New Leadership to Oversee ₹1,200 Crore Budget

Pragnesh Patel and Ankit Rathod have been appointed Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s Municipal Primary Education Committee, taking charge of a ₹1,200 crore budget for the current financial year.

Their appointments were unanimously approved at a meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Mayor Hitesh Barot. The new leadership will oversee the administration of municipal primary schools, with responsibilities covering education quality, infrastructure development and overall school management.

The committee’s members had been announced earlier, but the selection of its office-bearers followed the end of former Chairman Dr Sujay Mehta’s tenure. Wednesday’s meeting formally ratified the appointments of Patel and Rathod.

New Committee Members Named

The meeting was attended by the Mayor and committee members Navin Patel, Nandini Pandya, Sonal Patel, Nitaben Prajapati, Dr Nilay Shukla, Liladhar Khadke, Parth Trivedi and Niki Shah.

Ahmedabad City District Education Officer Rohit Chaudhary has been appointed as the State Government’s representative. Chirag Solanki and Bhavanisinh Shekhawat have been selected as non-governmental members.

Focus on School Facilities and Enrolment

The new team faces the task of ensuring effective use of the ₹1,200 crore allocation while improving educational standards and facilities across the Corporation’s primary schools.

Its priorities include developing school infrastructure, ensuring budget funds are spent effectively and encouraging more parents to enrol their children in municipal schools.

After taking charge, Patel said he would continue the initiatives launched by his predecessor, Dr Sujay Mehta. He also pledged to work towards improving municipal schools and attracting more children to them.