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Mumbai: BMC pulls down unlisted skill centre’s signboard in Govandi

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Updated on: 11 January,2024 06:45 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Dipti Singh | dipti.singh@mid-day.com

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Mumbai: BMC pulls down unlisted skill centre’s signboard in Govandi

The board for the Houston Testing and Skill Upgradation Academy in Shivaji Nagar, Govandi carried the NSDC’s logo

Key Highlights

  1. BMC removed the centre’s signboard from the premises
  2. The place was given to Niyaz Minority Welfare Educational Trust, run by MLA Abu Azmi
  3. Officials said that the centre’s bogus claim of being registered with the NSDC

Following mid-day’s January 5 report about an unregistered skill centre that came up inside a library meant for underprivileged students in Govandi, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) removed the centre’s signboard from the premises. According to a civic official from the M East ward, the place was given to Niyaz Minority Welfare Educational Trust, run by MLA Abu Azmi, and the operation of the Houston Testing and Skill Upgradation Academy is a violation.

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