Pune: The Maharashtra School Education Department has digitised 10 administrative services for self-financed schools through a newly launched Self-Financed Schools (SFS) portal, aiming to simplify approval procedures and reduce the need for schools to visit education department offices.Through the new online platform, self-financed schools can apply for various permissions and certificates, upload the required documents and track their application status from a single interface. The initiative is expected to make administrative processes more accessible, transparent and efficient.The 10 services made available online include issuance and renewal of no-objection certificates (NOCs) for board affiliation, permission to operate schools in two shifts, relocation of schools and transfer of management.Other services include approval for additional Class 11th divisions or streams, change of education board, change of school name or medium of instruction, cancellation of NOC affiliation and enhancement of student intake capacity.Earlier, schools had to visit the concerned education department offices to submit applications and complete various formalities for these administrative approvals. With the introduction of the SFS portal, the department aims to bring these processes under a common digital platform.The move is expected to reduce paperwork, improve application tracking and minimise delays in obtaining regulatory permissions.
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