India, Aug. 5 -- The Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) has postponed the School Management Committee (SMC) elections for a second time, citing administrative reasons. Voting will now be held on August 19, according to a revised schedule issued by the department.

In April, the DoE had directed all government and government-aided schools to dissolve their existing SMCs and issued fresh guidelines for their reconstitution. Elections were initially scheduled for May 9 with results on May 10, but were later deferred. A new date of August 6 was announced, which has now been postponed again.

As per the revised timeline, parents and guardians can submit nomination forms on plain paper until August 11. Teachers must collect signed acknowledge...