Take strict action against negligent teachers: CS

CHIEF Secretary S R Mohanty has asked to pay special attention on attendance of teachers in schools. He also directed to take strict action against teachers who remain absent from schools or are negligent towards their duties and strictly follow special copy checking campaign in schools. The Chief Secretary further stated that a system to check 5 to10 per cent copies of students by headmasters should be ensured in every school. Strict action should be ensured against those who do not follow the directives. He said that publicity of achievements of those schools of district, where competency level is more than 90 per cent should be ensured on a wide scale at district level.

Mohanty was addressing a meeting of Executive Committee of Madhya Pradesh Samagra Shisksha Abhiyan at Mantralaya on Thursday. Mohanty also gave a suggestion for setting up registered committees at cluster level. He said that many people are willing to donate to improve infrastructure of schools and for their betterment. But no appropriate system is in place to accept such donations. Appropriate system could be established to accept donations from these registered committees and to undertake improvement works in schools. In the meeting, consent was given to fill vacant posts in the Development Resource Center offices, District Education Centre, primarily on outsourcing or on contractual basis. The committee approved the proposal for revision in travelling allowances of staff working on the contractual basis and change in place more than once, under special circumstances.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and schemes related to teachers’ education were reviewed and decisions regarding their future implementation were taken in the meeting. It was informed that this year identity cards will be provided to all teachers. Career guidance and counselling camps will be organised at state and block level. Vocational education arrangement will be made in 574 schools of the State. Sports curriculum will be implemented in schools in cooperation of SCRT. Grant will be provided to establish libraries in primary, secondary and higher secondary schools of the State. Under Ek Parisar Ek Shala, 35,113 schools were shifted in 16,076 campuses.

This has facilitated more students with benefits of better infrastructure and management. Meetings of Parents-Teachers Association were organised on the same day in 99 per cent schools, which was attended by 34 lakh parents. In order to develop self-confidence, logical thinking in students, 5,62,000 students of 1,874 schools were included in Umang Life Skill Education. Moreover, information was given about conclusions of National Achievement Survey, efficiency upgradation, exposure visits of teachers, Shala Siddhi Yojana, Mission 1000 and Shala Darpan schemes. Principal Secretary School Education Rashmi Arun Shami, Principal Secretary Scheduled Tribe Welfare Deepali Rastogi, Commissioner Public Instructions Jayashree Kiyawat, Commissioner Rajya Shiksha Kendra Irene Cynthia, Commissioner Women and Child Development M B Ojha and other officers were present in the meeting.