The education department is gearing up to implement the Uttarakhand High Court’s orders to install bio-metric devices in the schools of the State. On Thursday, while hearing the petition of Dehradun resident Daulat Ram Semwal the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand HC Justice VK Bisht and Justice UC Dhyani gave the ruling that the biometric system of attendance should also be followed in the high schools and inter colleges of State. The HC while hearing this case had earlier ordered to install these machines in the colleges of the state to ensure teaching of 180 days in an academic session.
The State Government had installed the bio-metric system of attendance in all the colleges of State which has created a positive academic environment in these colleges.Secondary education Director RK Kunwar told The Pioneer that though the department is yet to receive the court order but it is prepared to implement it. He said that the department is examining the financial aspect of installation of the devices in more than 3,000 schools of the State. Kunwar accepted that there are many schools located in remote areas, which do not have power supplies but added that efforts would be made to ensure electricity supplies in these schools so that the bio-metric system is installed in these schools.
The orders of HC to install bio metric system of attendance in the schools was appreciated by public representatives and the associations of teachers. The Chief Minister Harish Rawat welcomed the decision and said that the teachers of the state would understand the message behind the decision of the court. The President of Rajkeeya Shikshak Sangh (RSS) Karnel Singh said that the teaching community welcomes the decision of the court to install bio metric system of attendance in the schools. The Vice President of Garhwal division of RSS Mukesh Bahuguna said that with the installation of bio metric attendance system the black sheep in the teaching community would be exposed. He said that only a few teachers bunk their duties but they malign the image of entire teaching community.