Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan has issued directions to make sincere and effective efforts to further improve the quality of education in basic and secondary schools, so that students get good education.
He said that regular inspection of quality of education and infrastructure facilities being provided in the schools should be ensured. He instructed that for ensuring regular inspection of schools in academic session of 2014-15, District Basic Education Officers, Block Development Officers and Coordinators of Development Block Resource Centres should be assigned monthly inspections targets and report sought thereof.
He said that continuous monitoring was required to ensure the regular attendance of students in the schools. He said that it should be particularly ensured that teachers were teaching according to the lesson plan and assessment of students’ achievement should also be made.
To enhance the role of management committees in the running of schools, he asked to organize their training by next month. He directed to issue the government order for sanctioned 6,475 additional classrooms for FY 2014-15 within the next 15 days. He said that in the current FY 2014-15, construction of sanctioned 2047 boys’ toilets and 1271 girls’ toilets should be completed by coming 31st December in toilet-less schools.
The Chief Secretary was reviewing the department of Basic Education here today. He said that 61 incomplete buildings of Kasturba Gandhi Girls Schools must be completed by the next month of November.
He said that hostels should be established for 71,953 deprived and poor girl students of class 6th to 8th of residential Kasturba Gandhi Girls School under National Secondary Education Mission. He said that a Task Force should inspect the distribution of quality food to students according to the specified menu under mid-day meal scheme. He asked to seriously consider the delegation of work regarding mid-day meal to school management committees at school level also.
He directed for construction of central kitchen in lucknow to be completed at the earliest and to ensure supply of food from this central kitchen to students under mid-day meal scheme by November. He asked for quick resolution of issues of employees by meeting the representatives of unions frequently.
The meeting was attended by Secretary, Basic Education – Mr Heera lal Gupta and other senior officials.