Joint Secretary of Department of Human Resource Development, Government of India V Shashank Shekhar today expressed displeasure over negligence in maintenance of laboratory at Govind Inter College, Garhwa.
Shekhar, during a visit to Garhwa on Saturday along with DC Neha Arora , DSE Brijmohan Kumar, SDO Pradeep Kumar inspected the college. He also enquired about the Smart Classes running in the dark and directed to arrange the lighting with alternate power source.
Before this they reached at the Meral block and inspected several Government schools and Anganwadi centres. The officials asked several questions to students of Class VIII and VIII of the school. The Joint Secretary said there is a lot of talent in urban areas as well as in rural areas. The children revealed that they belong to a very poor family and their families go out to work hard even after this they are still teaching their children.
Shekhar said that the Government is trying to provide every kind of facility and opportunities to the children. They should get good education and postal food so that the children can illuminate the name of the country along with their family members. All the officers took khichadi of midday meal sitting on the floor with the school children.
Officers also inspected the middle school in block colony. Deputy Secretary Dr Neha Arora DDC Faiz Aq Ahmed Mumtaz, SDO Pradeep Kumar, DSE, Brij Mohan Kumar, District Social Welfare Officer, Shalini Vijay etc. were present there.