Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa chaired a meeting of executives with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Madhya Pradesh Secondary Education Campaign Committee here on Monday.
The meeting has endorsed `2,790 crore action plan for secondary education, 2014-15 to be sent to Government of India.
The action plan envisages construction of 1,000 schools buildings including upgrading middle and high schools. `69 crore has also been provisioned for the arrangements of girls hostels.
The meeting informed that Government of India has given no objection to School Education Department’s audit report-2012-13 and it has been included among the best audit reports at the national level.
Work of Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram has been declared as the best among all in this category. Madhya Pradesh has been declared the best among large States.
The Chief Secretary directed to accelerate pace in construction of school buildings. He directed Principal Secretary Public Works to review works regularly. The Chief Secretary said that at least one English teacher must be appointed in every school.
An insurance group scheme has been instructed by DeSa for daily wage and contractual teachers which will provide assistance to their families in case of untimely death.
The meeting also discussed qualitative improvement in primary and middle education, better arrangements at girls hostels, implementation of Bridge Course, educational tour scheme, development of one school in every division as smart school, keeping school toilets clean and development of sports facilities.
The meeting also approved annual action plan of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan for year 2014-15.
A `8,874 crore action plan will be sent to Government of India for its approval.
Apart from construction, the works mainly include residential and non-residential special training, running head start centres, innovations and ideas in education, special arrangements for minorities and efforts to bring backward students to education’s mainstream.
Additional Chief Secretaries Ajita Vajpayee Pandey and Aruna Sharma, Principal Secretary School Education SR Mohanty, Commissioner Public Instructions SK Pal, Commissioner Rajya Shiksha Kendra Rashmi Arun Shami and concerning officers were present on the occasion.