School & Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Monday paid a surprise visit to several Government schools in Kalahandi district, during which he put on hold salary of three teachers who were absent.
The Minister also directed for issuing show-cause notices to the teachers, identified as Sushant Pradhan, Swapna Sethi and the Headmaster of Bimbadhar Government High School at Karlaguda.
During his visit, Dash took stock of infrastructures at the schools and also asked questions to the students.
He also suggested to teachers to emphasise on ensuring active participation of the students while taking classes
and make the education process interactive.
The Minister had paid similar surprise visits to Government schools in several other districts in the past and taken action against erring teachers.