To develop an ideal institute for teachers’ education in the country, Haryana Government would set up ‘State level Prarambh School for Teachers Education’ at village Silani in district Jhajjar over an area of 10 acres.
“The institute would be set up at a cost of Rs 50 crore and will have all basic facilities,” said Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal who presided over the first meeting of the Governing Body of Prarambh School for Teachers Education here.
At present, the institute is being run in a school building and providing education to the people of 15 States.
The Chief Minister directed the concerned officers to develop the new institute as an ideal institute of teachers’ education in the country. He also directed them to engage a Director or Member Secretary having expertise in teachers training at the earliest so as to make this institute properly functional.
During the meeting, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma assured the Chief Minister that he would call on Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Jawdekar and ensure that foundation stone of this school is laid soon. The land for the school has been made available by the gram panchayat, Silani, said Sharma.
The Prarambh school, offering four year integrated teachers training course, will make available trained teachers who would be well equipped to meet the challenges in the fast-changing scenario in the field of school education, he added.
Meanwhile, the
State Government has also directed all schools having biometric devices to ensure 100 per cent biometric attendance.
In the orders issued, Haryana Education Department has directed all schools having biometric devices at district, sub division and block headquarters to have 100 per cent biometric attendance from January 10 to February 9, in the first phase, said the Education Minister.
The Department has reviewed Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance and low attendance has been reported in the offices of Directorate of School Education (DSE), Directorate of Elementary Education (DEE), State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), District Education Officers (DEOs), District Elementary Education Officers (DEEOs), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs), Block Education Officers (BEOs), BEEOs and schools.
These orders have been issued to ensure full attendance wherever partial attendance is being recorded.