Haryana Government will link all Government schools with an online system so that aspects like attendance of students could be managed through online application system from the main headquarter.
The project was reviewed by the Chief Minister Manohar lal during the General Council of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and General Council of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).
The annual outlay of Rs 1063.72 crore of SSA and of Rs 1308.52 crore of RMSA for the year 2016-17 were also approved in the meeting.
The Chief Minister directed the officers to start working on the online system. “I wish that attendance of students could be seen by 10 am with just one click from here. The Education Department, in consultation with the relevant authority, should go ahead to develop online system of schools for this purpose”, he said during the meeting.
While expressing his concern over the performance of Government schools, the Chief Minister also emphasised the need for maintaining better coordination between Government and private schools.
He said that leading private institutes are ready to adopt Government schools so that standard of education in Government schools could be further improved. Besides, Government schools should also focus on arranging extra-curricular activities for students that are conducted by private schools. This would not only ensure overall development of students, but would also improve the quality of education, said he.
While reviewing the financial progress of SSA and RMSA, the Chief Minister asked the officers to conduct a study of expenses being made on education of a student in schools. He said that emphasis should also be laid on School Management Committees so as to further improve the school management. Educated people should be nominated in the School Management Committees, he added.
He said that a monitoring system should be developed for proper implementation of all schemes.
Manohar lal also directed the concerned officers to lay emphasis on the scheme of mid day meal in schools.
He said that apart from election duty, minimum services of teachers should be used for non-teaching activities so that they could contribute maximum to the education sector. Apart from this, Education Department should also focus on maintaining the schools ambiance at par with that of private schools. Our endeavour should be proactive and to create ambiance for better learning”, he added.
During the meeting, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma directed that transportation facility for girls in Mewat area should be strengthened so as to ensure maximum enrollment of girls in schools.