The industrial houses would provide furniture and computers for the Government schools of the State under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. The Education Minister of Uttarakhand Arvind Pandey met the representatives of industrial houses at education directorate on Saturday.
The Minister requested the representatives of the industry to spend their CSR funds on infrastructural development of the Government schools.
The representatives of the industries expressed their interest on the proposal of the Minister. It was decided that in first phase the task of providing furniture in the schools would taken up and in the later stage the corporate houses would provide computers for the schools. A recent survey of education department has revealed that 2708 schools in four districts of Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital and Dehradun don’t have furniture for the students.
The students of these schools are still getting education while being seated on mats.
In the meeting it was suggested that education department should incorporate the requirements of the schools in a portal.
The meeting was attended by President of Industries association Pankaj Gupta, education secretary Chandra Shekhar Bhatt, Director General (DG) Education Captain Alok Shekhar Tiwari and others.
No re-admission,caution fee in schools
Acting on the orders of Education Minister Arvind Pandey, the education department has asked its officers to ensure that the re– admission fee and caution money should not be charged from the parents.
In an order directed to all Chief Education Officers (CEOs), the DG education, Captain Alok Sehkhar Tiwari has said that the schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) , ICSE and Uttarakhand board should be clearly informed that they should not charge readmission fee and caution money.
The order says that the education department officers should ensure that the caution money and readmission fee is refunded in case it is already levied.
In another order, the DG education has directed all CEOs that teachers should not be provided the copies of their documents submitted at the time of being appointed from the education department offices. This order was issued after the complaints that many teachers are bribing department babus to get copies of their documents.
The education minister has asked the department to check the authenticity of the documents submitted by all teachers after reports that many teachers in Uttarakhand have fake certificates.