The state Basic education minister Ram Govind Choudhury announced in the state assembly on Tuesday that the academic session of the primary schools have been rescheduled to April from July and examination have been made compulsory from standard one. The minister also said that the school timings have also been changed to 0900 hours to 1500 hours.
Replying to a question of BJP member Suresh Kumar Khanna, the minister said that government was committed in improving the education system in the state and hence has started examination from standard one. However, the minister refused the demand of the member to introduce bio-metric attendance of the teachers as it is very costly affair.
“We have already appointed over 1.13 lakh teachers in the primary schools and around 3.87 lakh more teachers would be appointed very soon,’ he said. During question hour state government informed the state assembly that the government cannot control the fee structure of private educational institutions in the state. Basic Education minister in reply
to an adjournment notice during the zero hour said that the state government cannot force private institutions to revise fee structure. “On the directives of the Supreme Court the state only monitors 25 per cent enrolment of poor children in these schools. Only involvement of government is that DIOS gives NOC of these schools,” he said.
Earlier, Amar Singh (BSP) said that these private educational institutions increase tuition fees by 60 per cent. They charge admission fee year after year even if the student has passed last exam from that school only. He said such decisions of these schools are creating problem for the parents. later, speaker Mata Prasad Pandey rejected the adjournment motion.