Ensure the allocation of requisite books and uniforms to the students on very first day of the educational session to begin from June 17, Chief secretary Sunil Kumar instructed concerned officials while convening a meeting of Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha mission’s working committee in Mahanadi Bhavan, secretariat, in Naya Raipur.
He said that the students of 6 to 14 years of age group should be enrolled in schools as soon as classes begin in new session and children from 14 to 18 years of age bracket should be sent for training to the residential training centres to bring all of them to the main stream of education.
In the meeting of Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, budget for fiscal 2013-14 and work plan have been discussed unit wise and made recommended. Chief secretary said to the officials that make a work plan to allocate uniforms to the students learning under the residential training centres. Uniforms should essentially be of the good quality he stresses.
He said the officials also to ensure the quality of the building of schools, additional class rooms, rooms for the Head masters under the Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha mission and ensure the timely assessments to the buildings and ensure the payment for the same, he said so that the students may comfortably stay in schools to learn.
He said schools will reopen on June 17, so books should be allocated to the students on priority basis. Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar said that teachers training programme should be held cluster wise so that teachers may not have to travel to the far flung areas for the training. He also stresses the need to ensure the travelling and dinning allowance to the teachers who are under training.
He instructed for continuation of the study of the students after class ninth who are in residential training schools now, officials concerned have to ensure the stay of the all such students in ST/ SC ashram and hostels
He said that keeping in mind the needs of a special child we have to ensure the books for them of brail printing, ramp and lavatories also.
Saraswati cycle scheme for promoting the girl child for learning in schools, proved working. This scheme truly helped augmenting the presence of the girl child in schools. Girls are also equally interested in computer education.
Officials concerned present in the meeting have said that lavatories have been made in 75 percent schools and ramp construction have been completed in 95 percent sankuls. Director Pathya Pustak Nigam present in the meeting has said the storage of the books for 95 percent Sankuls have been done. Others present in the meeting were from Human Resource Ministry New Delhi Maninder Kaur Dvivedi, secretary school education Dinesh Srivastav, secretary public health and engineering department R S Vishvakarma, secretary schedule tribe welfare Manoj Kumar Pingua, secretary women and child welfare Subrat sahu, Director Rajiv Gandhi shiksha mission Reena baba sahib Kangale. director SCRT Anil rai and secretary Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Alok avasthi and other officials.