Chief Minister Raman Singh has issued directives to School Education and Tribal Development Department to launch ‘Study Material Quality Campaign’ in schools on the lines of ‘Education Quality Improvement Campaign’.
In the meeting chaired by the Chief Minister at the Mantralaya on Friday, Singh said that the Education Quality Improvement Campaign, launched to improve the quality of education imparted in primary and middle schools of the State has yielded significantly positive results. But along with the quality of education, we will also have to ensure compliance to quality standards while supplying study material to children of these schools, he said.
Schools should be equipped with good quality furniture. Regular supply of quality mid-day meal and school uniforms to children should also be ensured, he said. Singh mentioned about the complaints received from some of the areas in the State regarding irregularities committed in quality of study material, and expressed his dissatisfaction. He strictly directed the officials that study material supplied to thousands of children in schools, which helps them gain quality education; hence no compromise in quality of study material will be tolerated.
In the meeting, School Education and Tribal Development Minister Kedar Kashyap, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department Additional Chief Secretary NK Aswal, Secretary to Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh, School Education Secretary Subrat Sahu, Tribal Development Department Commissioner Rajesh Sukumar Toppo and other concerned senior officials were also present.