School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap on Monday said that social audit of government schools in the second year of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Education Quality Campaign will be conducted in the State in the month of July.
A total of 11,094 schools, which were identified as 'A' Grade in the social audit of previous year, have not been included in this year.
In this way, social audit of total 32,435 schools of 'B', 'C' and 'D' grade will be done in special Gram Sabha to be organized in the State in the month of July.
Kashyap informed that 'A' grade schools have been skipped in this social audit of this year with the expectation that these schools will continue with the efforts to achieve the objectives of Education Quality Campaign.
It is expected from these schools that they will voluntarily make self-assessment based on the 100 points of previous year and also the standards set for assessment of schools this year, without any support or inspection.
Kashyap informed that under Education Quality Campaign, social audit of total 43,529 schools was done last year in the month of September. On the basis of which, 11,094 schools were awarded 'A' grade, 16,569 schools were given 'B' grade, 10,676 schools were identified as 'C' grade and 5190 schools were found as 'D' grade. Number of activities were conducted in all 15,866 schools of 'C' and 'D' grade.
Thereafter, academic inspection was conducted in 15, 510 schools in the month of October 2015 and that of 15,555 of these schools in January 2016.
Various programmes for to skill development were also conducted in schools under this campaign. Orientation programme to associate mothers with schools was and a. monthly orientation programme based on 100 points was organised for teachers.