The Education department has ordered verification of all 67 Urdu schools located in the district following Friday closure of government schools in Jamtara district.
The order was given by director primary education to all district education superintendents (DSEs) following the directive of Education Minister Jagannath Mahto, who had received complaints that some schools were deliberately violating government directives of Sunday closure in Jamtara district and were seeking holiday on Friday.
Dhanbad DSE, I B Singh said ,"Verification order has been given as directed by the senior authorities." Block education offices have been asked to report on this issue within a week's time after verification of each of the 67 Urdu schools in Dhanbad, he said .
It's worth mentioning that several government schools in Jamtara had declared Friday as a weekly holiday in violation of a government directive..
While this was highlighted the media minister had ordered inquiry as well as reverting the pattern of Sunday holiday.
Singh said action as per direction of the government would be taken against violators of government directive in this regard.