Jan Samvad witnesses huge response

The face-to-face interaction ‘Jan Samvad’ organised among representatives in thousands of the State Government schools on Saturday indicated the active participation of community members. It included Panchayati Raj representatives and locals in the School Management Committee (SMC).

Notably, the Jan Samvad was conducted by a team of State Education Department officials on the basis of Social Auditing in the Primary, Middle and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) on June 25 and 26 focusing on the educational indicators like literacy rate, drop-out rate, transition rate, retention rate and infrastructure.

“Community response was immense,” said Human Resource Development (HRD) Secretary Aradhana Patnaik.Similarly, officers of Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) deployed in the district teams in latehar and Sahibganj said most of the community members were keen to mark the performance of the school administration in the grading system under the Social Auditing.

In Ranchi, the community members were seen encouraging the school administration to maintain transparency in the accounts of Mid Day Meal (MDM).

According to a notification issued by the Government, schools getting more than 81 marks will be considered in the Grade 1 category. While, schools with 61 to 80 marks will come under Grade 2 and those with 60 marks and less than 60 marks will be counted in Grade 3 category.

A JEPC spokesperson said, “The list of schools marked in the various categories will be finalized after compiling the Social Audit report in the next 15 days.”Meanwhile, sources said that the community members also pledged to improve the academic atmosphere of the schools and make consistent efforts for developing the school and its students.Even the students in some schools came forward in expressing their opinions during the Jan Samvad, said sources.