Human Resource Develo-pment (HRD) Secretary Aradhana Patnaik will now make random calls to teachers of any State Government school every second Saturday. The first of its kind programme named ‘Shikshak Samvad’ will commence from May 16.
“The main purpose is to get the feedback of the teachers regarding updated information from the education department or their personal hurdles on ensuring quality education to the students. I may call teacher of any school and talk for an hour,” Patnaik told The Pioneer.
According to sources, the final decision over the Secretary’s initiative was taken on Monday. “It will help us in knowing which teachers are loyal towards their profession and who all are skipping work,” said Patnaik.
The telephone conversation is likely to be organised from 10 am to 11 am. Government school teachers across the state have been directed by the HRD department to remain alert for the mentioned call. Patnaik said in future she might interact with the teachers through video conferencing as well.
Besides, the programme, the government will organise summer camps in each Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) from this year onwards.
A notification regarding the camp was issued to all the district education offices by Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) State Project Director Hans Raj Singh on May 11.