Human Resource Development Minister of Jharkhand Neera Yadav has said that commercialisation of education will not be tolerated in the State and private schools will have to follow the rules in accordance with the Right to Education, or action will be taken against them. Yadav, while talking to the media persons on Sunday at Hazaribagh, also said that Chief Minister Raghuvar Das has already made it clear that no school will be permitted to take fees for re-admission in the State.
“We are not going to tolerate the increasing practice of commercialisation of education in our State,” said Yadav. Accepting that the level of government schools in the State was very low, he said that efforts are on to upgrade the level of those schools. When asked how situation could be changed when there is a huge shortage of teachers in the government schools by providing mid day meal, school uniform, books etc she said that the present government has ensured the appointment of 10,000 primary teachers in the State.
“Appointment has been made as per first list and soon second list will come. We are aiming to appoint 35,000 teachers in next 6 months,” the Minister said. When informed that private schools in Hazaribagh are not following the rules of RTE despite the orders of Deputy Commissioner and guardians are on the path of agitation she said that the Deputy Commissioner has powers so it is not possible for the management of any private school to ignore its orders.
The guardians should keep patience their grievances will be redressed soon. Talking about the readmission fee which has already been taken by the schools, Neera Yadav said that CM has already directed to adjust the amount in monthly fee and every private school of the state who had taken amount in the name of readmission will have to follow the direction of Chief Minister Raghuvar Das.
Talking about higher education Yadav said that since she herself belongs to that community so is aware of the problems and soon steps will be taken to solve the problems. Regarding grant to unaided colleges she said that it has already been doubled for high schools and inter colleges and CM is himself taking interest in solving this old problem.