Zulfkar reviews functioning of educational institutions in Jammu, Samba, Kathua

Orders de-clubbing of educational institutions for better results

22/05/2018

JAMMU, May 21: Minister for School Education, Hajj and Auqaf and Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, today ordered de-clubbing of government educational institutions that had earlier been clubbed due to less enrolment.
"Education, being an effective instrument for creating a progressed and prosperous society, is receiving special focus of the present dispensation and all the schools are being equipped with modern infrastructure and highly qualified staff to make these institutions centres of excellence", the Minister maintained. The Education Minister said this while chairing a review meeting of education sector of Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts.
Minister for Health and Medical Education Devinder Kumar Manyal, Minister of State for Education, Shakti Raj Parihar, Legislators Priya Sethi, Devender Singh Rana, Choudhary Sukhn andan Kumar, Rajesh Gupta, Rajeev Sharma, Jeevan Lal, Dr Krishan Lal, Kuldeep Raj, Charanjit Singh Khalsa, Vikram Randhawa were also present in the meeting.The meeting reviewed functioning of constituency wise institutions, student enrollment, literacy rate, staff availability including teachers, principals, lecturers, ZEOs, Headmasters and others, overall result for the year 2017-18, financial and physical status of ongoing construction works, proposed capital expenditure budget for the current session, approved works under TAMEIR plan, mid day meal scheme, model schools, proposal for up-gradation of schools, Financial and physical progress of construction works under Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and others.
The Minister was informed that a total of 91415 students are enrolled in government schools in Jammu districts with zero percent dropout rate as per UDISE 2017-18. The total literacy rate of Jammu district is 83.45%. The Minister directed the Director School Education to expedite the recruitment process for the post of Class 4th in a time bound manner. Taking strong cognizance of poor performance of some of the schools, the Minister instructed the Director to take action against the erring officers and teachers who have registered zero percent result. He also asked for ascertaining the reasons behind poor academic performance of students so that requisite measures are initiated to improve the results. The Minister said that elementary education is of immense importance for laying a strong foundation for students' future which is being taken care of by the present government.
“Qualitative improve ment in the education system in government schools and filling up of infrastructural gap is the top priority of the government", he asserted. The Minister said that the government and people have high expectations from the teaching community as they are the real architects of future. He asked the teaching fraternity to engage children in objective learning through latest teaching-learning methods to improve quality of primary education in the government schools.
The Minister stressed upon the need of effective working of Village Education Committees as these play significant role in micro-planning and prepare the school development plan including requirement of buildings, toilets and drinking water facilities," he said.

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