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HC orders waterproof roofs in civic body schools

Thursday, 02 December 2010 06:06 administrator
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The Pioneer  02.12.2010

HC orders waterproof roofs in civic body schools

Staff Reporter | New Delhi

MCD schoolchildren attending classes in tents can now look forward to studying in waterproof portakabins as the Delhi High Court has ordered their installation within two weeks to ensure that the students could pursue their studies unhindered even in the harsh winter. The court also directed top officials of the Directorate of Education to visit the schools within a week.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan had on an earlier date of hearing set up a committee of lawyers which included Najmi Waziri, S K Dubey and Ashok Aggarwal to inspect MCD schools in Delhi.

The committee informed the court on Wednesday that the services of 14 temporary MCD teachers had been terminated after they were found absent from duty. At least 29 regular teachers were also suspended for the same reason. The committee also said that at least 30-40 per cent of teachers are absent from the schools daily. The court also said that no teacher could be absent from duty without first informing the school.

Warning Directorate of Education officials could end up paying Rs 5 lakh from their own salaries if the condition of the schools did not improve, the court said that it appeared that imparting education was the last priority for MCD teachers.

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 December 2010 06:07
 

MCD to bring its teachers under biometric

Monday, 29 November 2010 09:43 administrator
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Hindustan Times  29.11.2010

MCD to bring its teachers under biometric

A day after 18 regular teachers from MCD schools were suspended and 14 contractual teachers sacked, the civic body plans to bring its teaching fraternity under the biometric system. There are about 20,000 teachers on roll of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, who have been opposing the introduction of biometric system for quite some time.

In fact, a proposal to this effect has been pending since December 17, 2008, but it was never implemented by the MCD.

The MCD has already put its staff in other departments under the system. The first biometric system was introduced on August 1, 2008, at the Commissioner's office in Ambedkar Stadium and also at the Town Hall, the MCD's current headquarters. Now, at its Education Committee’s weekly meeting on Tuesday, the MCD is planning to take up discussion on the issue again.

"Issues such as how the project would be implemented, in phases or at one go, whether the contractual teachers would be part of it or not and how many machines are required would be discussed in the meeting," said a senior MCD official.   

In a move to check dereliction of duty and absenteeism among teachers, the MCD, on Saturday, had suspended 18 of its regular teachers, including a principal after an inspection.

Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 2010 10:01
 

Internet, e-mail in government schools

Monday, 29 November 2010 09:18 administrator
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The New Indian Express  29.11.2010

Internet, e-mail in government schools

BANGALORE: Computer education in schools in the state could soon receive a shot in the arm if the third phase of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), an initiative of the directorate of primary and secondary education, gets implemented.

The department’s earlier initiatives to introduce computer education in schools in the state include e-Mahiti Sindhu and the Revised Class projects, followed by the first two phases of the ICT.

ICT phase III aims to provide students exposure to internet and e-mail and provide instruction via computers.

“Educational CDs will be used for instructing students,” said D S Rajanna, Director, Department of Primary and Secondary Education.

The project is being implemented at a cost of `426 crore and 4,396 schools across the state, including 1,763 government secondary schools under Mahiti Sindhu project, 11th finance commission and Revised Class projects, and 2,633 government-aided high schools will be brought under its ambit.

Schools having lesser than 300 children on rolls will be classified into category A and those having more than 300 children into category B.

Category A and category B schools will be provided with 10 and 15 desktops respectively. This is in addition to the computers that were supplied to the schools under the Mahitya Sindhu project.

“We are looking at providing one computer for every three students,” Rajanna added, while detailing that a scanner, printer, projector, UPS and batteries along with necessary furniture will be supplied to schools.

Qualified teachers will be outsourced through various agencies for conducting classes. ICT phase III is expected to begin by the end of this academic year, while the required material will be sent to the schools by January 2011.

The primary and secondary education department will provide desktop computers to 108 students in 34 districts who had excelled in the SSLC exams this year.

Three toppers per district have been identified for the same.

Officials are yet to decide on a suitable date and time to hand over the prizes to such students.

Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 2010 09:21
 
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