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How are government schools being improved? CJP seeks data from all states
CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke has written to the education ministers of all states, seeking details on steps being taken to improve the condition of government schools
This comes after CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke earlier announced a “social audit” of government schools in rural India on August 15 (File photo)
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has written to the education ministers of all states, seeking details on the steps being taken to improve the condition of government schools and ensure children have access to basic educational facilities.
This comes after CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke earlier announced a “social audit” of government schools in rural India on August 15, urging people to inspect the schools for basic amenities.
In the letters, Dipke on Monday said he was writing with “great pain and concern” over the condition of government schools across the country. He pointed out that nearly 80 years after India gained Independence, children in several government schools still lack safe drinking water, functional toilets, proper classrooms and even basic facilities such as benches.
“The visuals emerging from government schools and circulating on social media should make all of us deeply concerned. No child in this country should be forced to study in such conditions,” Dipke said, adding that children were being treated worse than animals.
He questioned how the country could progress when children continued to struggle for the basic facilities required to receive an education. The CJP said governments across the country must treat public education as an urgent priority and work to improve school infrastructure on a “war footing”.
Before addressing the problem, however, the public needs to know the current state of government schools, it said.
Dipke has sought information from the state education ministries on six key issues:
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-Number of government schools renovated in the last five years and the number currently requiring repairs or complete renovation.
-Sanctioned teaching positions, those currently filled and the vacancies that remain.
-Amount allocated to government schools over the last five years and the amount actually spent.
-The number of additional government schools required to ensure reasonable access to quality education for every child.
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-The non-teaching duties and responsibilities assigned to government school teachers.
-The number of government schools with adequate access to computers and digital learning facilities, clean and functional toilets, and proper sports facilities and equipment.
“This is not about politics or any one government. This is about the future of our children,” Dipke said.
He stressed that every child, regardless of where they are born or their family’s financial circumstances, deserves a safe classroom, clean drinking water, a functional washroom, a bench to sit on and a teacher to teach them.
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The CJP urged the education ministries to make the requested information public and take urgent measures to ensure that no child is denied a dignified education because of inadequate school infrastructure.
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
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