Bihar for reforms to bring back students to govt schools

Acknowledging the reality of government school students taking private coaching classes for maths, science, English and computers, Bihar’s education department has decided to computerise over 37,000 middle, secondary and higher secondary schools. It will also arrange special classes during school hours for secondary and higher secondary students.

The state government will start free of cost coaching for medical and engineering entrance examinations, acknowledging that a shortage of teachers in English, maths and science has “forced students to take coaching classes”.

Since 1st July, Bihar education department additional chief secretary, KK Pathak, has launched an education reforms drive by conducting regular inspections at over 75,000 schools including 9,000 secondary and higher secondary schools. Pathak, in a detailed letter to all district magistrates on 24 July, wrote that he was stunned to find government funds of Rs 1,400 lying idle under sundry development heads with headmasters hesitating to change even bulbs at schools. Pathak, also expressed his displeasure at the irregular regular cleaning of toilets.