Lucknow, July 16 (UNI) The order regarding digital attendance of the teachers in government schools, which led to protests across Uttar Pradesh, was on Tuesday postponed by the state government till further orders.
The decision was taken during a meeting of the Education Department and Teachers Organisation which was chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh. It has been decided that an expert committee will be constituted which will listen to the problems and suggestions of the teachers.
Addressing the meeting the Chief Secretary said that providing quality education to children is the top priority of the government under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. “There is a need for transformational change in the field of education. Teachers play an important role in providing quality education to students. Without providing good education to children the Prime Minister’s goal of a developed India in the year 2047 cannot be achieved,” he said.
During the meeting, it was decided to form an expert committee to listen to the problems and suggestions of the teachers. This committee will submit its report after listening to the problems and suggestions of the teachers.
The committee will include officials of the education department, members of the teachers’ union, and educationists. It will consider all aspects of education and give suggestions for improvement.
It was decided that digital attendance would be postponed till further orders. A decision will be taken based on the committee’s report.
Additional Chief Secretary of Secondary Education Deepak Kumar, Principal Secretary of Basic Education, Dr Shamuga Sundaram, Director General School Education Kanchan Verma, state President of Uttar Pradesh Primary Teachers Association Dr Dinesh Chandra Sharma, and other senior officials were present in the meeting.
The state government has decided to implement digital attendance of the teachers in the schools from the new academic session. This led to statewide agitation by the teachers and even in some places teachers submitted their resignations to lodge their protest.
