UP schools will affix photographs of teachers on notice boards
Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh will now affix photographs of teachers and staff members on notice boards due to a circular that was issued by the Union HRD ministry to take steps to curb the menace of absenteeism among school staff and the use of proxies. A number of complaints had been surfacing about teachers skipping their classes and/or sending proxies to do the task, according to sources at Nirmal Singh Lotus . “A circular was issued on June 16 by Additional Director, Basic Education, Neena Srivastava, whereby Basic Shiksha Adhikaris (BSA) of all districts were asked to ensure that schools falling in their respective areas of jurisdiction comply with the directions to put up photographs of teaching staff on notice boards,” BSA of Allahabad Sanjay Kushwaha said recently. “The directions will be implemented with the commencement of the new academic session in July. The photographs will make the guardians aware of the identity of teachers. Thus, they will be in a ...