This story is from June 12, 2020

Working of KGBVs in 17 districts of UP unsatisfactory: Report

Working of KGBVs in 17 districts of UP unsatisfactory: Report
LUCKNOW: Basic education department has detected serious lapses in the working of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV) in 17 districts of the state and has found infrastructure and administrative gaps in these residential schools meant for girls belonging to weaker sections.
The development comes a week after TOI broke the story about a science teacher who was found working at 25 KGBVs throughout the state and having drawn over Rs 1 crore as salary in past 13 months.

Later, it turned out that the documents of an eligible candidate were used in the fraud.
Minutes (in possession of TOI) of an e-review meeting of all divisional assistant directors (basic education), chaired by director-general, school education, Vijay Kiran Anand indicate that working conditions of KGBVs in 17 districts – Mathura, Hathras, Bareilly, Rae Bareli, Sitapur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Mirzapur, Sultanpur, Azamgarh, Ballia, Basti, Banda, Bahraich, Deoria, Lalitpur, Farrukhabad and Bijnor – are unsatisfactory.
The e-review meeting was held on June 1 to assess the progress of various programmes and activities in basic schools, including KGBVs.
According to Anand, gap analysis of infrastructure such as availability of food, drinking water, toilets and other administrative exercise like proper maintenance of staff record and attendance, was done. “KGBVs were then asked to carry out self-evaluation. Assistant directors have been asked to do the needful to fill the gaps,” he said.

As per the minutes, errors have been found in the service record of 5,59,144 teachers uploaded on Manav Sampada portal.
Of these, 2,95,674 teachers were asked to check their particulars through Google sheets. At least 88,000 teachers reported errors. So far, 49,276 teachers have made corrections. Basic education department has set June 15 deadline for corrections.
The minutes also show that no progress has been made by any division on identification and enrolment of out-of school children on Sharda portal. In the minutes, Anand expressed dissatisfaction over the selection process of academic resource persons (ARPs) in majority of divisions.
No progress has been made in ensuring appointments of ARPs in Hardoi, Rae Bareli, Sitapur, Baghpat, Meerut, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Ghazipur, Ballia, Siddharth Nagar, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Balrampur, Gonda, Gorakhpur and Maharajganj.
ARPs (teachers selected through written exam) were to be deployed for proper care of government schools and enhancement of learning outcomes. Total 4,105 ARPs are to be appointed in 821 blocks and 295 ARPs for 59 city resource centres. Deadline for completion of appointment ends in July.
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