Ahwini Bhide, State education secretary clarified it is not mandatory for the schools to show the live telecast of PM's speech on Teachers day, thus making educationists happy.
On the other hand, all schools in the state were equipped to broadcast the speech through web, video conference, TV and radio.
According to Prashant Redij (spokesperson, Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary School Principals' Association, a body of over 35,000 schools in the state), the amount of Rs 5,000-7,500 will be spent in the preparations for the day, this excludes the cost of generator which is must for the backup as there is no continuous supply of power in the area. "The amount could instead be used by schools to build infrastructure which will improve the quality of the school in the long run", he added.
2,447 of the 67,307 government schools in the state don't have a separate toilet for boys and girls and 3,278 have unusable toilets as per the report released by the human resource development ministry on August 15. Meanwhile, Bhide also spoke about the shortage of girls' toilets in about 1,200 schools in the state based on the recent state government report. The problem was in specific areas such as Gadchiroli, Chandrapur and Ahmednagar among others. Principal too have a strong opinion that instead of expecting schools to spend on generators, television sets and internet connections for just one particular event, the government must look at fulfilling basic infrastructure needs.
As we take a look on Jayant Jain's (president of the Forum for Fairness in Education, an NGO) statement "It is a great idea to connect the children to the Prime Minister; there would have been no crisis if the schools had adequate infrastructure. Several schools do not have electricity or other basic facilities such as toilets. These are issues that the government has neglected for a long time," And the statement of Rajesh Pandya (Vice-President, Teachers Democratic Forum),"The lack of funds has stunted infrastructure development in schools. Schools are struggling to get enough teachers. Many schools can't show the speech to students because of the lack of resources," as with these statements we can resume that both wants the government to have a look on the poor condition of schools rather than investing money in a particular event.
"From where will schools bring so many television sets, one for each class? In Maharashtra, schools have not received non-salary grants for 10 years. The backlog is huge. There are hardly any funds to repair dilapidated school buildings and the schools are finding it difficult to pay electricity bills", says Kapil Patil, teacher MLC.
In conclusion from above facts and figures we can say that rather than spending money on one particular event government should emphasize on the basic needs and infrastructure of the students.
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On the other hand, all schools in the state were equipped to broadcast the speech through web, video conference, TV and radio.
According to Prashant Redij (spokesperson, Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary School Principals' Association, a body of over 35,000 schools in the state), the amount of Rs 5,000-7,500 will be spent in the preparations for the day, this excludes the cost of generator which is must for the backup as there is no continuous supply of power in the area. "The amount could instead be used by schools to build infrastructure which will improve the quality of the school in the long run", he added.
2,447 of the 67,307 government schools in the state don't have a separate toilet for boys and girls and 3,278 have unusable toilets as per the report released by the human resource development ministry on August 15. Meanwhile, Bhide also spoke about the shortage of girls' toilets in about 1,200 schools in the state based on the recent state government report. The problem was in specific areas such as Gadchiroli, Chandrapur and Ahmednagar among others. Principal too have a strong opinion that instead of expecting schools to spend on generators, television sets and internet connections for just one particular event, the government must look at fulfilling basic infrastructure needs.
As we take a look on Jayant Jain's (president of the Forum for Fairness in Education, an NGO) statement "It is a great idea to connect the children to the Prime Minister; there would have been no crisis if the schools had adequate infrastructure. Several schools do not have electricity or other basic facilities such as toilets. These are issues that the government has neglected for a long time," And the statement of Rajesh Pandya (Vice-President, Teachers Democratic Forum),"The lack of funds has stunted infrastructure development in schools. Schools are struggling to get enough teachers. Many schools can't show the speech to students because of the lack of resources," as with these statements we can resume that both wants the government to have a look on the poor condition of schools rather than investing money in a particular event.
"From where will schools bring so many television sets, one for each class? In Maharashtra, schools have not received non-salary grants for 10 years. The backlog is huge. There are hardly any funds to repair dilapidated school buildings and the schools are finding it difficult to pay electricity bills", says Kapil Patil, teacher MLC.
In conclusion from above facts and figures we can say that rather than spending money on one particular event government should emphasize on the basic needs and infrastructure of the students.
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