A new teachers' performance tracking system is being put in place that makes it mandatory for teachers to have a pan card
The Gujarat government's Gunotsav project, introduced about
half a decade back, has been successful in ebbing the drop out rate of primary school students in the state to a great extent. In 2001, the drop out rate in Gujarat stood at 42 per cent, that slid down to eight per cent at the lower primary level in 2008, according to a study done by Union ministry for human resources development.
Gunotsav, which literally means festival of qualities, was introduced in 2003 and was aimed at improving the overall quality of primary education in the state. Last year the festival focussed on improving the health of school-going children. After the conclusion of the Gunotsav last year, the state education minister Ramanlal Vohra had claimed, “Our hard work of seven years has brought down the drop out rate to eight per cent.” To set an example, chief minister Narendra Modi himself went to primary schools and took classes.
“Even after spending Rs. 1800 crore on primary education every year, the efficiency of government-run schools was not satisfactory. Though the schools have got all the basic infrastructural facilities, it was observed that the teachers were lacking in commitment. Then the Gujarat government introduced Gunotsav which is now acting as a third party inspector,” said a top official of education department on condition of anonymity. This year the festival is focussing on the teachers.
This year, the three-day-long festival, which will be flagged off on December 9 and will be held across the 32,939 government-run schools of the state, would focus on improving the quality of teaching. For this purpose, the education department is collecting all the relevant details of about two lakh government teachers, including their PAN card numbers. The PAN numbers, according to sources, would be used as the unique identification numbers of the teachers. These numbers will help the government identify every teacher individually. Besides, the teachers' individual account and career details will also be kept for this purpose. “The teachers have been instructed to submit their details by the end of November. Those who do not have a PAN card have been asked to approach the IT department and get one immediately,” said a source.
Till now, during this education festival government officials approached 18,000 villages of Gujarat and analysed every aspect of education in the purview of students. But this time around the analysis will cover the whole education system and all the employees including the teachers. Apart from state cabinet ministers, more than 3,000 IAS and IPS officers including secretaries from various ministries, district collectors and police superintendents will inspect the December 9-11 Gunotsav. Each officer or minister would visit at least three schools in a day and would overview the overall education scenario. They will ask questions to students and teachers, take stock of the situation in every school under the set parameters and submit their reports. After that, the schools will be given grades and the good performers would be distinguished for government incentives. To judge the performance of schools, the education department has set up about 29 parameters.
Eight years ago, Gujarat was ranked 16th in the country in rural education. But as per a study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industries (Assocham) in 2009, the state jumped to the fourth position in the field of primary education. According to the report, about 85 per cent of the 36,000 schools across 18,000 villages of the state have basic facilities like water, sanitation and pucca buildings.
Last year, it was suggested during Gunotsav to retire non-performing teachers at 50 or 55 years of age. The government mulled to amend the law for this purpose. The news unnerved the teaching community.
The government believes that a capable teacher can make a whole lot of difference to the education system. At the end of the last year’s Gunotsav, the education department held qualifying examinations for teachers of Ahmedabad municipal schools. It was proposed to encourage successful teachers with rewards and, at the same time, organise special orientation course for the ones who failed. The recent order is aimed at collecting information about the teachers and organise it in a systematic way. This would, according to the officials, go a long way in assessing the performance of the teachers.
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The Gujarat government's Gunotsav project, introduced about
half a decade back, has been successful in ebbing the drop out rate of primary school students in the state to a great extent. In 2001, the drop out rate in Gujarat stood at 42 per cent, that slid down to eight per cent at the lower primary level in 2008, according to a study done by Union ministry for human resources development.Gunotsav, which literally means festival of qualities, was introduced in 2003 and was aimed at improving the overall quality of primary education in the state. Last year the festival focussed on improving the health of school-going children. After the conclusion of the Gunotsav last year, the state education minister Ramanlal Vohra had claimed, “Our hard work of seven years has brought down the drop out rate to eight per cent.” To set an example, chief minister Narendra Modi himself went to primary schools and took classes.
“Even after spending Rs. 1800 crore on primary education every year, the efficiency of government-run schools was not satisfactory. Though the schools have got all the basic infrastructural facilities, it was observed that the teachers were lacking in commitment. Then the Gujarat government introduced Gunotsav which is now acting as a third party inspector,” said a top official of education department on condition of anonymity. This year the festival is focussing on the teachers.
This year, the three-day-long festival, which will be flagged off on December 9 and will be held across the 32,939 government-run schools of the state, would focus on improving the quality of teaching. For this purpose, the education department is collecting all the relevant details of about two lakh government teachers, including their PAN card numbers. The PAN numbers, according to sources, would be used as the unique identification numbers of the teachers. These numbers will help the government identify every teacher individually. Besides, the teachers' individual account and career details will also be kept for this purpose. “The teachers have been instructed to submit their details by the end of November. Those who do not have a PAN card have been asked to approach the IT department and get one immediately,” said a source.
Till now, during this education festival government officials approached 18,000 villages of Gujarat and analysed every aspect of education in the purview of students. But this time around the analysis will cover the whole education system and all the employees including the teachers. Apart from state cabinet ministers, more than 3,000 IAS and IPS officers including secretaries from various ministries, district collectors and police superintendents will inspect the December 9-11 Gunotsav. Each officer or minister would visit at least three schools in a day and would overview the overall education scenario. They will ask questions to students and teachers, take stock of the situation in every school under the set parameters and submit their reports. After that, the schools will be given grades and the good performers would be distinguished for government incentives. To judge the performance of schools, the education department has set up about 29 parameters.
Eight years ago, Gujarat was ranked 16th in the country in rural education. But as per a study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industries (Assocham) in 2009, the state jumped to the fourth position in the field of primary education. According to the report, about 85 per cent of the 36,000 schools across 18,000 villages of the state have basic facilities like water, sanitation and pucca buildings.
Last year, it was suggested during Gunotsav to retire non-performing teachers at 50 or 55 years of age. The government mulled to amend the law for this purpose. The news unnerved the teaching community.
The government believes that a capable teacher can make a whole lot of difference to the education system. At the end of the last year’s Gunotsav, the education department held qualifying examinations for teachers of Ahmedabad municipal schools. It was proposed to encourage successful teachers with rewards and, at the same time, organise special orientation course for the ones who failed. The recent order is aimed at collecting information about the teachers and organise it in a systematic way. This would, according to the officials, go a long way in assessing the performance of the teachers.
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