Jalandhar, December 15
With just about a month left for exams to begin in government schools, scores of government teachers have been allocated the duty of working on the "atta dal" scheme. Teachers say the government is wasting their time and robbing students of precious pre-exam lessons by deputing them for this scheme.
Panchayat officers or patwaris are the best people to identify the needy in villages since they work with them all year round. There are some who even say the decision has roots in politics.
As per officials, there are a total of 901 villages in the district where 98,000 beneficiaries of the "atta dal" scheme already exist. The present process is expected to make additions of over 50,000 more beneficiaries to the scheme as per the officials.
A school teacher said, “Teachers already have so much on their hands. It’s the end of the year. The priority at this time should be students. But the government puts them on a job which they know little about.”
He went on to say, “There is political pressure on many teachers to clear recommended names as beneficiaries. Since panchayat officials did not want to be part of the mess, the job was allocated to teachers. During verifications, the onus for any faux pas would be on teachers.”
A headmaster from a government school at a local village said, “This is the end of year and three teachers from my school have been put on the job. I myself will be joining from December 18. With four teachers out on duties, it can be well imagined what studies can take place at such a crucial time.”
District Food and Supplies Officer Rakesh Singla said, “Although the process is very meticulous, there will be a period of 10 days after the verifications, when anyone with complaints about being left out or inclusion of wrong beneficiaries, can raise objections. As far as the allocation of teachers is concerned, that is the administration’s decision. By the end of the process, we expect an addition of 50,000 more "atta dal" scheme beneficiaries to the district.”
Speaking about teachers being put on the job instead of panchayat officers, DDPO AS Bhullar said, “There are 11 blocks and 901 villages in the district for which only a total of 137 to 138 panchayat officers (including block officers and panchayat secretaries) are present. It wouldn’t have been possible for them to cover all villages. The allocation of teachers was thus important.”
DC Varun Roojam said, “These are very light duties for which teachers have been deputed. We have also deputed patwaris and anganwari workers for the job. At the maximum, one village might have 30 to 60 beneficiaries, so it doesn’t make sense that teachers complain about this. These are not heavy duties and they can go after 3 pm. Teachers are creating too much ruckus about a little issue.”
While the duties of the first lot of teachers is already on, a second lot will start working (primarily comprising principals and headmasters), from December 18 onwards.
With just about a month left for exams to begin in government schools, scores of government teachers have been allocated the duty of working on the "atta dal" scheme. Teachers say the government is wasting their time and robbing students of precious pre-exam lessons by deputing them for this scheme.
Panchayat officers or patwaris are the best people to identify the needy in villages since they work with them all year round. There are some who even say the decision has roots in politics.
As per officials, there are a total of 901 villages in the district where 98,000 beneficiaries of the "atta dal" scheme already exist. The present process is expected to make additions of over 50,000 more beneficiaries to the scheme as per the officials.
A school teacher said, “Teachers already have so much on their hands. It’s the end of the year. The priority at this time should be students. But the government puts them on a job which they know little about.”
He went on to say, “There is political pressure on many teachers to clear recommended names as beneficiaries. Since panchayat officials did not want to be part of the mess, the job was allocated to teachers. During verifications, the onus for any faux pas would be on teachers.”
A headmaster from a government school at a local village said, “This is the end of year and three teachers from my school have been put on the job. I myself will be joining from December 18. With four teachers out on duties, it can be well imagined what studies can take place at such a crucial time.”
District Food and Supplies Officer Rakesh Singla said, “Although the process is very meticulous, there will be a period of 10 days after the verifications, when anyone with complaints about being left out or inclusion of wrong beneficiaries, can raise objections. As far as the allocation of teachers is concerned, that is the administration’s decision. By the end of the process, we expect an addition of 50,000 more "atta dal" scheme beneficiaries to the district.”
Speaking about teachers being put on the job instead of panchayat officers, DDPO AS Bhullar said, “There are 11 blocks and 901 villages in the district for which only a total of 137 to 138 panchayat officers (including block officers and panchayat secretaries) are present. It wouldn’t have been possible for them to cover all villages. The allocation of teachers was thus important.”
DC Varun Roojam said, “These are very light duties for which teachers have been deputed. We have also deputed patwaris and anganwari workers for the job. At the maximum, one village might have 30 to 60 beneficiaries, so it doesn’t make sense that teachers complain about this. These are not heavy duties and they can go after 3 pm. Teachers are creating too much ruckus about a little issue.”
While the duties of the first lot of teachers is already on, a second lot will start working (primarily comprising principals and headmasters), from December 18 onwards.
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