Ziro, Jun 25: Minister Education, Cultural and Indigenous  Affairs Er.Taba Tedir reviewed the education scenario of the district today at Abotani Hall, Hapoli
Addressing the gathering Tedir said the inputs and feedbacks from teachers serving at grassroots is important to form policies and programmes to revamp the education sector.
“ As teachers, creating a good academic atmosphere in the schools, devoid of any partisans is your primary duty. Proper counselling of students, awareness on drug menace should be volunteered by the teachers for the betterment of the student community,” he further added. 
Acknowledging the matter of  delayed salaries of SSA and RMSA teachers, the minister assured that concrete steps are being initiated to regularize the payments. He further informed that once the authenticated lists are received from the respective DDSEs, 400  posts for regularising  SSA teachers shall be finalised.
“The Department shall strictly implement the no out of turn promotions," he asserted, while advising all the eligible members for DPC to submit their ACRs on time.
Touching upon the transfer and posting of teachers, he said,” Transfers shall be processed only through proper channel. Applications for transfers shall be entertained only during the end of the academic session. Once the APPSC declares the results of teacher's interview, teachers shall be rationally posted to all schools,” he added.
Er.Tage Taki, Minister Agriculture and Horticulture Veterinary and Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development  while speaking on the occasion suggested for de-centralizing uniform funds to headmasters, withdrawal of teachers from zero enrolment schools and posting them to regular schools, making NCC mandatory for secondary and higher secondary schools to inculcate discipline and patriotism, appointing school inspectors under the direct control of the  Director to monitor schools and conducting regular DPCs to motivate the teachers.
Expressing concern on haphazard construction of school infrastructures, which he termed as ‘minus development’ he asked all the principals and headmasters to submit a master plan of all schools countersigned by DC and DDSE to his office for further perusal.
Director Elementary school education, Tapi Gao directed all the headmasters to procure a permanent SIM against their schools for better coordination of  welfare schemes like Mid day meal.
“ Aadhaar kits shall be provided to every CD block by the education department to increase Aadhaar enrolment of students and remove ambiguities in stipend and scholarship disbursement, “ he further added.
Director Secondary Education G.Laji and Gombu Tsering ,DC i/c also spoke on the occasion. The members of School Management  Committees presented ground zero report of their schools. Shortage of teachers and infrastructural gaps were highlighted by the speakers.
They also suggested methods to improve the enrolment and performance of the students of government schools.
Earlier DDSE Hibu Tama in his keynote address, dealt in length about the education scenario in the district and measures to mitigate issues arising in the schools.
Later smartphones were distributed to Class XII girl  students of 2017-18 batch.
Principals, Headmasters teachers from across the district participated in the review meeting. DIPRO 

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