Haryana govt's plan for rationalisation and merger of schools
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar had said government schools from Class 1 to 12 running in one building across the state will be merged.
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HomeExplainedExplained: Why is Haryana govt's merger plan for its schools facing opposition?
Explained: Why is Haryana govt’s merger plan for its schools facing opposition?
Haryana's new policy, aimed at 'rationalisation of teachers and schools' has not gone down well with Opposition parties, teachers' bodies, and a section of students. What is the policy and why has it raised concerns?
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Chandigarh | Updated: August 23, 2022 4:15:11 pm
Students along with their parents staging a protest in front of the government school of Pirthala village of Fatehabad district Sunday. (Photo: Express) The Haryana government has initiated the process to merge government middle and high schools having a smaller number of students with nearby government schools available within 3 km. The move is being opposed by teachers’ bodies, with even students and villagers staging protests in front of several schools Monday and Tuesday. The new policy aimed at “rationalisation of teachers and schools” has also not gone down well with opposition parties like the AAP and the Congress.
The state government has recently started the consolidation of co-located government schools. Initially, 105 government middle and high schools with 25 or fewer students are being merged with the nearby government schools available within a radius of 3 km.
As per the scheme’s criteria, government middle schools with less than 20 students in Class 6 to 8, and government schools having less than 25 students in Classes 9 to 12 will be merged with the nearest government middle/high/ senior secondary school within a radius of 3 km. This involves the physical merger of the campus, which will free up government infrastructure to be used “for the benefit and convenience of students”.
Another part of the scheme involves a merger of schools located within a 1 km radius that will be consolidated with the highest category school making them a “single school unit”, but with different campuses. The initiative, the government has said, is aimed at optimum utilisation of available infrastructure and human resources.
According to the government school teachers, the move will adversely affect the studies of students, especially from backward communities. Haryana Vidyalaya Adhyapak Sangh general secretary Parbhu Singh said: “Under the exercise of merger, several government schools will close. Most poor only send their children to the schools if they are located near their homes. If they have to commute to distant places, it may affect enrollment. Further, as per the RTE Act, there should be a ratio (teacher-student) of 1:35 and not 1:50 as being offered for the schools currently.”
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