CM: Will re-verify qualifications of teachers of govt & aided schools
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Sawant also said that an authority is being established in the state to implement the Goa school quality assessment and accreditation framework for all schools from primary to high school level.
He said that the availability of all facilities will be assessed under the framework, and schools will be accredited accordingly. Sawant also said that a scheme would be formulated to absorb contractual employees like govt school teachers who have completed 10 years of service on contract.
'The qualification of teachers in all govt and aided schools will be checked again, and if anyone does not have the required qualifications, they will have to go. In the case of teachers, we are not protecting anyone. If anyone is found with faulty qualifications, we will send them home. Earlier, permissions were being issued indiscriminately to open new schools, and it led to this. Over the last few years, I have given permissions very sparingly,' said the CM, responding to allegations of teachers continuing in service despite vigilance inquiries into their qualifications.
Sawant said that govt has started formulating a scheme and will soon replace old Bal Rath buses with new ones in a phased manner for institutes which were provided buses earlier. 'Those schools with the oldest buses will get new ones first. If a bus has completed 15 years, it will be allowed to run only if the RTO gives it a fitness certificate, or else it will have to be scrapped,' said Sawant.
He said that any balance payment for midday meals pending for self-help groups will be cleared before Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Sawant said that a revised pattern of assistance will be brought in for aided colleges. 'We will create hostels in govt colleges in Khandola and Quepem,' said Sawant.
He also said that state will enable working youth to simultaneously get a diploma through govt polytechnics in the state. Sawant said that at present, 13% of students in Goa opt for higher education, a heartening trend. He also noted that the trend of parents opting for unaided schools is rising in Goa.
He said that the green school building for a govt primary school implemented in Bicholim will be replicated in other locations like Bhoma and Borda. Sawant added that the Goa state museum project would be completed within one year, and that the foundation stone would be laid soon.
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