Quality learning and safety of students are top priorities: UP Basic Education Minister

The Basic Education Minister of Uttar Pradesh has called for strict action to ensure quality education, safe schooling, and equal treatment of students and teachers alike. He asked for more stringent monitoring, more facilities for girls, and accrual of timely benefits to parents.

Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Minister Sandeep Singh has called upon the officials to place quality education, proper facilities, and a safe learning environment at the center of all planning.

Addressing a review meeting at Yojana Bhawan, he said any obstacle in the learning or development of the students would not be tolerated and called for dedicated effort by every staff member.

Comfort can quietly become an obstacle to progress, the Minister said while cautioning them that there is “no substitute for hard work.” He called upon the officers to accord fair treatment to teachers and bring in equality in all schools.

FOCUS ON TIMELY BENEFITS AND SCHOOL MONITORING

He instructed officers of the Basic Education Department to ensure that Rs 1,200 is credited into the account of every parent via DBT for the uniforms of the students. Singh further called for close monitoring across schools, saying routine inspections should not be ignored. He laid special emphasis on strengthening Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas and asked the officials to ensure that girls do not face any kind of difficulty. He added that women officers must communicate separately with the female students to understand their needs and also assure safety. 

GIRLS' EDUCATION AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITY

Singh said the vacant posts in these schools should be filled on priority so that teaching and support services are not disrupted. He underlined the point that no obstacle should come in the way of a girl's education or well-being. The minister also spoke on the issue of teachers' discipline and requested the authorities not to issue show-cause notices for minor delays of 15 to 20 minutes. He said the officials should first hear the explanation of the teacher and take action only if the delay is proved unreasonable. 

BALANCING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TEACHER MORALE

Singh stressed that accountability must not be at the cost of morale of the teachers. He said as long as the teachers were not made to feel discouraged, there would always remain a guarantee of progress on the part of students. All administrative decisions, he added, must be based upon fair play, transparency, and sensitivity. This review meeting culminated in renewed calls for teamwork, dedication, and continued monitoring to ensure that students throughout the state get the education and support which they so rightly deserve.