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No transfer policy among factors behind dip in points

CHANDIGARH: Though Chandigarh was ranked first among all states and union territories in the Performance Grading Index (review report by the Ministry of Human Resource Development), it has lost 159 points due to several discrepancies, including no transparent teacher-transfer policy, shortage of non-disabled-friendly schools and poor learning outcome in the National Assessment Survey (NAS).

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Naina Mishra

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 24

Though Chandigarh was ranked first among all states and union territories in the Performance Grading Index (review report by the Ministry of Human Resource Development), it has lost 159 points due to several discrepancies, including no transparent teacher-transfer policy, shortage of non-disabled-friendly schools and poor learning outcome in the National Assessment Survey (NAS).

According to a report released recently by the MHRD, out of 1,000 points, Chandigarh has secured 841 in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2017-18.

The ministry has time and again asked the UT Education Department to formulate a teacher-transfer policy. A policy was framed in 2012, the department failed to implement it. This year also, the UT could not hold its ground regarding a new policy.

Against a report indicator requiring 100 per cent transfer of teachers through a transparent online system, the UT got a nought. Another digitally inclined parameter on which the city could not perform well was capturing students’ daily attendance.

No timely inspectionby officials

The UT had to lose more points for not meeting the time frame in which officials should visit schools. According to the details of visits to elementary schools during the academic year, the officials concerned failed to visit the schools three times — as required — for academic inspections.

Children with special needs

According to the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, all schools should have toilets for children with special needs and ramps for the specially abled, but Chandigarh government schools could not fulfil this requirement also. Only 57 per cent government schools in the city have ramps for the disabled and 50 schools out of total 114 schools have disabled-friendly toilets.

With respect to 100 per cent target for aids and appliances children with special need at government and aided schools in the PAB-SSA and the PAB-RMSA 2017-18, the UT has barely complied with any requirement.


Learning outcomes  

The National Assessment Survey for Classes III, V and VIII tested the learning outcome of students. Report card gives the percentage of students assessed and those who answered correctly. The benchmark is 75% for all students who answered correctly. In Chandigarh, the score dwindled due to the poor performance of Class VIII children in science and mathematics. 

  • Maths score in Class V: 2 points 
  • Language score in Class VIII: 2 points 
  • Maths score in Class VIII: 6 points 
  • Science score in Class VIII: 6 points
  • Average social ccience score in Class VIII: 4 points
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