JAIPUR: Chief minister Vasundhara Raje expressed displeasure over the quality of education in the state on Wednesday while inaugurating a daylong seminar on education titled 'Challenges and Strategies: New Areas of Innovation' at HCM RIPA. The seminar was attended by chief secretary, secretaries, vice chancellors, principals, directors and education officers.
"State is spending Rs 16,000 crore on school education for 65 lakh students annually yet we have not made any improvements in any educational parameter (learning level)," said Raje. She asserted that government is working in the direction of long pending rationalization of students-teachers ratio to correct the imbalance in schools. She also said the government will conduct a single exam for grade III teachers' recruitment.
She was shown presentations by respective education officers, especially on the declining enrollments and learning levels among girls. After her address, she held an interactive session with all stakeholders and invited suggestions to improve the quality of education at all levels. Chief secretary Rajiv Mehrishi answered most of the questions asked by stakeholders present in the hall.
Mehrishi asked the stakeholders to come up with suggestions on improving the overall condition of education. Sandeep Bakshi, chancellor of Jaipur National University proposed that government should allow educational groups to adopt government schools in their vicinity to fulfill their social responsibility.
"The performance of government schools in the merit list is negligible. In this situation, private educational groups can utilize their resources to transform government schools to improve the quality which will decrease number of drop outs and increase the gross enrollment ration in higher education," said Bakshi. Raje formed three committees-school education, higher education and technical and management education-to look into the suggestions made by participants from across the state.
"State is spending Rs 16,000 crore on school education for 65 lakh students annually yet we have not made any improvements in any educational parameter (learning level)," said Raje. She asserted that government is working in the direction of long pending rationalization of students-teachers ratio to correct the imbalance in schools. She also said the government will conduct a single exam for grade III teachers' recruitment.
She was shown presentations by respective education officers, especially on the declining enrollments and learning levels among girls. After her address, she held an interactive session with all stakeholders and invited suggestions to improve the quality of education at all levels. Chief secretary Rajiv Mehrishi answered most of the questions asked by stakeholders present in the hall.
Mehrishi asked the stakeholders to come up with suggestions on improving the overall condition of education. Sandeep Bakshi, chancellor of Jaipur National University proposed that government should allow educational groups to adopt government schools in their vicinity to fulfill their social responsibility.
"The performance of government schools in the merit list is negligible. In this situation, private educational groups can utilize their resources to transform government schools to improve the quality which will decrease number of drop outs and increase the gross enrollment ration in higher education," said Bakshi. Raje formed three committees-school education, higher education and technical and management education-to look into the suggestions made by participants from across the state.
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