Jashpur: Regarding rationalization, today Additional Collector Pradeep Kumar Sahu organized a press conference in the Collectorate auditorium and resolved all the doubts and explained how rationalization is a decision taken by the government to strengthen the education system.

Giving information, the Additional Collector said that rationalization of schools and teachers is being done to make the education system in the district better and inclusive. In urban areas, there are more teachers posted than students, while the situation is the opposite in schools in rural and remote areas.There is a shortage of teachers there, due to which educational activities are getting affected and the exam results of students are also getting affected. With the aim of improving this situation, the step of rationalization has been taken by the state government.This will make teachers available in schools where teachers are needed. Subject experts in subjects like mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology will be available in rural areas. Children will get good education, better educational environment and better facilities.Overall, it is being ensured that the student-teacher ratio is balanced in schools through rationalization. He informed that rationalization of teachers and schools is being done in accordance with the guidelines of the Right to Education Act-2009 and National Education Policy-2020.

Explaining the benefits of rationalization, he said that students will be relieved from repeated admissions, dropout rate will decrease. There will be administrative rigor in schools of the same campus. Availability of expert teachers will increase.Specialist teachers will be available for remedial education for students of lower classes. Better infrastructure can be developed for the future. Uniformity in the level of education will be promoted.While giving information about the vacant posts, surplus teachers and adjustment in schools under counselling under rationalisation, he said that in the counselling process held on June 2, the total number of surplus posts in the Head Teacher Primary School was 01 and information about 17 vacant posts was received.On which posting order of 1 Head Teacher has been issued by the department, information has been sent to the division for further action for the remaining 16 posts. Similarly, the total number of surplus posts in Head Teacher Primary School was 33 and information about 60 vacant posts was received.

On which the posting order of 33 Head Teachers has been issued by the department, action will be taken as per instructions for the remaining 27 vacant posts. The total number of surplus posts of lecturer was 191 and information of 237 vacant posts was received. On which the posting order of 151 lecturers has been issued by the department.While sending 40 surplus posts to the division for further action, information about 86 vacant posts has also been sent to the divisional level. Due to non-availability of subject explanation as per the vacant posts, all the vacant posts could not be filled. Information about which has also been given to the division.