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According to an acquisition section official, the usage of the exertion for attendance signaling volition beryllium a large accomplishment successful presumption of acquisition reforms. (Representational Image)
Come January, implicit 3 crore students of Bihar’s authorities schools volition person to people their attendance done facial designation to curb attendance “fudging” and “corruption” successful mid-day repast schemes.
While making the announcement Saturday, Bihar acquisition department’s further main caput S Siddharth said a proceedings tally had already been completed.
“We are besides providing tablets to schools for marking attendance by utilizing e-Shikshakosh app,” helium said.
Launched by the Bihar government, the e-Shikshakosh is simply a level to supply grooming and resources to teachers to amended teaching prime and methods and heighten learning outcomes.
Bihar has 75,000 authorities schools. At present, students’ attendance is registered utilizing the accepted rotation call, though these are aboriginal recorded connected the app.
The announcement comes astatine a clip erstwhile the governments successful Delhi and Karnataka are besides considering introducing facial designation for signaling students’ attendance.
According to an acquisition section official, the usage of the exertion for attendance signaling volition beryllium a large accomplishment successful presumption of acquisition reforms.
“This would broadly code 3 things. First, determination would beryllium nary fudged attendance oregon cases of shade admissions. Till a twelvemonth ago, we had detected astir 25 lakh shade attendance successful which students were enrolled successful backstage schools but had been availing government’s benefits,” helium said.
The determination would besides forestall schoolhouse officials from tampering with attendance records and siphon disconnected funds, helium said.
“Third, parents and guardians would nary longer beryllium capable to enactment unit connected schoolhouse principals to grounds 75 percent attendance for their wards to avail of facilities specified arsenic scholarships, escaped azygous and schoolhouse textbooks,” helium said.
The Bihar authorities gives yearly scholarships of Rs 400 for students of Class 1-3, Rs 500 for Classes 4 and 5, Rs 1,200 to Classes 6-8 and Rs 2,500 for Classes 9-12 to students with 75 percent attendance. Students of Classes 1-8 besides get escaped schoolhouse textbooks and Classes 9 get bicycles if they conscionable the attendance requirement.
School teachers person welcomed the government’s decision.
“The lone situation is net connectivity issues successful immoderate areas,” a authorities teacher told The Indian Express.
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