Cockroach Janta Occasion founder and convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Monday wrote to training ministers of all states, looking for information on authorities college infrastructure, instructor vacancies and funding.
In his letter, Dipke questioned the shortage of primary amenities like ingesting water and purposeful lecture rooms, whereas urging ministers to “deal with the situation of public training as an pressing precedence.”
The CJP convenor highlighted the visuals from authorities colleges within the nation circulating on social media, saying they need to make the residents “deeply involved.” He questioned how the youngsters would “examine in such circumstances”, whereas claiming that they had been being “handled worse than animals.”
“How can we count on our nation to progress when kids are nonetheless struggling for probably the most primary amenities required to get an training?” he questioned, urging state governments throughout the nation to “enhance our colleges on a struggle footing.”
The CJP, following the current pupil protesters over alleged irregularities in NEET which led to the resignation of union training minister Dharmendra Pradhan, is now focusing its marketing campaign on authorities colleges. The organisation launched the ‘Faculty Thik Karo’ marketing campaign earlier this month, with CJP groups visiting and conducting audits in colleges in numerous states.
Dipke seeks state-wise information in questionnaire for ministers
Dipke underscored that it had been “80 years since India gained Independence”, however kids in lots of govemment colleges nonetheless didn’t have “protected ingesting water, purposeful washrooms, correct lecture rooms, and even one thing as primary as benches to sit down on.”
“However earlier than we are able to repair the issue, the folks need to know the place we stand at this time. Subsequently, I respectfully request your ministry to publicly present the next info,” he mentioned within the letter.
In his questionnaire for the state training ministers, Dipke sought information on:
📌What number of authorities colleges within the state have been renovated within the final 5 years, and what number of at the moment require repairs or full renovation?
📌What number of instructing positions are at the moment sanctioned, what number of are crammed, and what number of stay vacant?
📌How a lot cash has been allotted for presidency colleges within the final 5 years, and the way a lot of it has truly been spent?
📌What number of further authorities colleges are required to make sure that each baby has affordable entry to high quality training?
📌Aside from instructing, what non-teaching duties and duties are assigned to authorities college lecturers?
📌What number of authorities colleges at the moment have sufficient entry to computer systems and digital studying amenities, clear and purposeful bathrooms, and correct sports activities amenities and gear for kids?
The CJP convenor mentioned the marketing campaign was ‘not about politics or anyone authorities”, however was centered on the “way forward for our kids.”
“Each baby, regardless of the place they’re born or how a lot their dad and mom earn, deserves a protected classroom, clear ingesting water, a purposeful washroom, a bench to sit down on, and a instructor to show them,” he mentioned, whereas urging the state training ministries to make info on the above questions public. He additional referred to as on the state governments to “take pressing steps to make sure that no baby is denied a dignified training due to insufficient infrastructure.”
