“ZEO Office Drabshalla under scanner, Had attached more than 75 teachers under violation of norms”
SHAFQAT SHAHEEN SHEIKH
The Jammu and Kashmir state is having its boundaries with other countries and states of India in which majority of population is living in rural and mountainious regions . People living in rural areas do realize the importance of education but poverty does not allow them to send their children to private schools and hence they are left with no choice but to remain dependent upon government schools only resulting the fact they failed in board exams as they had not got their education in proper way.
Noone can believe that hundreds of schools across Chenab Valley and particularly in remote areas of Kishtwar and Doda district are running under violation of requirement norms and modernization of education sector in this present era of technology where Prime Minister claims Digital India.
There is no doubt that center and state government launches various schemes for poors and downtrodden students to avail benefits and receive education free of cost in government institutions and even when State Government was headed by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in 2016, had waved off admission fees for girls students during resigm of PDP and BJP led government in state. As these schemes are implemented through a proper guidance and publicity through social, print and electronic media across the state . Mostly government is giving its top priority to Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe and Other Backward Class students to receive quality education and increase literacy rate .
Most of the students belonging from poor communities send off their studies as they are not having any source of income resulting that illiteracy rate increases of such students in remote regions of Doda Kishtwar district in Chenab Valley .
Taking a look on modern educational system in chenab valley , ” No one can trust that what is happening in government institutions and what teachers are doing during their duties, Are students interested in learning lessons in class or not , Why results of board exams falls in chenab valley “.
Being a resident of remote region Bunjwah , Opinioning the fact of above said points , ” That chenab valley became prey of irresponsible politics and corruption in offices soas maximum teachers remain attatched and had not even visited single times at original place of their posting. These teachers had completely destroyed the educational system under nook of some corrupt officials that starts from every corner to higher authorities. The corruption mafia is on glore in education system as some officers had fixed monthly 2000 to 5000 ration per teacher in across the Chenab Valley and particularly in Zone Drabshalla in Kishtwar district. As Chenab Valley had became hub of political parties and politicians who did nothing in modernisation of educational institutions and on behest of such politicians teachers had maintained their attachment in town as rural educational system had lost its value in remote areas. These self interested politicians opened hundreds of primary and middle schools to give benefits to their close party worker not to poor who were deserving. As the schools were opened through proper documentation and reports and those who were appointed as teachers through Rahber re Taleem or General Line rules accordingly . After opening of school , these schools were club combined and teachers were posted in combined school.
It is time that schools in Kishtwar and Doda district are not having modern equipments of quality education and still some schools are opened on fake documents and reports submitted by concerned authorities during 2010.
“I would like to ask , that if schools were opened for providing basic education to poor and downtrodden students in nearby schools through a proper criteria and guidelines , then what is the reason for club combining, was it only to benifit their own party workers , Was the documentation fraud when schools were opened, Who is responsible for the same?
The poor and downtrodden public of chenab valley became prey of such issues that results the downfall of results in board exams.
Beside all these , I have inspected various schools across chenab valley and particularly Doda and Kishtwar district, and see that mostly the schools are in defunct position and lacks shortage of proper accommodation, Kitchen shed , toilets, playground and many more and even some schools remains closed week together, if they are opened only 1 or 2 teachers visit their and perform their duties .
As Govt. had taken various initiatives for increasing of literacy rate in rural areas by opening of various Center state runs Anganwadi and ICDS Center’s but it is unbelievable truth that hundreds of these centers remain closed for years together since from opening of these centers despite government is paying monthly crores of rupees on account of salaries of employees beside there is huge loss of state exchequer on account of essential commodities served in these centers.
Revealing the fact “One who is teacher of government schools seek admission of his / her son or daughter in a private school and told that private school teachers teaches well to students beside government school ” . Opinioning the fact I would like to ask them that Why you as a teacher prefers to seek admission in private school, You are having source of income do so , What a poor father can do as He is not having better source of income.
Happening so in government schools, students also didn’t pay any heed toward their studies as teachers are not interested to perform their duties due to behest of politicians and corrupt mafia .
A week ago , I visited various middle primary schools of Chenab Valley, that sans infrastructure, accommodation and teaching staff and many more despite concerned authorities are well aware about these issues but didn’t pay any heed toward modernization of educational system . I would like to ask that why representatives didn’t take the issue of educational institutions on peak , Why they are in deep slumber ? If state government is paying crores of rupees on name of salary of teachers , why not they checkout their record of duties and schools .
“Taking a look on current educational sector in Zone Drabshalla in Kishtwar district where more than 75 teachers are internally deployed and attached in various schools beside collecting hefty amount on deployment orders. Source revealed that Educational Zone Drabshalla has been suffering badly by the corrupt mafia officers from last three years and ZEO had crossed every limit to collect hefty amount and Office had now became den of Corruption”. There are hundreds of teachers who had not visited the school despite concerned authorities are well aware about this and ZEO Drabshalla had fixed monthly 5000/ head and same amount is transferred on account of few teachers who are running this corrupt mafia game in education system Drabshalla . Beside all this Social Activist Bashir Ahmad through Regd. Post file a RTI application in month of June 2018 and concerned authorities keep Activist in lure since long had failed to reply RTI application despite violation of RTI act 2009 .
Source added that As per Govt. norms there is no transfer of a teacher weather GLT / RRET even than the corrupt officers had done dozens of internal deployment/ attachment after palm greased by more than 5000 to 2000 / head even more than 10000/head. While disbursement of teacher Grade II order ZEO Drabshalla had collected @500 / head at least from 252 teachers at that time.
Beside all this , a tentative list of teachers revealed that more than 75 teachers are attached from their actual place of posting. These teachers includes Bindu Bhagat attached at PS Dunadi from MS Suldah , Ram Rakesh attached at HS Balgran from MS Chomati , Ravi Kumar attached at HS Balgran from MS Chomati , Anash Bhagat attached at HS Balgran from PS Dunadi, Vijay Kumar attached at ZEO Office Drabshalla from MS Pashalla , Randhir Kumar attached at ZEO Office Drabshalla from PS Kerni , Raina Devi attached at MS Chomati from PS Kharora , Sishu Kumar attached at MS Noor from MS Banjora , Vijay Kumari attached at MS Kunah from MS Pashalla , Asif Hussain attached at MS Liyan from MS Kunah , Seema Begum attached at HS Drabshalla from MS Kunah , Rakesh Kumar attached at MS Pashalla from PS Inderwal , Firdous Ahmed attached at ZEO Office Drabshalla from MS Noor , Zahid Hussain attached at ZEO Office Drabshalla from MS Binoon , Mohd Yousuf attached at ZEO Office Drabshalla from MS Chomati, Farooq Ahmed attached at MS Mughalabad from PS Tunda , Ashfaq Butt attached at MS Chakroon / MS Brung from PS Sarpan Patnazi, Riyaz Ahmed Khan attached at MS Brung from MS Chakroon , Naseer Ahmed attached at MS Brung from PS Patnazi , Mohd Aslam attached Jammu from MS Pashalla, Babu Ram attached at PS Champli from PS Inderwal, Surinder Kumar attached at Bisawali from MS Buddhar , Nuzhat Ara attached at MS Hajampura from MS Brung , Nazrana Begum attached at MS Hajampura from HS Patnazi , Rizwana Begum attached at Hajampura from HS Bhadat , Shahida Akhter attached at MS Hajampura from PS MalikGowri, Shameema Banoo attached at Hajampura from PS Plakhala , Shazia Tariq attached at PS Paninallah from Chatroo, Kulwant Singh attached at HSS Binoon from MS Jawalapur, Shanu Devi and Reenu Devi posted at MS Mori had never visited the school since from posting, Sangeet Kumar attached at MS Bhandwah from MS Mori , Rakesh Kumar attached at ZEO Office Drabshalla from PS Chatroo and is having charge of Mid day meal in Office, Sunil Kumar attached at MS BichriBasti from MS Mori , Neetu Devi attached at Kishtwar from MS Pashalla , Mohd Yousuf attached at MS Phagumarh from HS Tipri, ShahNawaz Hussain attached at ZEO Office Drabshalla from MS Kalchanda , Shahid Hussain attached at HS Bisawali from MS Naga , Leak Raj attached at PS Karora from MS Nejue , Mohd Anis attached at MS Tatani B from PS Yessenabad , Afiya Nasreen attached at MS Kandni from PS Dangrool , Anjana Devi posted at PS Khorie and is absent from last two years , Mohd Imtyaz attached at PS Dhar from PS Hayman , Abdul Kalam attached at MS MalikGowri from GPS Dhar , Abdul Qayoom attached at GHS Bugrana from PS Jashar, Rukhsana Begum attached MS Chakroon from MS Bisawali , Navida Qayoom attached at PS BachiBasti from GHS Bugrana , Shavili Rathore attached at ZEO Office from MS Kandni , ShahNawaz Hussain attached at ZEO Office Drabshalla from HS Lass Saroor, Neelma Devi posted at MS upper Girsel and is absent since from last 4 years , Trashla Devi posted at PS Girsel and is absonding since from her posting , Tehseena Banoo posted at HS Bisawali and is absent since long from last three years , Bishan Lal attached at PS Golu from MS Fulgwari , Ravi Kumar attached at MS Fulgwari from PS Chamoti .
Beside this tentative list of attachment and deployment of teachers who are not performing their duties satisfactory , ZEO Drabshalla Mohd Iqbal Qazi is well aware about this matter. In Education sector there are hundreds of teachers who had not visited schools since long .
It is important to mention that there is huge embezzlement of mid day meal and disbursement of uniforms for students and even the schools are not having land acquired asper revenue record while construction of building beside ZEO Drabshalla had managed his contribution in all types of works and is monthly receiving more than 4lacs as Office had became den of Corruption.
It is wonderful truth that newly elected Sarpanches, Panches failed in modernization of education sector and to holds meeting with school authorities regarding the issues being faced by them due to shortage of teacher staff, requirement norms , playground and even some Sarpanches Panches are involved in this mafia of absentee culture and attachment of teachers outside their original place of posting.
Surprisingly my friend asked a 5th class students to spell the words that makes word ” Thursday ” he failed and didn’t know the spelling of Thursday . It is the condition of government school from where a teacher get its salary above 25000 per month .
Several surveys and reports have shown that there are several issues in the elementary education in the rural areas of Chenab Valley in Jammu and Kashmir which includes poor school infrastructure. Most of the schools in villages lack proper infrastructural facilities. Students have to sit on the floor due to non availability of furniture. The school building lacks doors and windows and even do not have proper drinking water and toilet facilities. Majority of the Government schools lack basic infrastructure like toilets, washrooms, playgrounds , furniture, libraries etc. Many Government schools run out of rented buildings, often in dilapidated shape. Poor infrastructure continues to mar the performance of Government schools. Educational infrastructure in schools means suitable spaces to learn which include adequate infrastructure, sufficient space, construction methods that ensure the safety of children in school suited to natural hazards of the region, adequate separate sanitary facilities for boys and girls and for staff, adequate electricity etc. Inadequate infrastructure in schools is a big barrier to enrolment and participation. The over-crowded spaces lacking in adequate sanitary facilities and lacking water for hygiene not only result in dropouts but also have health implications and girls in particular are pushed out of school due to inadequate facilities.
Resulting the same mostly the poor and downtrodden students remains illiterate and didn’t get benefit of government scheme that were launched in modernisation of educational sector in chenab valley . Will state government take issue on peak or not , it is yet to be mentioned .
It is need of hour to check the quality education status of schools in remote areas of Chenab Valley in order to increase literacy rate otherwise there will be noone left who can even read a single line of sentence despite claims are made of Digital India.
(The author is Freelance Journalist, Columnist and Human Right Activist from Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir and can be reached at shafqatshaheensheikh@gmail.com 09419974577 , 09018920786).
