CM all praise for Chanda ZP school which remains open all days of a year

Nagpur: On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, a zilla parishad school in Chandrapur came in for special praise from chief minister Eknath Shinde during an online interaction with government schoolteachers. The ZP school (Paldoh) in Chandrapur district remains open every single day of the year so that students can avail the option of extra or remedial classes during vacations.
Shinde praised a few more such innovative steps taken by government schools in different parts of the state and urged teachers to raise the standard of education higher.
The teachers, who were called to the collector’s office in their respective districts, were directed by the CM to ensure strict implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP). Shinde said bettering the quality of education along with solving their problems will be a priority for his government.
The chief minister, who was present at his official residence Varsha in Mumbai, was accompanied by school education minister Deepak Kesarkar, principal secretary Ranjit Sing Deol and director (education) Kailash Pagare.
As per an official statement released by the CM’s office, Shinde told teachers there will be more funds available for the department.
“In national surveys on education, government schools in Maharashtra have shown steady progress. This has led to parents gaining confidence about government schools,” said Shinde.
Schools which innovate with the ultimate aim of improving quality of education are recognized by the education department as adarsh shalas (ideal schools). Shinde said there is an urgent need to increase the number of such adarsh shalas, so that overall benefit is accrued to students.
In the midst of recent discussion over online teaching and apprehensions that artificial intelligence will make teachers irrelevant, the CM said schoolteachers can never be replaced by technology.
The CM made a special appeal to teachers that no student should be deprived of education. Officially tagged as out-of-school students, the education department regularly conducts surveys and brings back such kids to classrooms. Usually such incidents are noticed among migrant labourers whose kids travel with them to whichever city work is available. Maharashtra has been aggressively pursuing the ‘zero dropout’ policy.