Govt bans private tuitions

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 27: Director School Education Jammu has ordered  prohibition of private tuitions by Government teachers and directed  all the Chief Education Officers of Jammu division to ensure strict implementation of the order.
“The act of Government teachers involved in private tuitions is a serious  violation of service conduct rules and therefore all the CEOs  are directed to ensure that there is total prohibition on this  practice besides  strict disciplinary action is immediately initiated against any Principal, Headmaster, Lecturer, Master, Teachers or ReT involved in private tuition or with the any private tutorial in any capacity,” says  the Government order No 572 DSEJ of 2015, dated 26-10-2015, issued by Director School Education Jammu, Smita Sethi.
Observing that some Lecturers, Masters and Teachers of Government institutions were involved in practice of private tuitions,  the Director has asked the CEOs to personally monitor this assignment and conduct surprise raids on such private tuitions/coaching centres.
“The CEOs are further directed to  constitute committees of senior officers with impeccable integrity at District and Zonal level to monitor the implementation of this blanket ban and to monitor punctuality in the institutions,” further said the order and added that the CEOs should furnish the list of committees constituted for the purpose  within three days positively and also keep the office of Directorate  appraised about the issue on weekly basis.
The Director has warned that any deviation from the instructions shall invite strict disciplinary action.