Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 14: Sangarsh RTI Movement today expressed concern over large scale disparities in Government schools in Jammu district and non-adherence to the laid down criteria on various aspects.
Addressing a press conference, RTI activist and convener Sangarsh RTI Movement Balvinder Singh, along with activist Raman Sharma and Harasis Singh said that in Government Mixed Higher Secondary School for Migrants Purkhu there were only two teacher against 205 students in the year 2014-15, similarly in Government Mixed Higher Secondary School (Bakshi Nagar) camp Durga Nagar there were three teachers on 346 students in 2010, but on the contrary there were 49 teachers on 310 student in 2010-11, and 54 teachers on 354 students in 2014-15 in Government Mixed Higher Secondary School Camp Roop Nagar. In GMS Dhounthaly there are eight teachers on 38 students, in PS Pacca Danga there are 4 teachers on 6 students, in Middle School Kachi Chawni there are 8 teachers on 66 students and in Middle School Gujjar Nagar there are 5 teachers on 55 students.
He added that in Government Boys Higher Secondary School for Migrants at Satwari there are only 4 students (3 in class 6th and one of class 4th ) and the total number of teachers posted there in academic year 2009-10 was 23, in year 2010-11, 20 teachers, in academic year 2011-12 and 2012-13 was 17 and in 2013-14 stood 9 teachers besides others non-teaching staff; the total amount of money that is drawn by these teachers as monthly salaries during last five year is Rs 4,72,37,699 which is perhaps costlier than the cost of studying abroad in universities like Cambridge and Oxford.
While expressing concern over the casual approach of the State Government, Balvinder Singh termed it as criminal negligence and brazen loot of the State exchequer which is allowed by the successive Governments.
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