By Shonaam Tabri Dada
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA)
primary school at Senki-View which was established back in the year 2007 is at
the worst condition like almost all the other schools under SSA. Likely the
school is to facing problems like no water connection, shortage of class room
which are the basic need in a school. Whereas according to the perspective plan
of SSA Govt. of India for District has been proposed to be laid out for the
construction of new building, new classrooms, boundary walls, toilets, water facilities,
maintenance and other infrastructure items.
The school is running without
class IV and V, which according to the government norms is opposite. The State
Project Director (SPD) Opak Gao of SSA says that, the classrooms can only
upgraded according to the student population. His statement makes no sense when
according to the government; primary School means classes from I-V. First there
should be classroom then the students will come for admission. Why to term the
school primary when it has no classes from I-V.
State Project Director (SPD) of
SSA Opak Gao has to say that, beside class room they provide everything which
comes under the central government. The department has very less role in the
SSA projects. Beside other problems like water, electricity has to be
complained to the concerned department by the teacher in charge or the School
Management Committee Chairman.
Speaking on the statement given
by the director, SatamTanyang, Vice -Chairman of the School Management
Committee (SMC) said its just futile statement from the department. He said
when a school is termed primary how can it run without classes for IV-V. Which
in present is having only classes from I-III? He also added until and unless
there is no classroom, how can the teachers take admission for the rest
classes.
Besides many approaches to the concerned
department for the up gradation as well as for the maintenance there has been
no positive response till date. We have been putting up the grievances of the
school staff, the students since years to the concerned education department,
he said.
“Our children after passing out
class III have to walk long to study either at Mowb-II or to Nitti Vihar School
for further study, which is really difficult for the children to make out of
age 10-12 years. Sometimes they don’t even get easy access for admission too,
parent of a student said.”
The school has pipe connection
but no water flow, a toilet but no water and door. It also has boundary wall
but almost in the condition to fall off, which is at danger condition and may
injure many of the students. According to the SSA maintenance and repair of the
school, the center govt. provides Rs.5000/- per year for schools with three
classrooms and Rs.10000/- for classes more than three classrooms.Government
provides school grant of Rs.5000/- annually for the replacement of
non-functional school equipment too.
Headmaster In-charge of the
school T.Mindo says, how a school can be maintained just by Rs.15, 000/-
(maintenance and school grant included). Every year during the monsoon season
the school is damaged due to no proper planned boundary wall and the location.
Every year we visit the concerned education department and complain about the
pathetic condition of school, but there is just a promise with no results, he
said.
“The education department says to
create other classroom outside the school building for class IV and V, or else
make a partition to the existing classroom. But how can we do that when the
existing classroom is too small to accommodate the registered students. There
is no proper space to teach the students outside in the school campus. The
education department says to approach the water department for water
connection, but who will bear the expenses of the pipe, the department doesn’t
provide everything in free of cost, he said”.
The school has total numbers of
48 and above students under the age of 5-14 years from class I- class III.Last
year we had the lowest admission because parents feared of the pathetic
condition of the school. Parents don’t want their children’s to study in a risk
condition. School teachers have been bearing the expenses of maintenance. The
councilor of the sector with the help of IMC has helped out to make stairs
connecting the school from the main road which every monsoon get destroyed by
the rain.
There are only three classrooms
with one common teacher’s room and a kitchen which is
used by the Anganwadi. This condition has made it very difficult to accommodate
more students for higher classes. Even due to the lack of water supply the
school is unable to provide Mid-day Meals to the children.
Lack of proper toilet and water
availability teachers has to go back home during emergency. The small boy uses
the nature as a natural toilet, but girl child faces the most hardship when it
comes to toilet. A toilet was constructed a year ago, but due to excessive
water flow during monsoon season the toilet is now totally blocked and even one
of the toilet door has been stolen because of no closed boundary walls the head
master In-charge stated.
The Senki-view primary school has
lots of pot holes in context to its maintenances and quality education. The
state government has to look on to it before it gets worse for the students.
The public participation, “sabka saath sabka vikaas” is indeed
needed but at the same time people aspect more from the state government.
Looking to such problems prevailing in the education sector clearly indicates
the total failure of Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyaan in the state and
the new vision of our Prime Minister Narendra Modis, New India Vision- Sankalp
Se Siddhi; Naya Bharat Hum Karkey Rahenge.
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