The Chief Minister has directed authorities to “hold discussions and develop consensus with teachers” by outlining the advantages of a new system that will reduce manual labor and save time. Despite protests, the UP government remains firm on implementing the digital attendance system for teachers in primary and upper primary schools. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasized the importance of “holding discussions and developing consensus with teachers” by highlighting the multiple benefits of this system, which aims to reduce manual work and save time.
The basic education department has communicated this to all district-level officers, urging them to motivate 6.09 lakh teachers and shiksha mitras to comply with the government’s decision. “In case they oppose it, they might have to face consequences for disobeying the government order,” an official stated.
The Chief Minister reviewed the progress of online attendance and held a meeting with Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary (Basic Education) MK Shanmuga Sundaram, and Director-General (School) Kanchan Verma on Thursday. He expressed hope that better coordination among different stakeholders would improve the situation.
The Chief Secretary mentioned efforts would be made to encourage teachers to embrace the digitalization process, aimed at improving the school education system. The Principal Secretary (Basic Education) assured that all possible steps would be taken to convince teachers through district-level education officers.
Adityanath also instructed officials to ensure that all ‘out of school children’ are brought to school under the School Chalo Abhiyan and inquired if all students were receiving free textbooks and attending classes in school uniforms. He emphasized expediting work on PM SHRI Schools and land identification for CM Composite Vidyalayas.
All 18 Assistant Directors (Basic), 75 District Basic Education Officers, district coordinators, and other officials will visit schools from 7:30 am to 10:30 am for the next week as part of a hand-holding exercise to support teachers in maintaining digital registers, an official mentioned.
In accordance with the government order regarding the digitization of registers, an online review meeting was held on Thursday, chaired by Director-General (School Education) Kanchan Verma. A detailed orientation was provided regarding the 12 digital registers, and officers were directed to implement them.
The 12 digital registers include: Attendance Register, Admission Register, Classwise Student Attendance, Mid-day Meal Attendance Register, Free Distribution Sheet, Stock Register, Income-Expenditure and Cheque Register, Register for Various Meetings, Inspection Register, Correspondence Register, Child Census Register, and Library and Sports Register.
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