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Rajouri, Dec 19: Chief Education Officer Rajouri has served explanation notices to 87 Masters and Teachers and placed one Teacher under suspension after conducting district-wide surprise inspection of government schools.
It said that 14 schools were found providing substandard Mid-Day Meals not in conformity with the approved menu, raising serious concerns over students’ nutritional well-being. In 10 schools, discrepancies were detected between actual student attendance and the data uploaded on the ARMs portal.
The inspections further revealed misutilization of School Infrastructure Fund in 13 schools, while 9 schools had improperly utilized Samagra Shiksha grants.
In another 9 schools, items shown as purchased were not physically available during inspection. Additionally, 15 schools failed to maintain mandatory store stock registers, indicating serious financial and administrative lapses.
On the academic front, 5 schools were found lacking proper checking of students’ notebooks, while 13 schools exhibited poor academic performance & 8 schools showed unsatisfactory facelifting and maintenance of school buildings despite the availability of funds.
Taking a serious view of these lapses, the CEO has directed the concerned 87 Masters and Teachers to submit their written explanations through their respective Drawing and Disbursing Officers within two days.
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