Patna,(BiharTimes): Notwithstanding various measures the number of days teachers are involved in the non-teaching works have not come down in the country in 2012-13. But the student classroom ratio (SCR) has shown signs of improvement, especiallyBihar.
On an average 16 days were spent by teachers doing non-teaching jobs. More than five per cent teachers were involved in this task.
With 46 Madhya Pradesh has the maximum non-teaching days to be followed by Sikkim (37), Chhattisgarh (32), Rajasthan (28), Bihar (23), UP (11) and Gujarat (8).
Following the enactment of RTE Act student classroom ratio (SCR) is showing some early results.
According to a survey SCR has come down to 1:29 from 1:30. This has decreased sharply in Bihar (from 79 to 65), Jharkhand (from 33 to 30) and Uttar Pradesh (34 to 31). However, in Delhi, it has increased from 36 to 41.
The study also said number of districts with adverse SCR has dipped to 203 this year from 218 in 2011-12. In UP, the districts with adverse SCR have come down to 46 from 56 last year.
The report also said there has been a decline in number of districts with adverse pupil teacher ratio from 225 in the previous year to 175 this year. Re-deployment of teachers and fresh recruitment has brought down the number of districts with adverse PTR in MP and UP to 29 and 62 (35 & 68 in the previous year), respectively.
There has been increase in the percentage of schools with girls’ toilet from 72.16% to 88.32%. States with maximum increase are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, MP, UP and Chhattisgarh. Percentage of schools with computers has gone up marginally to 42% from 40% last year.
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