LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday called for a comprehensive overhaul of the management and functioning of Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya residential schools and directed officials to expedite the recruitment of teachers against vacant posts, according to an official statement.
Adityanath sought detailed information on the availability of teachers and other essential staff, facilities provided to students and the overall management system. He directed that the application portal be opened immediately for students deprived of pre-matric and post-matric scholarships and that the scholarship amount be transferred by October 2 under all circumstances. Chairing a review meeting of the social welfare department in the presence of minister Asim Arun,he said: “Clear rules and regulations for the schools be prepared, the selection process for vacant teaching posts be expedited and necessary action be taken towards the formation of a society so that the management and operation of these residential schools can be carried out more systematically.
He instructed that the process of filling vacant teaching posts be accelerated and that other necessary human resources be made available according to the academic needs of students. “Eligible elderly persons should not wait unnecessarily, and the process from application verification to pension approval must be completed within a stipulated timeframe,” he said. Reviewing scholarship distribution, the CM said every eligible student must receive the benefit on time.
Officials said arrangements were being made to provide another opportunity to around 3.16 lakh students who were left out of scholarship benefits for various reasons. They include 31,836 students from government institutions, 69,631 from aided institutions and 2,46,426 from private institutions.
