The steps that can be taken to improve the rationalization policy are i Proper planning ii Coor...........

Economic and Social Issues Liberalization, Privatization and Globalisation

Punjab Education Department has introduced a new ‘Cluster System’ as part of their policy to overcome the challenge of shortage of teachers’ in rural areas. According to a media report, the Education Department of Punjab Government’s new ‘Cluster System’ allows school principals to rationalize the teaching staff as per the requirement fo the schools. The system will be applied to respective cluster and teachers can be realloted for teaching duties within it. The decision was announced by Secretary School Education, Krishan Kumar on Wednesday – 12th September 2019. Principals of Government Schools in Punjab will be deemed as cluster incharge and will be responsible to ensure adequate availability of the teaching staff in the schools. The Education Department has already issued order with regards to the implementation of new Cluster System to all heads of schools in the state. The decision to implement the new ‘Cluster System’ for Government Schools in the wake of acute shortage of teachers in rural areas. As per reports, a few schools in rural areas have only 1 or 2 teachers, while schools in other areas have surplus staff. To balance this disparity, Education Department has decided to implement the Cluster Scheme under which school principals will be able to balance and rationalize the students-teacher ratio.

The steps that can be taken to improve the rationalization policy are

i Proper planning

ii Coordination between 3 tier government

iii introduction of smart classes

Select the correct answer using the code given below

i. and ii only

ii and iii only

i. and iii only

all of the above

none of these

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Explanation:

•Proper planning: Detailed planning for consolidation based on secondary data, child mapping, and mandatory consultations with all stakeholders and local governance institutions should be undertaken to avoid any negative impact of consolidation.

•Coordination between 3 tier government: The central, state, and local governments should act as facilitators for consolidation and desist from following a one-size-fits-all approach. Consolidation should be a local exercise, best carried out by local authorities.

The state government should act as facilitators in the process by providing school data analytics and visualisation platforms, capacity-building of local authorities, and financial support.