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சி.பி.எஸ்.இ. பள்ளிகளை மாணவர்கள் நாடுவதற்கு என்ன காரணம்?



அனைத்து குழந்தைகளும் பள்ளிக்கூடங்களுக்கு செல்வதை உறுதிசெய்யவேண்டும் என்ற சீரியநோக்கில் தமிழக அரசு பல்வேறு நடவடிக்கைகளை முனைப்புடன் எடுத்து வருகிறது.

பிப்ரவரி 05 2019, 04:29

ஆண்டுதோறும் பட்ஜெட்டில் பள்ளிக்கூட கல்வித்துறைக்காக ஒதுக்கப்படும் தொகை உயர்ந்துகொண்டே போகிறது. 2018-19-ம் ஆண்டுக்கான பட்ஜெட்டில் பள்ளிக்கூட கல்வித்துறைக்காக மட்டும் ரூ.27 ஆயிரத்து 205 கோடியே 88 லட்சம் ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. என்றாலும், தமிழக அரசு நடத்தும் அரசு பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் 3,100 பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் இந்த ஆண்டு மாணவர் சேர்க்கை மிகவும் குறைவாக இருக்கிறது. 812 பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் 15 மாணவர்களுக்கும் குறைவான மாணவர்களே படித்து வருகிறார்கள் என்ற அதிர்ச்சியான தகவல் கிடைத்துள்ளது. 2014-15-ல் அரசு பள்ளிக்கூடங்களிலுள்ள மாணவர்களின் சேர்க்கை 56 லட்சத்து 55 ஆயிரத்து 628 ஆக இருந்தநிலையில், 2018-19-ல் 46 லட்சத்து 60 ஆயிரத்து 965 ஆக குறைந்துள்ளது.

தற்போது ஏறத்தாழ 59 ஆயிரம் அரசு பள்ளிக்கூடங்கள் இருக்கின்றன. இது ஒரு அதிர்ச்சி என்றால், அடுத்த அதிர்ச்சி 10-ம் வகுப்புவரை மாநில கல்வித்திட்டத்தின்கீழ் படிக்கும் மாணவர்கள், 11-ம் வகுப்பில் சி.பி.எஸ்.இ. பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் சேருவதற்குத்தான் ஆர்வம் காட்டுகிறார்கள். இதற்குகாரணம், ‘நீட்’ தேர்வுதான். ‘நீட்’ தேர்வு அமலுக்கு முன்பு 10-ம் வகுப்புவரை சி.பி.எஸ்.இ. கல்வித்திட்டத்தில் படிக்கும் மாணவர்கள், பிளஸ்-2-வில் அதிக மார்க் பெறவேண்டும் என்ற எண்ணத்தில், 11-ம் வகுப்பில் சி.பி.எஸ்.இ. பள்ளிகளை விட்டுவிட்டு, மாநில கல்வித்திட்டத்தின் கீழ் நடக்கும் பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் சேர்வார்கள். ஆனால், இப்போது நிலைமை தலைகீழாக மாறிவிட்டது. ‘நீட்’ தேர்வில் வெற்றி பெறவேண்டுமென்றால், மாநில கல்வித்திட்டத்தில் 11, 12-ம் வகுப்பில் படித்தால் போதாது. சி.பி.எஸ்.இ. பள்ளியில் சேர்ந்தால்தான் ‘நீட்’ தேர்வை எதிர்கொள்ள முடியும் என்ற மனோபாவம் மாணவர்களிடம் வந்துவிட்டது. இதன்காரணமாக, இந்த ஆண்டு 61 ஆயிரம் மாணவர்கள் 10-ம் வகுப்புவரை மாநில கல்வித்திட்டத்தில் படித்துவிட்டு, சி.பி.எஸ்.இ. பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் போய் சேர்ந்திருக்கிறார்கள். வரும் ஆண்டுகளில் இந்த எண்ணிக்கை இன்னும் அதிகரிக்கும் என்று அஞ்சப்படுகிறது.

இதுமட்டுமல்லாமல், பல பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் பிளஸ்-1 வகுப்பில் பயோலஜி பாடத்தை தேர்வு செய்து படிக்கும் மாணவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை பெருமளவில் குறைந்துள்ளது. வணிகவியல் பிரிவில் சேரும் மாணவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகமாக இருக்கிறது. இதற்கு காரணம், மாணவர்கள் மத்தியில் மருத்துவம் போன்ற உயர்கல்வியில் சேர வேண்டுமென்றால், தனியாக ‘கோச்சிங்’ வகுப்பில் சேர தங்களால் முடியுமா?, அதற்கு நிறைய பணம் செலவாகும். அந்தளவு நமக்கு பணவசதி இல்லை என்ற தயக்கத்தால், வணிகவியல் பிரிவில் படித்து கலைக்கல்லூரியில் சேர்ந்தால்போதும் என்ற எண்ணத்தில் வந்திருக்கிறார்கள். இந்தநிலை தொடர்வது நல்லதல்ல. இதற்கு காரணம், அரசு பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் கல்வித்தகுதி சி.பி.எஸ்.இ. பள்ளிக்கூடங்களுக்கு இணையாக இல்லை என்ற எண்ணம் பரவலாக இருக்கிறது. இதுமட்டுமல்லாமல், அரசு பள்ளிக்கூடங்களைவிட, தனியார் பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில்தான் கல்வித்தரம் நன்றாக இருக்கிறது என்ற எண்ணம் பரவலாக இருப்பதால்தான், அரசு பள்ளிக்கூடங்களில் மாணவர்கள் சேர்க்கை வீதமும் குறைந்துகொண்டே வருகிறது. இந்த நிலைமையை தவிர்க்க வேண்டுமென்றால், தமிழக அரசின் பள்ளிக்கல்வித்துறை மற்ற சீர்த்திருத்தங்களை எல்லாம் செய்வதில் முனைப்பு காட்டுவதுபோல, கல்வித்தரத்தை உயர்த்துவதில் அதிக முனைப்பு காட்டவேண்டும்.

Asked For PM's Degree, Delhi University Says RTI Reduced To Joke

The submission was made before Justice AJ Bhambhani who fixed the matter for further hearing on February 4, when other similar petitions were also listed.

 Updated: January 31, 2019 20:19 IST



Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the Delhi University in Delhi High Court. (File)

NEW DELHI:

The Delhi University on Thursday contended before the Delhi High Court that the RTI Act has been reduced to a "joke" with queries seeking records of all students who had passed BA examination in 1978, including that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The submission was made before Justice AJ Bhambhani who fixed the matter for further hearing on February 4, when other similar petitions were also listed.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for DU, said, "The RTI Act has been reduced to a joke with such queries. Degrees of two public functionaries were sought. One is the honourable prime minister and the other is a minister."

Referring to some of the provisions of the Right To Information (RTI) Act, the law officer said personal information is never to be given unless there is some public interest.

"This (Act) cannot be used for some extraneous reasons," he said while giving an overview of the issue to the judge who was new to the matter.

He also said these degrees were already in the public domain at different forums and there was nothing to hide but "we should not reduce the Act to this level".

The court was hearing the DU's plea challenging a Central Information Commission (CIC) direction to allow inspection of the university''s records of all students who had passed BA examination in 1978.

The CIC had directed the DU to allow inspection of records related to all the students who had passed BA degree in 1978, the year in which, according to the university, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also cleared the examination.

The CIC had rejected the contention of the central public information officer of the university that it was a third party personal information, saying it finds "neither merit, nor legality" in it.

The court had on January 23, 2017 put on hold the operation of the CIC order.

In the affidavit filed through central government standing counsel Arun Bhardwaj, the DU had earlier said the result of a student once declared is accessible only to that student and is "personal" to her or him.

The varsity had said that disclosure of exam results of all the students could lead to "public embarrassment" of some or may cause "disturbance" of his/her routine life.

It had said the information was held in a fiduciary capacity and was exempt from disclosure under the RTI Act.

It had also said that a separate mechanism is available for other institutions which want to verify the results or degrees of a student who has passed out from the DU.

SHRC slaps fine on tahsildar for negligence

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

PublishedFeb 5, 2019, 5:44 am IST

Even after making complaints several times to Selvapandi, tahsildar, Pollachi taluk no proper action was taken against the encroachers.

N. Ayyaswamy, and his wife Subbulakshmi, encroached the common pathway, and built a house on the place.

Chennai: The State Human Rights Commission has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on a tashildar for permitting a person to construct a house encroaching a pathway to the Dalit Colony in Coimbatore district. The Commission recommended that the state government should initiate departmental action against the respondent for his negligence in his official duty five years ago.

In the petition, Ramasamy of Vazhaikombu, Pollachi taluk, Coimbatore District submitted that he belonged to the Scheduled Caste and was residing along with 34 families in the colony. They were using a common pathway to their residential area and to Sri Karupparayan Temple for decades.

N. Ayyaswamy, and his wife Subbulakshmi, encroached the common pathway, and built a house on the place. This was causing serious hardships to the families.

Even after making complaints several times to Selvapandi, tahsildar, Pollachi taluk no proper action was taken against the encroachers. In turn, Selvapandi supported Ayyaswamy and threatened the villagers.

The local panchayat also sent a representation to the tashildar on April 30, 2013 to measure the place and to show the boundaries of the public road.

Based on the complaint, revenue divisional officer Pollachi directed the tashildar to take suitable steps to confirm the pathway and to remove the encroachment. As Ayyaswamy refused to vacate the land, the complaint sought action against the tahsildar.

After appearing before the commission, Selvapandi had not filed any counter affidavit and reply.

SHRC judge D Jayachandran said this commission was of the considered view that the encroachments infringe rights of other citizens. They created a bad impression in the minds of people that no action would be taken in the event of encroaching public land.

He said the competent authorities must be vigilant over public land, water bodies and water resources. If officials were inactive and insensitive towards encroachment of public lands and water bodies, it would amount to infringement of the constitutional rights of other citizens as it would hinder getting sufficient pathway.

The Commission was of the view that the complainant was entitled to receive compensation of `50,000 from the tahsildar.

The Judge recommended the government to initiate departmental action against the tahsildar for committing negligence in his official duty.

To Sir, with love: Students rally behind maths teacher
With the students urging the Education department to revoke the order, Suresh was left without an order.

Published: 05th February 2019 04:46 AM 

By Deepak Sathish

Express News Service

TIRUPUR: Since the last few days of the JACTTO-GEO strike last month, the School Education department has been taking action against many of the participants — issuing 17(b) notices, suspending or transferring staff. The situation in Tirupur too has been no different. When they heard word of their maths teachers, students of Velliyankadu Corporation Middle School banded together in protest. The students’ parents too have criticised moving the teacher who had greatly impacted the children and their education.

G Suresh (38), the middle school maths teachers, was in school on Monday to collect his transfer order. He was among the 17 teachers in Tirupur to get a transfer. He was being moved to the Perichipalayam school, a few yards away from his former place of work. What should have been a routine visit turned out to be an emotional spectacle with students banding together to keep him from leaving. There were hugs exchanged and tears shed. The teacher himself broke down at the show of support but advised the students to focus on academics.

Students and parents alike have not taken the transfer well. It was Suresh’s efforts that made their children do better, not just in academics but also in terms of other life skills like discipline, pointed out parents. Students talked about how he went beyond the call of duty to serve them well. “He’d buy medicines for us if we were feeling unwell,” said one K Mahalakshmi; “He used to teach maths like a story and made us stop hating it,” said on M Jeeva; “The school has been a plastic-free zone for over four years now, thanks to his effort,” said another.


With the students urging the Education department to revoke the order, Suresh was left without an order. Parents of students visited the collectorate to submit a petition in this regard. As District Revenue Officer S Prassanna Ramasamy assured to look into the matter, Suresh was awaiting further instructions from the department.

Plea seeks to reinstate law university registrar

A writ plea has been made in the Madras High Court for a direction to the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to reinstate Dr D Shankar as the Registrar of the University.

Published: 05th February 2019 05:30 AM 

Madras High Court (File | EPS)
By Express News Service

CHENNAI: A writ plea has been made in the Madras High Court for a direction to the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to reinstate Dr D Shankar as the Registrar of the University.Justice S M Subramaniyam, before whom the petition from Shankar came up for hearing recently, impleaded all the 33 professors and lecturers as party-respondents in the case. The petitioner also alleged that some professors, who do not possess the requisite qualifications, had been appointed as professors. When the matter came up on January 3 last, the judge had directed the Grievances Committee to conduct an enquiry and submit a report by January 31. Accordingly, the committee submitted its report.


After going through the report, the judge found that certain allegations raised by Dr P Vanangamudi, the former Vice-Chancellor of the Law University, had also corroborated with it.Hence, the persons, who are likely to be affected, should also be heard, the judge said and impleaded all the Law Professors and posted the matter for passing final orders on February 20.

Vandalur-Guduvancheri GST stretch to become 8-lane road

Currently, the stretch between Tambaram and Chengalpattu witnesses huge traffic jams on the weekends and festival seasons.

Published: 05th February 2019 05:46 AM 

The Irumbaliyur-Vandalur stretch of Grand Southern Trunk road (NH 32) as seen on Monday | P JAWAHAR

By B Anbuselvan

Express News Service

CHENNAI: Soon, the National Highways Authority of India will convert the six-lane stretch of Grand Southern Trunk road (NH- 32) between Vandalur and Guduvancheri into an eight-lane road. The move is likely to ease congestion on the route. The national highways wing of the State has been entrusted with the widening works on the 5.3 km stretch, which will be taken up at a cost of Rs 42.4 crore.

“There is no need to acquire lands on either sides for the widening works,” said NHAI project director G Athipathi, speaking to Express. “We will be utilising the available lands. Already, Irumbuliyur - Vandalur four-lane stretch is being converted into a six-lane road. Tender for the same has been floated.”

Currently, the stretch between Tambaram and Chengalpattu witnesses huge traffic jams on the weekends and festival seasons. As a result, NHAI has been facing constant criticism from public and business lobbies for “not maintaining a national highway design” on the GST road as vehicles cannot cross 30 kmph speed at many points.


According to official documents, width of the median will be narrowed and service lanes will be merged with main carriageway at some places to make space for the widening. The width of the median on Tambaram-Chengalpattu GST road varies between 2.5-5 metres. The road width varies between 35-45 metres and carries approximately 90,000 vehicles a day.

With the expansion, the road will be able to handle an additional 10,000 vehicles a day, thereby reducing pile-ups over the weekends. “The upgradation has been planned in view of the proposed elevated corridor in Tambaram-Chengalpattu route. The widening will be completed before the expressway is built.”

Air India apologises after passenger finds cockroach in food served during flight

Rohit Raj Singh Chauhan, who was on the Air India plane heading to Mumbai from Bhopal, tweeted on Saturday he was served idli-vada-sambar during the flight and it had a cockroach in it.

Published: 05th February 2019 01:04 AM 

Image used for representational purpose only. (Photo | PTI)

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Two days after one of its passengers found a cockroach in the food served aboard a Bhopal-Mumbai flight, Air India on Monday apologised and said it has initiated "corrective action internally".

"We sincerely apologise for the incident where our valued pax (passenger) had a disappointing experience with the meal served on board our Bhopal-Mumbai flight. Air India always endeavours to ensure our pax enjoy our services," it issued a statement on Twitter.

Rohit Raj Singh Chauhan, who was on the Air India plane heading to Mumbai from Bhopal, tweeted on Saturday he was served idli-vada-sambar during the flight and it had a cockroach in it.

He also posted a picture of the food served where a cockroach could be seen.


"We have taken serious note of the incident and immediately issued a strong notice to the caterer concerned. Air India has a zero-tolerance policy in this respect and has initiated corrective action internally. Our senior officials are in touch with the aggrieved passenger," the airline tweeted.