Cluster schools will be built in every block of Uttarakhand, nodal officer nominated
Under the Cluster School Scheme run by the School Education Department, a cluster school will be built in every development block in the first phase. Nodal officers have been nominated in the development block for on-site inspection for the purpose of providing basic facilities in these schools.
Cluster schools will be built in every block of Uttarakhand
The state’s School Education Minister Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat said that in accordance with the New Education Policy-2020, cluster schools are to be established across the state. Which have been selected by the department. Under the Cluster School Scheme, in the first phase, one cluster school will be built in all 95 development blocks at the secondary level. In which students from class 6 to 12 will get all the facilities including basic facilities as well as smart class, virtual class, tinkering lab, computer lab, laboratories of various subjects, art and craft room, library, playground, toilet.
Minister nominated nodal officers
100% deployment of teachers of all subjects, sports and yoga instructors, librarians, third and fourth class workers and Bhojan Mata will be ensured in cluster schools. Departmental Minister Dr. Rawat said that block-wise departmental officers have been nominated as nodal officers for on-site inspection of schools to provide basic facilities and ensure quality construction work in the selected cluster schools under the scheme. These include senior officers of directorate level including Director General of School Education, Chief Education Officers of all districts, Principals of DIETs and Block Education Officers.
Nodal officers will submit their report to the government
Giving information, the minister said that all these nodal officers will soon inspect the allotted schools and provide their detailed report to the government through the Directorate General of Education. After which the process of construction of cluster schools selected for the first phase will be started. The minister said that the government’s goal is to develop cluster schools as education hubs. Along with this, such nearby schools in which the number of students is very less will also be accommodated in these cluster schools. The minister said that under the scheme, cluster schools will be converted into residential schools in a phased manner, so that residential facilities can be provided to the students of remote areas.
These officers have been nominated as nodal
Under the Cluster School Scheme, Director General of School Education Banshidhar Tiwari has been nominated as the nodal officer of Government Inter College Thano, Dehradun. Similarly, Director Elementary Education Ajay Kumar Nautiyal has been nominated as the nodal officer of Government Girls Inter College Kotdwar, Director Secondary Education Dr. Mukul Sati has been nominated as the nodal officer of PM Shri Government Inter College Dineshpur, US Nagar, Secretary Uttarakhand Board Vinod Kumar Simalti has been nominated as the nodal officer of PM Shri Government Inter College Mahuwadabra, US Nagar, Joint Director Padmaendra Saklani has been nominated as the nodal officer of Government Inter College Talwadi, Chamoli, Additional Director Garhwal Kanchan Devradi has been nominated as the nodal officer of Government Inter College Kot, Pauri, Additional Director Kumaon Ambadatt Balodi has been nominated as the nodal officer of Government Inter College Bagwali Pokhar Almora. Similarly, district and block level officers have also been nominated as nodal officers and schools have been allotted to them.
