CM Yediyurappa wishes class 10 students ahead of board exams on Monday
Bengaluru, July 18: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday extended his best wishes to the students appearing for the class 10 board examination, which will commence on July 19.
Yediyurappa took to twitter to wish the students.
"My best wishes to all the students appearing for SSLC exams tomorrow. I urge my young friends to relax and focus on exams.
I assure parents that our government has made all arrangements to ensure exams are held safely," he tweeted.
The SSLC exam will be conducted on July 19 and 22.
Taking stock of the preparations, the Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister visited a few examination centres in Bengaluru.
Later in a statement issued by his office, the minister said a teacher in Haveri, who misappropriated the fees paid by 30 students, has been suspended.
These students will be allowed to take up the examination in August when the supplementary exam will be held.
Another student from Koratagere in Tumakuru, who was barred from the SSLC exam over non-payment of her dues to the school where she studied will be allowed to appear for the supplementary exam.
However, their mark sheet will only reflect that they wrote the annual exam and not the compartment exam.
The Karnataka government has decided to hold the exam in an unconventional way by using OMR sheets instead of answer sheets.
The three-hour exam on Monday will cover the core subjects -- Maths, Science and Social Science whereas on July 22 there will be exams of languages such as Kannada, English, Hindi, Sanskrit and other subjects.
Earlier, the education department had said that this year 8,76,581 students will write the exam at 4,885 centres.
To protect the sanctity of the exam, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC will be in place around 200 metres from the exam hall.
The government also made arrangements for the transportation of students who cannot afford to reach the examination centres.
This time, the number of exam centres have been increased. Arrangements have also been made for students to write exams in the border regions of the state in Kerala and Maharashtra.
Students with COVID like symptoms will write the exam in a separate hall whereas those who test positive can take it up at a COVID care centre.
The government has made vaccination mandatory for the teachers, officers and staff involved in the exam.
All students will be given masks during the exams.
There will be compulsory health check-up at all the exam centres, where students will be sanitised and undergo thermal screening.
There will be 12 students in each hall, which means one student in each desk.
There will be paramedics and ASHA workers at all the centres.
Directions have been given to the teachers and invigilators that if they show COVID signs they should not attend the exam and will be sent back.
Unlike other state and central boards, the Karnataka government decided to conduct the class 10 examination as it is crucial for students to decide their stream.
My best wishes to all the students appearing for SSLC exams tomorrow. I urge my young friends to relax and focus on exams. I assure parents that our government has made all arrangements to ensure exams are held safely.
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) July 18, 2021
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
