Siddaramaiah blames Karnataka Minister for state's poor performance in PUC Exams
Bengaluru: Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah has said that Primary and Higher Education Minister S Suresh Kumar is responsible for the dip in state’s performance in II pre-university results this year.
“The results are poor because of a shortage of lecturers too, but the minister had stalled the appointment of lecturers. He is, therefore, responsible for the fall in the results,” the former chief minister added.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said, “Shortage of teachers is also one of the reasons for low pass percentage in PUC examinations. @nimmasuresh, who has stopped teachers' appointment process, should own the responsibility for this. List of 1298 candidates was finalized for PUC teachers' posts, after conducting a recruitment exam in 2018. But, @nimmasuresh has canceled the counseling to decide the job location. This will not just affect the candidates but also the students”.
He further said that the state government has reduced the price of milk by Rs 5 under the Ksheeradhara project. “The government has been unjust to the farmers in the times of Corona, as it will also affect the functioning of milk producers' cooperative associations,” he said in a letter to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.
The government has retained Rs 138 crore of the gratuity to be given under the project by reducing the price of milk, said Siddaramaiah, demanding that the gratuity be released immediately and pay the milk producers a minimum price of Rs 35 a liter.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
