Delhi LG approves with riders city govt's proposal to send teachers to Finland for training
New Delhi, Mar 4: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has given in-principle approval to the city government's proposal to send primary teachers of state-run schools to Finland for training, officials said on Saturday.
The LG's office has had run-ins with the government over several issues, including its scheme for sending school teachers to Finland for training.
Saxena, in his approval, said he was okaying the proposal in the "interest of facilitating an executive decision flawed that it may be, rather than joining issues to enable anarchic disruption".
He also noted that there was refusal by the Arvind Kejriwal government to bring on record the "impact assessment of the foreign training programmes conducted in the past", the officials said.
"Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the education department's proposal for a training programme of primary in-charges in Finland. Taking the approach of equitable benefit for all, the LG has increased the number of primary in-charges, who were to proceed to Finland for training, from 52 to 87 so as to ensure equal representation of primary in-charges from all 29 administrative zones of the education department," an official from the LG's office said.
"With this, 87 primary in-charges -- three in-charges from each of the 29 administrative zones -- will be selected for the training programme, as against the 52 primary in-charges who were arbitrarily selected by the government," he said.
The LG also said that training for teachers should be formulated in such a way that subsequent to such training, the teachers become "trainers of trainees and they train remaining primary in-charges and primary teachers of the Department", the official said.
"This will mean that more and more teachers are trained and no student is deprived of the benefits derived out of this training programme," he added.
The LG took strong note of the fact that the education department "did not provide details" of analysis of similar programmes conducted in the past, despite being asked by him.
" .I would like to underline that despite, myself having, duly and rightfully enquired about impact assessment on the learning outcomes of foreign training programmes conducted in the past and the desirability of examining and identifying similarly placed training programs in the institutes of excellence within the country, no comments have been offered by the Department/Hon'ble Minister thereto.
"It has been submitted in the note of Hon'ble Dy CM that all the analysis has been done and all aspects examined however, no details thereof have been brought on record in the file of such analysis and examination, whatsoever," the LG said in his approval.
Saxena said there was a "vicious political campaign" run on the matter and despite everything that transpired, he was approving the proposal.
He further directed that classroom projects adopted by Finland in its educational institutions may be replicated for adopting their best practices and a virtual tour of these projects may be conducted as a regular exercise.
"It should be ensured that the number of officers accompanying the primary in-charges does not exceed two in each cohort," the official said, quoting the directions by Saxena.
The LG has also directed that a report on the learning outcomes from the training should be submitted by each participant teacher and a comprehensive report may be submitted by the department in 15 days after the training programme, as is the prevalent practice with regard to foreign training programs conducted by governments.
The approval came following the AAP government accusing the LG of "rejecting" the proposal for the training programme.
"The decision was pending due to the AAP government's reluctance to provide details of the impact assessment and analysis of similar foreign training programmes funded by it in the past," the official stressed.
The LG advised the government to adopt a fair and transparent selection process for identifying the organisers for the training programme.
"There is nothing on record to show as to what has been the selection procedure to identify the institute for organising the proposed training programmes," the official said.
The LG has also suggested that for optimal utilisation of resources and maximizing the benefits of the training programmes, the organisers should conduct training in India itself for wider coverage in a shorter time span.
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Allahabad HC orders probe into 'reinstatement' of teacher in UP's Barabanki
Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered a probe by the special task force (STF) into alleged irregularities in the rejoining of a teacher at City Intermediate College in Barabanki, observing that the reinstatement appeared to be prima facie illegal.
The court also directed the recovery of the salary paid to the teacher during the disputed period.
A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh passed the order on a petition filed by the college management committee. The court expressed doubts over the roles of the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Barabanki, the college principal and the teacher concerned and hence, directed a detailed inquiry into the matter.
Taking note of alleged manipulation of records and misleading submissions, the court ordered the immediate transfer of the Barabanki DIOS to ensure a fair probe. It also directed the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the then joint director of education of the Ayodhya division.
In its order, the court found that the teacher, Abhay Kumar, was initially appointed as an assistant teacher in 2018 but joined an Eklavya Model Residential School in Chhattisgarh as a lecturer in June 2024 without obtaining permission from the management. His subsequent request to retain the lien was rejected.
Despite this, he was allowed to rejoin the Barabanki College in September 2025 on the directions of the joint director of education and the DIOS, and was even paid the salary for October 2025. The court termed the rejoining "wholly illegal" and lacking any legal basis.
The bench also expressed concern over lapses in communication within the education department and directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to ensure that official orders are communicated through email and WhatsApp as well, to prevent disputes.
The matter is next listed for hearing on May 28 when a compliance report is sought.
