West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that now students graduating after college will be getting an opportunity to intern in state-run schools as teachers, with a view of reducing the teacher’s deficit.
The Chief Minister sat with the Principal and Vice Chancellors of Nabanna College and University. The Chief Minister said that the number of schoolchildren in the state has decreased for the Kanyasree project. As a result, the teacher’s deficit is showing more
“Could be in a way meet the dearth of teachers at class five and restore a proper balance between teachers and students at that elementary level before students enter secondary schools,” Banerjee said.
“Graduates, fresh from colleges, can be recruited as interns in the primary and secondary schools in those pockets,” the chief minister said. The interns at the primary level could get Rs 2,00 every month and those at secondary level Rs 2,500, she said.
“The performance of the interns could be monitored regularly and if found satisfactory, he or she would be considered for regular recruitment, Steps are also being taken for more recruitment of para-teachers,” she added.
“We have formed an umbrella committee having the education minister, the higher education secretary, VCs of Jadavpur and Calcutta University as members. The committee will submit a report soon,” Banerjee said.