The condition of Dakshin Palapi Prapan Primary School in Ramchandrapur development area of Balrampur in Chhattisgarh is very bad. The education of the children who study here depends on God. The school, which has about 45 children, has a teacher who has not been in school for several months. In addition to this, the school has a peon and a nanny. Children who study come to school every day, but go back after playing.
Villagers have complained to relevant departments many times. But no concrete action has been taken so far. Midwives working in schools told us that children come to school every day, eat, play and then leave. With teachers often absent, the children’s future becomes bleak.
There is a teacher, a peon and a nanny in the school.
Parents of the children say the school has been running on trust in God for the past few months. If the teacher is willing, he will come; if he is not willing, he will not come. It is our duty to send our children to such schools. The government was aware of this but took no action.
When the matter was discussed with the block education officer, he told the teacher that a show-cause notice had been issued to the teacher and his salary had also been suspended. The matter is being investigated at the cluster level and preparations are being made to deploy new teachers as soon as possible.
The future of the children studying at this school is dark
Surprisingly, this is the case in the home district of current Agriculture Minister Ramvichar Netam. Now, it remains to be seen how long the education department can resolve this issue, or whether children’s education will continue to be affected in this way.
