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Let me ask again: >*** Now let me ask you the same question. Who do YOU think is/are >responsible? And HOW exactly might that be rectified, and prevented in the >future? I am sure netters would like to hear of your thoughts, if you care to share. How the whole thing seems to work in your view that is, ending up with what you so passionately point out for our benefit. c-da At 3:19 PM -0500 9/29/02, Alpana Sarangapani wrote: >>central govt. is hugely responsible for the situation, TOGETHER with the >>Assam govt./s, past or present. I know you don't like to hear me say that, >>but that is the bitter truth. > >I won't mind hearing it - if it WAS the truth, C'da. > >Do you think the Central government is **even** responsible for the >character of those people in Assam? How? And if that was the case how come >some people from the same place, aren't corrupted - do their work to take >care of themselves without going for the public money? > >And you talk about people taking responsibilities for their own action? With >all due respect, why do you act like Dhritarashtra all the time? > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Alpana Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 9:30 PM >Subject: Re: Schools/Education in Assam > > >At 11:53 PM -0500 9/27/02, Alpana Sarangapani wrote: >> If we search very hard we might find the word "Delhi" written all >>over the place here. C'da: Any comments? > > >*** Unfortunately you are correct for the most part Alpana. Yes indeed,the >central govt. is hugely responsible for the situation, TOGETHER with the >Assam govt./s, past or present. I know you don't like to hear me say that, >but that is the bitter truth. > > >*** Now let me ask you the same question. Who do YOU think is/are >responsible? And HOW exactly might that be rectified, and prevented in the >future? > >c-da > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------ >http://www.sentinelassam.com/ >> >>Rs 15,000 cr spent in 15 years, but no marked change in Education Dept >> >>By a Staff Reporter >>GUWAHATI, Sept 27 : The State Education Department has failed to bring >>much of a change in the educational scenario even after spending Rs >>15,000 crore in the last 15 years. No other department of the Assam >>Government had received such a huge allocation of funds. >> >> >> >>Schools in Assam are marked by non-existence of drinking water, black >>board, toilet and other basic necessities. >> >> >> >>Official sources told The Sentinel that corruption and other malpractices >>are responsible for the poor show of the Education Department. The >>Department is currently spending a lion's share of its budget for payment >>of salaries to the huge workforce of teachers. Political interference and >>corruption in the appointment of teachers have proved to be the last nail >>in the Department's coffin. >> >> >> >>There are 1.44 lakh teachers at the primary level, and among them a large >>section of teachers were appointed through the backdoor without taking >>into account the fund position of the Education Department. On the other >>hand, about 20 per cent of the teachers have been estimated to be "ghost" >>teachers. Though the "ghost" teachers only exist in paper, a section of >>officials of the Education Department are siphoning off money for payment >>of salaries to these teachers. >> >> >> >>Sources said that the Education Department during the previous years had >>failed to give the accurate number of teachers in the State before the >>Assam Assembly. Figures of the Department are quite misleading, sources >>said. >> >> >> >>Allegations of corruption have once again surfaced following the >>regularization of a large number of teachers whom the Manoharan Committee >>report categorized as illegal and irregular. >> >> >> >>About 500 out of 7500 teachers have been made permanent and regular >>during the last two years. But the Education Department is yet to find >>out the files regarding appointment of 500 teachers. Sources said that at >>a time when the Education department has initiated a move to regularise >>3500 teachers as per the recommendations of the Manoharan Committee, a >>section of district level officials of the department has reportedly >>appointed 1000 new teachers.
