The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr.
Shashi Tharoor has said that no teacher
shall be deployed for non-educational purposes other than the population census, disaster relief duties or duties
relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or
Parliament, as per the Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009.
He said that the National
Knowledge Commission has also recommended that the imposition of a wide range
of non-teaching duties, such as that of manning poll booths and collecting data
for surveys etc., cuts into the available teaching time and also undermines the
professional status of teachers. He added that these activities should be
shared out among a wider range of public employees or even those hired
specifically for the purpose, and the burden of such work on teachers must be reduced.
This information was given by
Minister of State, HRD, Dr. Shashi Tharoor in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Source : Press Information Bureau
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