In UP schools, special inspection campaign from July 5- July 31 for checking basic facilities

New Delhi: As the summer vacation ends in schools, the Yogi government is gearing up to ensure proper functioning of all council schools, madrasas as well as aided schools on its reopening in the state by evaluating the management of mid-day meal distribution, infrastructure, supportive supervision, implementation of academic programs, and other essential facilities there.

The government will conduct a special inspection campaign in all these schools in this regard from July 5th to July 31st to ensure that the schools are providing essential facilities such as clean drinking water, mid-day meals, and toilets for the children and also implementing academic progranmes.

Additionally, the punctuality of teachers and the details related to the number of students and the distribution of textbooks to them will also be examined.

Inspection report has to be submitted within 15 days

As per the instructions issued by Vijay Kiran Anand, Director General of School Education to all district school inspectors and district basic education officers, the inspection has to be conducted in a systematic and an effective manner. Besides, the district school inspectors and district basic education officers have been directed to compulsorily report about the progress of the campaign to the State Project Office as well as the Mid-Day Meal Authority office fortnightly, on July 15 and July 31.

According to the reports received from the Inspiration Inspection module, a total of 1,65,065 schools were inspected in April 2023 by the District, Block-level Task Force, District Basic Education Officers, all District Coordinators, ARP and SRG, and DIET Mentors. Additionally, inspections were conducted in 1,22,137 schools until May 19th, 2023, which demonstrates a satisfactory situation.

During the inspection, special attention has to be paid to specific things, such as availability of clean drinking water in schools, separate and functional toilets for boys/girls, compliance with 19 parameters under the Kayakalp initiative, distribution of mid-day meals to children, in addition to fruits every Monday and milk every Wednesday.
Furthermore, the number of students registered in the MDM (Mid-Day Meal) register, number of students availing mid-day meals on the inspection day, number of students availing mid-day meals in the past 3 days, and number of teachers, Shiksha Mitras and instructors posted in the school shall also be inspected carefully.

Furthermore, inspection will include the details of absent teachers, Shiksha Mitras, and instructors, total number of enrolled students in schools, number of present students compared to enrollment, distribution of textbooks for all subjects to all students, and whether communication is being done by teachers regarding quality feedback and academic support from ARP/SRG or not.

The inspection report should include the evaluator’s assessment of when the inspected school can achieve the status of a “Nipun” school.

Guidelines for 100% Inspection

Directions have been given to ensure a complete inspection of all schools regarding the mentioned points. These include that within 2 days, the District Education Officer and the District Basic Education Officer should prepare a work plan for inspecting 100% of the council schools and madrasas. The allocation of schools should be clearly mentioned in the plan.

The District Education Officer should take on the leadership role and conduct a thorough review of the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme in all the secondary schools.

In the case of aided schools under the jurisdiction of the Basic Education Department, an in-depth review of the operation of the mid-day meal scheme should be conducted under the leadership of the District Basic Education Officer.