Online monitoring reveals alarming gaps in U.P. govt schools’ classroom activities
Hindustan TimesIn a move mirroring high school and intermediate board exams, online monitoring of classes in government-run secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh via CCTV cameras has begun revealing the true state of education in these institutions. Live monitoring through the Vidya Samiksha Kendra in Lucknow has uncovered numerous deficiencies in classroom activities, particularly in 64 selected government secondary schools across various districts, monitored between July 7 and July 21, according to officials from the state secondary education department. When officials tried to contact the principals concerned regarding the deficiencies found in their schools, 20 did not answer their mobile phones or return the calls. During online monitoring, the reports of five government secondary schools in Prayagraj district were found to be irregular.