Teachers to be relieved of midday meal duty
Burden of non-teaching, non-educational assignments on teachers was said to be one of the main reasons for the dip in passing percentage in SSLC examination and there was demand from the teachers to reduce this burden.
The passing percentage in Dharwad district has come down to 67.6% in 2025 from 72.6% in 2024.
The school education and literacy department has issued a circular on July 1, 2025 barring the officials of education department and other departments from summoning orally or in writing, the teachers for non-teaching, non-educational works during school hours.
The circular even says that no competitive examinations will be held in schools during working days.
Taking a cue from the education department's circular, district minister Santosh Lad held a meeting of officers from school education and literacy department in the district and discussed measures to enhance the quality of education and ensure that teachers are consistently present in schools to discharge their duties.
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Lad stated that NGOs distributing mid-day meals in the district must also take responsibility for supplying eggs and bananas to students.If they fail to do so, alternative arrangements will be made immediately, he said and asked the NGOs concerned to respond to his suggestion.
"Currently, teachers are procuring eggs and bananas from the market and distributing them to students, which is consuming valuable teaching time and adding pressure.
This is negatively impacting the quality of education," he said.
"Teachers' issues must be addressed and resolved. The DDPI and BEOs must actively work to resolve such problems and report to the DC and the ZP CEO," the minister said.
Deputy commissioner Divya Prabhu said that the current system of distributing eggs and bananas separately in schools has increased the workload for teachers and headmasters, disrupting effective classroom teaching.
A lot of time is spent on distributing and recording data related to the supply of these items. Even minor delays or issues in implementing the scheme are being blamed on the teachers, which is leading to undue stress for them.
A formal appeal has been made regarding this, as it is affecting the quality of learning. Teachers should not be held accountable for minor errors in distribution. Immediate steps are required in this regard, Divya said.
Representatives from Iskcon and Adamya Chetana, the two organisations currently distributing mid-day meals in the district, said that they would discuss the matter with their trust heads and respond.
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