School pairing will benefit students: Govt
Pairing, officials said, will help improve the teacher-student ratio and upgrade infrastructure under all 19 Operation Kayakalp parameters — toilets, drinking water, furniture, digital education, Bal Vatika — and promote holistic development. They added that the model, however, remains flexible, with provisions to reopen original schools if enrolment grows. The govt initiated the pairing of schools to optimise teachers, resources, and infrastructure.
For instance, UP has over 6,000 single-teacher schools, affecting the quality of teaching and student learning.
Based on three key criteria — low enrolment, proximity, and lack of teachers or ramshackle buildings — the pairing will not take away jobs of teachers or cook-cum-helpers deployed in the state-run schools, said a govt spokesperson.
The govt further said the initiative is in sync with the NEP, which recommends better-equipped institutions to enhance learning outcomes.
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