Convention of educational officials

Officials of the rank of Block Educational Officers and above will be involved in the interaction at the convention expected to be participated by about 500 officials, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri told reporters here today.

A committee would be set up to study and recommend measures to rectify pay anomolies of teachers of primary schools, high schools and Pre-university college teachers and it would submit its report by this month end, he said.

Another committee has been set up to guide the government on improving standards of education in vocational training centres under National Vocational Educational qualification frame work policy being evolved by the Union Government.

Industries would be involved in the exercise so that these vocational training centres can roll out the required manpower, Kageri said. The government is conducting a special programme in all its schools on July five with the participation of elected represantatives to attract more students in Government run schools. The state is initiating measures to implement RTE Act, he said.