The Directorate of Education (DoE) has issued a new order of the school principals: issue teachers and other staff members a diary number when they file an application. DoE said that the move is introduced due to the unresponsive behavior of the school principals and staff members and this leads to teacher filing unnecessary RTI applications.
“Heads of schools are directed to make proper arrangements to receive any application from teachers, and other staff members, and issue them a diary number,” said the circular issued by DoE last week.
An education department official said "they have been forced to issue the circular after receiving complaints from teachers and other staff — mostly related to adjustment of their classes, leaves and bill clearances — which they wanted to give in writing but was not accepted by the principal."
“This often results in unnecessary RTI applications, which not only spoil cordial environment but also waste time and energy of HoS and teachers,” the circular stated.
“For things done by few people, everybody cannot be held accountable. We have been entrusted with a lot of work, including listening to grievances of teachers,” a principal of a Bawana school said.