WB chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her government is working on strategies to solve the problem of shortage of teachers in the state run schools. She further added that class 5 would be brought to primary level and graduates would be recruited as interns in primary and secondary schools.
Bringing class 5 in primary level "could in a way meet the dearth of teachers at class five and restore a proper balance between teachers and students at that elementary level before students enter secondary schools," she said.
“The government is also formulating a proposal to recruit graduates as interns for two years in institutes facing dearth of teachers at both primary
and secondary levels,” she told a press conference in presence of Education Minister Partha Chatterjee.
There is more than adequate teachers in some areas and other are facing a great shortage, she said. "Graduates, fresh from colleges, can be recruited as interns in the primary and secondary schools in those pockets," the Chief Minister said.
The interns at primary level could get INR 2000 every month and at secondary level could get INR 2500. She said that a proposal has been forwarded to senior government officials for exploring the implementability.
The performance of the interns could be monitored regularly and if found suitable they can be considered for regular recruitment, the chief minister added.