Meerut: With hardly a month remaining for the new academic session to commence, Uttar Pradesh government’s plan to convert 5,000 more existing schools into English medium institutions may not take off as appointment and training of teachers is still pending. At present, the state has 5,000 English medium government-run schools.The state government has sent written orders to district education authorities to provide details about the teachers appointed but these are yet to be implemented.“It should be noted that instructions were given to all the district basic shiksha adhikaris to see that a total number of 5,000 schools be started as English medium schools in UP. You were asked to submit details about the teachers appointed for these schools through an email. However, no such information from the districts has reached the state government authorities. The education director (basic) has shown disappointment in the matter,” read the order issued by Lalita Pradeep, joint education director (basic).The letter further stated that some districts, which have provided details, have not done so in the said format. It should be noted that UP already has 5,000 English medium schools and this move was adopted to improve the quality education in the state.“This is a matter of high importance and should not be taken lightly. All the reports should be sent without any delay so that the academic session is not hampered with,” said Pradeep.

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