The Uttar Pradesh authorities has postponed the execution of digital attendance in state faculties for the subsequent two months, in keeping with media stories. Earlier, Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) chief Mayawati acknowledged on Tuesday that high quality schooling in authorities faculties might be ensured not simply by digital attendance methods however by recruiting an enough variety of lecturers and offering fundamental amenities within the faculties.
In a submit in Hindi on X, she alleged that the digital attendance system for lecturers was imposed rapidly with out correct preparation by the BJP-led state authorities. The newly launched system is being opposed by the lecturers.
“Because of the acute lack of important fundamental amenities in authorities faculties of Uttar Pradesh, complaints of their poor situations have been widespread. As an alternative of constructing applicable budgetary provisions to correctly deal with these severe points, the federal government is merely participating in superficial actions to divert consideration from them. Is that this applicable?,” Mayawati stated within the submit.
She added that “the digital attendance system for lecturers appears to be one other new step by the federal government that has been imposed rapidly with out correct preparation”.
“What’s way more essential is the right and enough recruitment of lecturers together with the event of fundamental amenities to make sure high-quality schooling,” the BSP chief stated.
In an announcement issued in June, the Yogi Adityanath authorities introduced plans to digitise all 12 sorts of registers in faculties throughout the state, together with implementing a digital attendance system for each lecturers and college students.
In line with the assertion, each college students and lecturers might be required to mark their attendance utilizing a face recognition system on tablets. This course of was set to be carried out statewide beginning July 15, it stated.