1. Private school teachers entitled to gratuity, says
Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has ruled that private schools will now
have to pay gratuity to teachers who retired after 1997. Upholding a 2009 law
entitling the private school teachers for gratuity, retrospectively from 1997,
the SC invalidated a stay on its operation.
2. Chhattisgarh CM sanctions Rs 500 crore for repair &
maintenance of school buildings.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has approved a
budget of Rs 500 crore for the repair and maintenance of school buildings. The
chief secretary has been given instructions to carry out the implementation of
the same.
3. CUET scores not applicable for admission into Delhi
University's certificate courses.
CUET scores will not be applicable to take admission in the
certificate courses offered at Delhi University’s Campus of Open Learning
(COL). COL-DU has been offering various professional and technical training
programmes and short term certificate courses from nearly two decades now.
4. LG seeks explanation for decline in enrolment & rise
in absenteeism in Delhi govt schools.
On Monday, the Delhi Lieutenant Governor's office wrote to
the Chief Secretary asking for an explanation for the "decline in
enrolment and rise in absenteeism" in government schools since 2014-15
despite an increase in the expenditure towards education.
5. Jharkhand Teachers tied to a tree by students &
beaten over allotting poor marks.
In an incident in Jharkhand’s Dumka district, a group of
school students tied their teachers to a tree and allegedly beat them up for allotting
them low scores which led to the students failing their exams.
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