180 officials of Directorate of Primary Education going on school inspections

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An instruction has been issued to send 180 officials of the Directorate of Primary Education to different upazilas and thanas of the country to inspect, review and observe the field-level activities of primary education on the spot.

The instruction was given in line with the decision of the August monthly coordination meeting of the Directorate of Primary Education. In the office order issued on 28 September, the list of assigned upazilas or thanas has been published beside the officials’ names.

Md Masud Hossain, director (joint secretary) of the stipend division of the Directorate of Primary Education, signed the office order yesterday, Monday (5 October).

The order asks the officials to complete on-the-spot inspections in the assigned areas and submit reports by 5 November.

According to the office order, the top officials of the directorate, including the director general, additional director general and directors, will be able to inspect any upazila of the country.

In addition, a list has been made for sending officials and employees of different divisions to specific upazilas and thanas. The list includes upazilas of various districts of the country, including Joypurhat, Bogura, Naogaon, Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Natore, Sirajganj, Pabna, Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga and Jhenaidah.

According to the directive, officials will take prior permission from the director of their respective divisions before leaving their workplace. The directors will give the officials under them permission to leave the workplace for field-level inspection in phases.

The order says officials of the stipend division, through the prescribed tour arrangement, will inspect the primary education office of the upazila or thana mentioned beside their names and three government primary schools in the area concerned.

These schools must be selected on the basis of random sampling, one from an urban area and two from villages. The officials concerned will have to stay on the spot for two days to inspect, review and observe.

On the other hand, officials of the other divisions of the Directorate of Primary Education will have to inspect two government primary schools in the assigned upazila or thana.

Of these, they have been asked to select one urban and one rural school on the basis of random sampling and to stay on the spot for one day to inspect, review and observe.

After the inspection, a detailed report must be prepared in the prescribed format and submitted to the stipend division of the Directorate of Primary Education within five working days of the completion of the inspection.

Attaching a proof copy of the report’s submission to the TA/DA bill has also been made mandatory.

The office order further says the officials will be entitled to TA/DA from their respective salary heads in accordance with the prevailing rules and regulations. Officials working at the directorate on attachment will have to collect their TA/DA bills from the field-level office concerned.