Ban on teaching: Let govt make facts public

As part of the annual directions, the government teachers have once again been barred from giving private tuitions. The decision has been taken after the government observed that some members of the teaching faculty of the School Education Department are undertaking coaching assignments in private institutions and coaching centres even during school hours. The decision taken by the government is a welcome step. But, the million dollar question remains that when the government teachers are competent enough to teach the students at private and prominent institutions then why the pass-out percentage remains always low in the government run schools, compared to the private institutions. Are they (Government teachers) giving special teaching at the private institutions? This question needs to be answered by the government and the teachers as well. Such happenings are creating apprehensions among the people that these teachers are out to earn money only, rather than spreading knowledge to build a strong and progressive future. The government has been making such decisions every year, especially when the winter vacations are about to be announced. But, one fails to understand why the government is not serious in preventing such events during the rest of the academic year. This year, the ban should not remain confined to the ban only, but the government should come up with the proper details and facts as to why the government teachers are indulging in private practice, which not affect the career of the unemployed and skilled youth, but also raise queries and the apprehensions among the masses.