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UPEP facing manifold problems

From Our Correspondent
SHERPUR. Sept 16 : The Universal Primary Education Programme (UPEP) Is faced with serious problems in five thanas of the district.
According to reports, shortage of teachers, official staff. Inadequate furniture, di lapidated condition of school buildings and Improper admin 1st rat Ive measures are said to be the main problems hampering the primary education programme
The quota of teachers In government primary schools In five thanas of the district Is not maintained properly Some schools with a large number of students have been facing problems due to shortage of teachers while many schools without requisite students have excess teachers.
It can be mentioned here that there are 358 government and 59 non-government primary schools In these thanas of the district.
Many posts of teachers and office staff have been lying va cant for a long time tn these thanas
High prices of paper and other appliances, flnancfal crisis, poverty and other social problems are also deviating the children from the opportunity of primary education
The primary schools which were damaged by storms, cyclones. floods and other natural calamities during the last few years have not yet been
repaired or renovated In the rural areas of the district.
Out of 59 non-government primary schools, students In most of the schools have to sit on bricks, mats and other things for want of requisite benches
Besides, most of these schools have no class room for which the students are to attend classes under open sky or under the trees. During rainy season, they arc deprived of attending classes.
Most of the non-government schools have no tubewells or latrines for which the students are to suffer much. For want of tubewells the students are to take impure water and consequently they become victim of various disease.
A report from Cbapalnwab-ganj says: Non-government primary school teachers of the district Monday brought out a procession In the town In support of their five-point demand. reports UNB.
The demands include nationalisation of the registered non-government primary schools, providing necessary appliances to the schools and timely payment of salaries to the teachers.
They said Universal Primary Education Programme of the government cannot achieve the desired results without uniformity of policy for gov eminent and non government primary schools
The teachers also handed over a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner after a brief rally.