All schools in India to have an IT teacher, says Sibal

March 18th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS ( 8 comments )

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) All secondary schools in India will have a computer teacher each and the central government will bear the related expenses, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday.
“We have now a policy. All schools will have an ICT (Information and Communications Technology) teacher. We will pay their salary, which is Rs.10,000 per month,” Sibal said to highlight the need for technology to better educational scenario in the country.

“We are open to any technology solution (provided by private sectors) but it should not be elitist. The real problem is in rural India and we must keep that in mind. I think, the private sector can collaborate with government and train these ICT teachers,” he said.

“Our focus is on giving every child an opportunity.”

Sibal also said that all states should chip in to improve education and make right to education a success.

“It is not about politics, it is about education… it’s about every single child. We need a system in place for quality education and quality teachers.”

The minister also said that India will be most educated country in the world by 2030 and it will be the key to provide intellectual capital to all countries.

“India in 2030 will be most educated in the world. The world must realize that future human capital will flow from India. They should make our population literate and take the benefit,” Sibal said in an event organized by computer giant HP and TV channel CNBC.

He also reiterated his point that his ministry is in touch with Nandan Nilekani, the chief of Unique Identity Authority for an UID for every single student.

“Nandan has told me that he will work with us.”

Sibal also stressed the need for an education finance corporation, which will help refinancing education with a long-term goal and provide education loans to all needy students.

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8 Responses

  1. JOGINDER Says:

    IT VERY GOOD STEP I THANX TO MINISTER BUT SALARY IS LESS THAN OTHER GOVT.TEACHER

  2. Rohit Sharma Says:

    Sir, I am computer teacher in govt.senior secondary school in haryana under Educomp. Sir I have good qualification. but our salary is only 3500 rs. Sir I want to know that why companies and govt giving less than 10000 salary to computer teachers. Sir we all computer teachers are in trouble. Sir we are very sad to see our salary. Our work is teach to 6th calss to 12 class which is so difficult and our salary is only 3500 rs. Sir pls help us. pls increase our salary.

  3. VINAYA Says:

    Sir, I am teaching in govt. .secondary school in Udupi Dist. for 8th to 10th std. We are getting the salary of Rs.3300 per month. Our salary is very low . Our company is not giving regularly. After completing of our project of five years what we should do? We will stay in this job if we are made permanent. If it is not possible we have to search for other job in any other institution. Please understood our problem and help us sir. Thank you.

  4. PRASANNA T BHAT Says:

    Sir, I am teaching in govt. .secondary school in Udupi Dist. for 8th to 10th std. We are getting the salary of Rs.3300 per month. Our salary is very low . Our company is not giving regularly. After completing of our project of five years what we should do? We will stay in this job if we are made permanent. If it is not possible we have to search for other job in any other institution. Please understood our problem and help us sir. Thank you.

  5. PRASANNA T BHAT Says:

    Sir, I am teaching in govt. .secondary school in uttara kannada Dist. for 8th to 10th std. We are getting the salary of Rs.3300 per month. Our salary is very low . Our company is not giving regularly. After completing of our project of five years what we should do? We will stay in this job if we are made permanent. If it is not possible we have to search for other job in any other institution. Please understood our problem and help us sir. Thank you.

  6. parthan sm Says:

    iam worked for governament high in Mysore district since from eight years under Mahiti sindu project as a computer teacher. in 2001 i got salary 1880 through NIIT and in 2002 we are organised and strike for increasing salary as per contrat b/w govt n NIIT they just increased only 1000 rupees it will end in2005 of rs-3400 then education is stopped 18 months the it has been started in august 2007 by keonics then it outsource small agencies again our salary is 3500 now this project is completed in march 2010 now itself there is no education and jobs for computer teachers, still now karnataka governament primary education department least bother about students and 8 years experianced teachers please give us justice (regarding jobsecurity and salary)

  7. tapan yadav Says:

    Dear Sir, I am a teacher in govt.secondary school in Tripura. I have joined on 2010. We are getting the salary of Rs.2784 per month. Our salary is very low . Our company is not giving regularly. After completing of our project of five years what we should do? We will stay in this job if we are made permanent. If it is not possible we have to search for other job in any other institution. Please understood our problem and help us sir. Thank you

  8. rajesh Says:

    Sir, I am teaching in govt. .secondary school in kurnool Dist. for 8th to 10th std. We are getting the salary of Rs. 2000 per month. Our salary is very low . Our company(NIIT) is not giving regularly. After completing of our project of five years what we should do? We will stay in this job if we are made permanent. If it is not possible we have to search for other job in any other institution. Please understood our problem and help us sir. Thank you.

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