From Kali Mandir Araria to the APJ Abdul Kalam Road (Kakurwa) Basti, most of the area is considered as Bagat Tola and the rest as Maulvi Tola. As per the Google map the distance via road is about 2km. Nearest government primary schools for the children of these area are - AMS Kakurwa, AMS Araria Bazar and PS Kali Mandir Chauk. But unfortunately, all these schools are more than a Km away from the children of Bhagat Tola. Even it is 2km away from the inner streets area. There is no school located in the neighbourhood of the children of Bhagat Tola.
One school named as प्राथमिक विद्यालय भगत टोला अररिया has been running in Sivpuri Ward No. 09 Araria for more than last 10 years. This school is about 3 km away from Bhagat Tola. This school is for the students of class I to V. For any student of class I to V, it is too difficult to travel such a long distance passing huge traffic jams/rush. For the state Bihar, a primary school has to be established within 1km of all habitations… [Rule 4 (1a), THE BIHAR STATE FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN RULES, 2011 for the Purpose of Section 6 of the Right to Education Act, 2009] .
Currently, the school with the name प्राथमिक विद्यालय भगत टोला अररिया is running in Shivpuri and there is a grave ambiguity over the neighbourhood households assigned to this school by authority. There are already 4 schools running in this locality - PS Om Nagar, UMS Jaiprakash Nagar, PS Shivpuri and UMS Rahika Tola (South) Araria.
Required Information
1. As per RTE Act 2009, all government authorities were supposed to establish primary education institutions as per the act within 3 years. What actions are taken in the case of प्राथमिक विद्यालय भगत टोला अररिया.
2. What are the households’ area (पोशक क्षेत्र) assigned to प्राथमिक विद्यालय भगत टोला अररिया ? Is there any intersection with the households’ area (पोशक क्षेत्र) of PS Om Nagar, UMS Jaiprakash Nagar, PS Shivpuri or UMS Rahika Tola (South) Araria.
3. Provide the number of students enrolled, Teacher-Pupil ratio in प्राथमिक विद्यालय भगत टोला अररिया (Section 9 (b, c, d & e) of the Right to Education Act, 2009).
4. There are 7 teachers for a few fifty to hundred students (as observed the daily students physically) whereas there are many schools in same locality with Pupils-Teachers ratio more than 45. What action the authority has taken to resolve this ratio imbalance problem.
5. What is the minimum qualification required to be the head teacher in a primary government school (I - V). Does the present Head Teacher of PS Bhagat Tola fulfil all the requirements .