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Ravinder Saini
Tribune News Service
Rohtak, June 3
Only one Junior Basic Training (JBT) teacher has expressed interest in imparting education to jail inmates of the district, while none in Jhajjar is willing to take up the temporary assignment.
There are over 1,800 JBT teachers in the two districts.
The Director General (Prisons) had recently requested the Department of Elementary Education to deploy JBT teachers at district jails (except in Hisar, Rewari and Palwal) on a temporary duty.
Subsequently, the department had, on May 21, asked District Elementary Education Officers (DEEOs) to send applications of teachers interested in teaching jail inmates.
The response, however, has been lukewarm. This is so because of several reasons, say sources. “Covid and hesitation in teaching criminals are the main reasons behind the teachers’ unwillingness to work in jails,” said Tarun Suhag, general secretary, Rajkiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh.
Jagjit Singh, IG (Prisons), said: “The idea is to educate jail inmates, especially those who are either illiterate or less educated, so as to bring a positive change in their mentality. Inmates can make optimum use of their time by learning something new.”
He further said, “District jails have educational centres such as IGNOU for inmates. Teachers can supervise these centres in a better manner.”
Sunita Panwar, DEEO, Rohtak, said the process of applying for the assignment was still in progress.
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