UP school teachers to reach school 15 mins before students, leave 30 mins after closing hours

Government school teachers in Uttar Pradesh will have to reach schools 15 minutes before students and leave 30 minutes after closing hours, the state government informed on Friday.
An announcement in this regard was issued by the Yogi Adityanath government on Friday as part of a strict system being implemented by the state to ensure the regular presence of teachers in government schools across Uttar Pradesh. Government teachers have been instructed to be present in their schools 15 minutes before the commencement of classes and leave only after 30 minutes following the completion of school hours, the government said in a release.
Moreover, regular updating of records and registers as well as preparing a lesson plan for the next day have been instructed. Also, 100 percent compliance with the weekly calendar is to be ensured. These steps are aimed at establishing a learning environment in state-run schools and providing quality education to the students, according to an official release.
If compliance with the timetable prescribed in the academic calendar is not ensured, then in addition to its fulfillment, additional classes will have to be arranged. Apart from this, it has been directed that no co-curricular activities such as rallies, Prabhat Pheris, or seminars will be organized during classes, it said.
All the basic education officers have been instructed to implement it on the instructions of the chief minister, the government stated in an official release.