Imphal, April 30 2009: With the completion of rationalisation process for schools under ZEO Zone-I of Education (S), the total number of Primary Schools, Junior High Schools and High Schools have been trimmed to 179 from 234 .

In accordance to a specific policy of the Government, rationalisation process of schools under Education (S) had been underway on zonal basis.

Under this arrangement, rationalisation of schools was done in ZEO Zone-I first, informed an official source.

In the course of the rationalisation process, it was observed there were many schools with very few or no students or the strength of teaching staff was much greater than the students.

Based on this observation, 55 schools have been abolished and merged with the remaining 179 schools.

After completion of posting of teachers in schools where there was shortage and removal of teachers from where there was excess, 140 teachers were left out unable to find their place of posting.

Of these 140 teachers, 95 teachers have been transferred and re-posted to schools under other Zones.

Still then, around 45 teachers remain floating.

Although rationalisation of schools under Education (S) was taken up during the tenure of the previous Government, the initiative met with failure as the teachers refused to go to their places of new postings.

But this time, the Government issued an order declaring that teachers refusing to join at their new places of postings will not be given their salaries, informed the source.

Following completion of the rationalisation process, each Primary School has six teachers including one Headmaster, four Primary teachers and one Hindi Matriculate teacher.

For Junior High Schools, each of them will have 13 teachers including one Headmaster, three Science Graduate teachers, three Arts Graduate teachers, one Hindi Graduate teacher, one Hindi Primary teacher and four Primary teachers.

Each High School will have 13 teachers comprising of one Headmaster, one Assistant Headmaster, four Science Graduate teachers, six Arts Graduate teachers and one Hindi Graduate teacher.

For schools having Home Science subject, there would be one additional Home Science Graduate teacher.

For the 45 teachers who remained floating, they would be allowed to draw their salaries from the schools where they are attached.

It is also reported that there may be excess teachers following merger of schools having very few or no students.

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