WB CM Mamata Banerjee says no to semester system in major courses | Schooling
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday voiced her disapproval concerning the proposal of a semester system in major courses and admonished Schooling Minister Bratya Basu for it going public with out her nod.
Chairing a assessment assembly with ministers and high bureaucrats on the state secretariat, Banerjee requested Basu to seek the advice of her earlier than making coverage choices resembling this.
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“This (semester in major faculties) is not going to occur (right here). I don’t need to put pointless strain on youngsters however need to cut back the load of their faculty luggage. This can’t be relevant to major faculty college students who can’t even discuss correctly. No matter system is there in faculties would go on. There is not going to be any semester system in faculties,” the CM mentioned.
“This may be continued in schools and universities as a result of the scholars there know the system and have gotten accustomed to it,” she added.
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Banerjee requested the minister to not disclose within the press any choices like this.
“I didn’t know nor did the chief secretary concerning the introduction of the semester system in major courses. I’ve seen this within the newspaper. Look, Bratya, you’re an schooling minister however please do not forget that if there’s a new coverage resolution then please seek the advice of us,” Banerjee mentioned.
Basu mentioned he additionally noticed it within the press and despatched the proposal to the chief secretary, and the choice would have been applied solely after Banerjee’s nod.
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“How did it attain the media? 4 advisors have taken a call and it was positioned,” the CM mentioned.
Basu later advised reporters that the board of major schooling had despatched a proposal to the Schooling Division on this regard.
“We forwarded it to the chief secretary as it’s a coverage matter. Because the chief minister has made it clear that she shouldn’t be giving consent to the proposal, the matter rests right here,” he mentioned.
“I want to remind you that the semester system was launched within the increased secondary stage after the approval of the CM,” he added.
