qualification of teachers

Central Information Commission

in CIC/GNCTD/A/2018/127006

Smt. Rashmi Sharma  VERSUS  Guru Harkrishan Public School

The Appellant filed a RTI application dated 05.09.2017 seeking information on the following 5 points:

1. Kindly arrange to provide the qualification of each teacher appointed as PGTs from 2004 till date, of each of the branch of your school.

2. Kindly arrange to provide the information as to how many teachers have been given relaxation of minimum qualification for appointment as PGT's from 2004 till date, in each of the branch of your school.

3. Kindly arrange to provide the information as to how many teachers have been given relaxation of minimum experience for appointment as PGT's from 2004 till date, in each of the branch of your school.

4. Kindly arrange to provide the approval sought from Directorate of Education regarding minimum qualification of teachers as PGT's from 2004 till date, in each of the branch of your school.

5. Kindly arrange to provide the approval granted by Directorate of Education regarding minimum qualification of teachers as PGTs from 2004 till date, in each of the branch of your school.

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as the Commission views it, in fact, in the current day and age, bringing the GHPS within the ambit of public authority will only enhance transparency of its operations thereby further boosting public confidence in the institution. In the light of the above position, the public authority- GHPS is directed to respond to the five simple queries raised by the appellant, with respect to the qualifications of its teachers, within three weeks from the date of receipt of this order, marking a copy of the compliance report to the Commission, reachable within a week thereafter.