Jamshedpur: The West Singhbhum administration will use a WhatsApp group to monitor the functioning of 12 Eklavya Model Residential Schools daily, alongside inspections by senior officials.The decision was taken at a review meeting chaired by deputy commissioner Manish Kumar on Saturday. The initiative aims to ensure that tribal students from remote areas receive quality education and essential services.Each school will share photographs and updates on classes, academic activities and student attendance in the group. Officials said the system would help identify and address problems without waiting for periodic review meetings.“Eklavya Model Residential Schools are important institutions for providing quality education to students from tribal and remote areas. Along with teaching, their residential facilities, sanitation, food, electricity and drinking water must function smoothly,” Kumar said.The DC directed Integrated Tribal Development Agency project director Jaideep Tigga and assistant collector Ira Jorwal to inspect all 12 schools within 15 days. They will examine classrooms, hostels, teaching arrangements, food supplies, electricity, drinking water, sanitation and other infrastructure to verify conditions on the ground.At the meeting, officials reviewed each school’s enrolment, student and teacher attendance, classroom functioning, infrastructure projects, hostel construction, electricity supply, available resources and food stocks.Kumar instructed principals to ensure that teachers attend school regularly and follow the prescribed timetable. They were also asked to closely monitor enrolment and students’ attendance.Warning that negligence would not be tolerated, Kumar directed officials to complete pending infrastructure and essential works on priority and make better use of available resources.The administration said the combination of daily virtual monitoring and regular inspections would help ensure that facilities meant for students reach residential school campuses across the district.
