SKDRDP appoints teachers in 750 schools; pays honorarium

MANGALURU: Understanding the paucity of teachers in the state schools, the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project has appointed teachers on honorarium basis in 750 state schools, under the directions of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade.
SKDRDP Executive Director L H Manjunath said that Heggade has understood that the role of education is significant in rural development and there was inequality when it comes to education in rural areas.He said though governments have brought several programmes to get rid of this inequality, there is still a void to be filled. To overcome this, Heggade had implemented the Jnanadeepa Education Programme three decades back.
After studying the student teacher ratio, teachers are being appointed where there is a dire necessity. This will enable rural students to get the required education. Stressing that this is a temporary arrangement, Manjunath said the salaries of the teachers are borne by SKDRDP. Till date, the Project has spent close to Rs 11 crore as salaries/ honorarium.
Through the Jnanadeepa Education Programme, efforts are being done to bring back children, in the age group 6 to 14 years, to school understanding the reasons why education was discontinued and also eradicate child labour. Also, efforts are being made to bring back children who had left school after primary school and make them join higher primary schools.