CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh, Under private tuition and other remuneration work, under the M.P. Civil Services Conduct Rules, no government teacher, teacher employee can do any sub-business or business without prior approval of the government. If private tuition is also done against the mentioned rules, then it comes under the category of misconduct. Only social and cultural types of unpaid work can be done without prior approval, instructions to this effect have been issued by the state government.

In this regard, the District Education Officer has issued a circular and said that the District Education Officer can only approve postal work, licensed stamp vendor work, work of Cozy House, part-time work of government committees, book writing, social education and library and talks with Akashvani or broadcasting of artistic programs etc.

Before accepting any work, he will inform his senior administrative officer, cluster principal/block education officer, about the complete details of the conditions. After this, the cluster principal/block education officer will send this application with his note to the District Education Officer. For verification, the District Education Officer will appoint an officer in charge to look into this work in the office of the District Education Officer. Thereafter, the District Education Officer will give written approval, whose record will be duly maintained.

Rule-28 (2) The administrative officer will ensure that more than one work mentioned in Rule 28 (1) is not assigned to the teachers. Rule-28 (3) Tuition (a) At primary and secondary level, a teacher can give five tuitions (five students) and at higher secondary level, a teacher can give three tuitions (three students). Before giving tuition, he will have to give written information to the concerned District Education Officer or Principal, whose complete details will be made in the register kept in the district office. If it is found that the studies of the school are being affected, then the District Education Officer, Principal will have the right to cancel the tuition work. If the teacher wants, he can make a representation to the Divisional Joint Director of Education Public Education within 15 days against the decision of cancellation of tuition work, whose decision will be final.

Arrangement in the District Education Officer's Office

For effective implementation of the rules of MP Education Code and Guidelines under private tuition and other remuneration work in the district, the Assistant Director posted in the District Education Officer's office will be the in-charge officer, who will examine the applications received from the cluster principal/block education officer and submit the original application with his note to the District Education Officer.

Time limit

A teacher/public servant will first submit the application to his institution in-charge, the institution in-charge will submit the receipt of the application to the cluster principal/block education officer's office within 07 days, the cluster principal/block education officer will submit the said application along with all the documents in the incoming branch of the District Education Officer's office within 07 days from the application received in his office and obtain the receipt. The application received in the office of District Education Officer will reach the officer in charge who will examine the received application within three days and submit it in original form to the District Education Officer. The District Education Officer will approve or reject the said application within 3 days and provide information in writing to the original applicant.
If tuition is done by teachers against the rules, it has adverse effect on education. Therefore, in the light of the said rule, immediate instructions have been given to all the institution principals, lecturers, teachers under the district to strictly follow the said rule. Also, if complaints are received about teachers giving tuition against the rules or without written permission, then considering it a violation of M.P. Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1965, action will be taken to register a case of earning income from unknown sources.