Faced with rampant irregularities and open defiance of government rules, HRD ministry, in an unprecedented move, is all set to take over the, the regulator for setting quality standards and running of teacher education institutions in the country.
Last year, the health ministry had taken over the under similar circumstances.
The NCTE Act provides that the government can supersede the Council in case it fails to live up to the provisions of law. HRD ministry has served a notice to NCTE seeking a reply as to why the institution should not be taken over. NCTE has been given a month's time to reply. "But the take over is inevitable," one NCTE official said.
The ministry's action comes after two high-powered committees submitted their reports. The committees, set up by the ministry, looked into the functioning of the (WRC) and (NRC) of NCTE.
In case of WRC, it was found that it gave recognition to teacher training institutes against the wishes of the governments of Maharashtra and other states in the western region. The state governments argued that there were not only too many such institutes but those being given recognition lacked quality. Even HRD ministry had said that any fresh proposal for recognition be sent to Delhi. But WRC defied the order and gave recognition to nearly 300 new institutions. The matter went to the Bombay High Court which cancelled the recognition of these institutions. Their promoters went in appeal to the which that has set up a committee under former chief justice of India JS Varma.
Another HRD-appointed committee that looked into the functioning of NRC found massive irregularities in grant of recognition to teacher training institutes and even disregard for the parent organization.
Irregularities and corruption in NRC had its impact on teacher education in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the UT of Chandigarh, all of whom fall under its jurisdiction. The committee had recommended repatriation of the current regional director and action against errant officials. It had also said that NRC be reconstituted and wide-ranging procedural changes be brought in. It also criticized NCTE for its failure to monitor the functioning of NRC.
Last year, the health ministry had taken over the under similar circumstances.
The NCTE Act provides that the government can supersede the Council in case it fails to live up to the provisions of law. HRD ministry has served a notice to NCTE seeking a reply as to why the institution should not be taken over. NCTE has been given a month's time to reply. "But the take over is inevitable," one NCTE official said.
The ministry's action comes after two high-powered committees submitted their reports. The committees, set up by the ministry, looked into the functioning of the (WRC) and (NRC) of NCTE.
In case of WRC, it was found that it gave recognition to teacher training institutes against the wishes of the governments of Maharashtra and other states in the western region. The state governments argued that there were not only too many such institutes but those being given recognition lacked quality. Even HRD ministry had said that any fresh proposal for recognition be sent to Delhi. But WRC defied the order and gave recognition to nearly 300 new institutions. The matter went to the Bombay High Court which cancelled the recognition of these institutions. Their promoters went in appeal to the which that has set up a committee under former chief justice of India JS Varma.
Another HRD-appointed committee that looked into the functioning of NRC found massive irregularities in grant of recognition to teacher training institutes and even disregard for the parent organization.
Irregularities and corruption in NRC had its impact on teacher education in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the UT of Chandigarh, all of whom fall under its jurisdiction. The committee had recommended repatriation of the current regional director and action against errant officials. It had also said that NRC be reconstituted and wide-ranging procedural changes be brought in. It also criticized NCTE for its failure to monitor the functioning of NRC.
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