Government school teachers in Jaipur have written to the education minister Madan Dilawar to withdraw an order regarding internal marks. The teachers argue that the order is impractical and could lead to the privatization of education.
Rajasthan is reeling under a huge financial burden with the state s debt having gone beyond Rs 5.59 lakh crores.
Rajasthan has increased expenditure on education by 203.4 percent, by 105.4 percent on health, by 227.14 percent on housing. Its expenditure on social welfare schemes has increased by almost 2,475 per cent.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday, demanded the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), which is already implemented in Rajasthan, should be implemented across the country.