Forced to walk to school, teacher suffers miscarriage, files complaint

LUDHIANA: Forced to stroll for kilometres to achieve her college due to poor road connectivity, an education volunteer, who labored as a instructor in Jagraon, suffered a miscarriage on Friday, following which she wrote a complaint in opposition to local education officers for transfering her to that institution.
On Saturday, Alternative Innovative Education (AIE) volunteer Vaneeta, 32, lodged a complaint with education minister Aruna Chaudhary; secretary education, Punjab, Krishan Kumar; and the ministry of woman and child welfare, not easy action in opposition to officers of the district education division.

Earlier, Vaneeta taught in Government Primary School, Mandi. In February, the local education division transferred her to Government Primary Central Girl School which was once 3km clear of Mandi college. Since she was once pregnant for 2 months, medical doctors really useful her mattress rest.

Thereafter, she approached the block number one education officer (BPEO), central master teacher (CMT), block master teacher (BMT) requesting them to stop her transfer, but to no avail. She additionally approached the district education officer (fundamental) and deputy district education officer (fundamental), but got no response.

Vaneeta said, "I approached all officials, but they did not listen to my pleas." "When the officials did not listen, I joined duty. The first day I got an auto-rickshaw to reach the school, but the bumpy ride left me in severe pain. On days, I did not even get even an auto-rickshaw and I had to walk for three kms to reach the school," she added.

"I lost my baby all due to the physical and mental stress. All officials of the district education department, whom I had approached, are responsible for my miscarriage," said Vaneeta.


The instructor and her husband have additionally submitted a complaint with the instructor union and Navchetana Bal Bhalai Committee, an organisation of local government teachers. The organisation has further taken up the complaint with the education minister.


Vaneeta's husband Harbhajan Singh, a farmer, said, "All officials used to keep us waiting for hours at offices. Their behaviour was so inhuman towards my wife. We want action against them."


Education minister Aruna Chaudhary said, "The matter has come to my notice and I am personally looking into it."


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