SHAFQAT SHEIKH
The whole teacher fraternity of Tehsil Bunjwah had demanded establishment of Education Zone Bunjwah to meets the end of justice in resolving one and long pending genuine demand of teachers community in Bunjwah.As per details available with correspondent, 02 HSS are functioning and 02 are under process of upgradation, 03 High Schools are functioning and 03 are under process of upgradation along with 70 Middle and 20 Primary Schools having enrollment of more than 1500 students across Bunjwah.
These institutions are functioning categorically framed under clusters including Kither, Patnazi A, Patnazi B, Binoon, Kewa, Moori and Pashalla.The existing Education Zone Drabshalla is located near about 50 km from Tehsil Headquarter Bunjwah and more than 95 km from Cluster Kither and Patnazi B having foot journey of more than 08 hours from ending point of road connectivity in Bunjwah. The overall ratio of area distance around the Bunjwah to existing Education Zone Drabshalla is more than 60 km along with foot journey of 02 hours to reach nearby road connectivity.While talking to correspondent Zakir Hussain Mir District President NPS Teachers Association said that there are more than 80/90 schools up to Secondary level in Tehsil Bunjwah and whole record is being maintained from Zonal Education Office Drabshalla that is more than 50 km distance from Tehsil Headquarter Bunjwah.
Adding that midday meal statement, scholarship statement of students, enrollment statements of teaching, non-teaching staff and students, books and others stationary items are being to submit and receive from Drabshalla that creates huge burden upon teaching community to visit Drabshalla on daily basis.Mohd Anis Butt said that, Bunjwah is far flung and mountainous region and during a minor official work, we have to move toward Drabshalla that takes one or two days, creating great inconvenience among students and teachers. Adding that this also creates great loss of academic session, as on the teacher from each school have to visit Drabshalla on regular basis raising the question upon punctuality of teachers.Mohd Owais Butt said that there are more than 250 teachers of Teshil Bunjwah whose monthly salary and other bills are withdrawn after visiting Drabshalla.
Adding that teacher community faces lot of inconvenience as for a single signature they have to visit Drabshalla and also have to wait hours together for a minor official work. Owais Butt further added that establishment of “Education zone Bunjwah is Need of Hour” for which the whole teacher community is united and that also will benefit the teachers as well as parents and students.It is important to mention that Bunjwah is having status of Tehsil Headquarter Bunjwah comprising of 09 panchayats and 02 Patwar Halqas and establishment of Zonal Education Office in Bunjwah will cater the huge burden of teachers at the doorstep.
The teacher fraternity of whole Bunjwah including Zakir Hussain Mir, Mohd Owais Butt, Mohd Anis Butt, Mohd Shafi, Gh. Nabi, Mussarat Hussain, Rukhsana Begum, Arjana Parihar, Shamshada Begum, Sameer Keen, Reena Kumari and various others teachers of Bunjwah had demanded personal intervention of Honorable Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha for creation of Education Zone Bunjwah in the larger interest of teachers and society to meet the end of justice.
