Morning classes till July 30 to facilitate school teachers’ BLO duties

Maharashtra school education department directs schools to, as far as possible, conduct classes in the morning shift until July 30, to facilitate teachers appointed as BLOs for SIR of electoral rolls

Pune: The Maharashtra school education department on Tuesday directed secondary and higher secondary schools across the state to, as far as possible, conduct classes in the morning shift until July 30, to facilitate teachers appointed as booth level officers (BLOs) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Maharashtra school education department directs schools to, as far as possible, conduct classes in the morning shift until July 30, to facilitate teachers appointed as BLOs for SIR of electoral rolls. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Mahesh Palkar, director secondary and higher secondary education, issued the directive following instructions received from the office of the deputy secretary and joint chief electoral officer, Maharashtra, in a letter dated July 3.

Under the SIR programme, teachers, along with state government employees, local authority staff and contractual employees, have been appointed as BLOs.

To enable teachers to discharge both their academic responsibilities and election-related duties effectively, schools have been instructed to minimise the teaching load of teachers appointed as BLOs. The circular states that teachers who have not been appointed as BLOs should extend academic and administrative support to those serving in the role whenever required.