School cleaner teaching children in absence of teachers, Ambikapur

Ambikapur | Correspondent: A viral video showing a government school cleaner teaching children in absence of class teachers has circulated exposing absence of teachers.

The incident occurred at the government primary school in Jamjhor village of Lakhanpur block, and a video of the incident has been circulating on social media, raising serious questions about the rural education system.

Surprisingly, the school's records show that a headmaster and two other teachers are officially appointed, but in reality, the classes are being run without any qualified teachers.

The viral video clearly shows children sitting at their desks with lessons written on the blackboard, but instead of a professional teacher, it is the school's cleaner who is guiding them.

This incident is not just an isolated case of negligence at one school, but it exposes the deep chasm in rural education in the country, a problem that has been highlighted repeatedly by reports from organizations like ASER and UNESCO.

According to statistics, while the enrollment rate in India is above 95 percent, the absence of teachers and the quality of basic education remain major challenges.

The Jamjhor incident serves as a stark warning to the administration: will appointments remain merely on paper, or will teachers actually reach the classrooms?