Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini will hold a direct, live conversation with the management committees of every government school in the state this Sunday, July 19, in what the state government is calling a fresh push to strengthen school education. The exercise is also meant to bring school management committees, made up of parents, teachers and local representatives, more actively into the mainstream of running schools rather than leaving them as a formality on paper.
What time does the interaction begin
The live session starts at 1 pm on July 19 and will connect committee members from across Haryana in one online broadcast. Every member of every school management committee in the state has been asked to join the online programme, where they can watch the proceedings and put forward their own concerns directly to the chief minister. The stated purpose of the exercise is to gather direct, unfiltered feedback on the quality of schools, ongoing development works, the problems schools face and the reforms members want to see.
How the programme will actually run
Rather than speaking with every school individually, the chief minister will hold a direct conversation with the management committee of one selected school from each district. Management committee members from all the remaining government schools across the state will join the same programme online, where they will be able to watch the exchange and share their own views and grievances as it unfolds. The Directorate of Secondary Education has already issued detailed instructions to every district on how the session should be organised, with the district project coordinator handed the main responsibility for running it smoothly.
Who has been given which responsibility
- The district project coordinator has to ensure the number of school management committee members attending, the technical setup and all advance preparation are in place.
- At the selected schools in each district, a coordination meeting will be held bringing together the principal, the chairperson of the school management committee and other officials.
- The Haryana School Education Project Council will provide the official online link for the broadcast.
- Every district will be subject to regular monitoring to make sure the programme runs as planned.
Why an active management committee matters
The Haryana government's position is that school management committees should play an active role in how schools are run, not remain a passive body. Through this direct conversation, the chief minister wants to hear ground level problems first hand, spanning basic infrastructure at schools, the quality of teaching, the mid day meal scheme, attendance among students and other issues that rarely reach the top of the administrative chain in real time. Since these committees already bring together parents, teachers and local representatives, the government sees them as best placed to flag what is actually happening on the ground.
What the government expects to achieve
Officials are describing the initiative as a significant step toward improving the state's school education system as a whole. Beyond simply surfacing existing problems, the government expects the exercise to raise awareness among management committee members about their own responsibility in driving school reforms and improvements going forward. The broadcast of the programme is being extended to all government schools in Haryana specifically so that as many management committee members as possible can log in and take part.
