New Delhi, May 20
The appointment of teachers in primary schools on ad hoc basis by various state governments without following prescribed qualification criteria, today drew flak from the Supreme Court, which said that such policies were spoiling the education system and the country’s future.

A Bench of Justices BS Chauhan and Dipak Misra expressed strong disapproval of such a system and said it was "shocking" that it can be pursued even after implementation of Right to Education Act. "A populist principality cannot spoil the future of the the country. We want to know the qualification of teachers," the Bench said while hearing the Gujarat Government's plea on a case of appointment of ‘Vidya Sahayak’ in primary schools in the state.

"How do you bring such policies when there is Article 21A? It is shocking. There are such appointments in UP also. These Shiksha Sahayaks (helpers) are ‘shiksha shatrus' (enemies of education)," the Bench said, asking the state to place details relating to qualification and appointment of such teachers. — PTI