Government of West Bengal

Office of the District Inspector of Schools, Primary Education, Kolkata

Siksha Bhawan, 27A, Bosepukur Road, Kolkata- 700042
Phone No. 033-24417284/87 Fax- 033-24417287
Memo. No- 45/PG Dated: 17.01.2020
From : The District Inspector of Schools (P.E.), Kolkata
To : The Sub-Inspector of Schools, all Circle Offices, Kolkata

Sub : Information under RTI Act, 2005

Ref.: RTI Application of Shri Lakshmi Narayan Roy, dated- 22.12.2019
Sir / Madam,

The Application of Shri. Lakshmi Narayan Roy, Bijoli Bhaban , Village - Chaitanyapur,
P.0- Mathrun, Dist- Purba Barddhaman ,PIN- 713732, dated -22.12.2019 under RTI Act is forwarded to
you for taking necessary action. As the information is available at circle office, you are requested to
provide necessary information directly to the applicant, with a copy to the SPIO of the office of the Dl/S
(PE), Kolkata.

Enel- As stated. Yours faithfully,

District Inspector of Schools (P.E), Kolkata

Memo. No-45 /(1)PG Dated: 17.01.2020

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:
1. Shri. Lakshmi Narayan Roy,Bijoli Bhaban, Village - Chaitanyapur, P.0- Mathrun, Dist- Purba
Barddhaman ,PIN- 713732, with a request to contact with circle offices of Kolkata for getting
necessary information.

District Inspector of Schools (P.E), Kolkata

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THROUGH SPEED POST/ REGISTERED POST

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The District In sp e c to r o f Schools(Prim ary Education),

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S ubject- A pplication fo r inform ation u n d e r RTI Act, 2005

S ir/M adam ,
I, th e u n d ersig n ed sen io r CITIZEN in te re ste d in ed u c atio n , d o place th e follow ing q u eries
b efo re y o u r good ch air w hich a re o f m uch im p o rtan ce if view ed in th e legal an g le in relatio n w ith th e
RTE Act, 2009. I r e q u e s t you t o b e kind en o u g h t o supply m e th e s e in fo rm atio n along w ith su p p o rtin g
d o cu m e n ts (w h e rev e r applicable) w ithin th e tim e fra m e as stip u la ted u n d e r re le v an t clause o f th e Right
to Inform ation Act, 2005 an d oblige.

1. How m any s tu d e n ts u n d e r y o u r jurisdiction received th e free tex tb o o k s supplied by th e

G o v e rn m en t of W e st Bengal in th e A cadem ic Session Jan u ary 2019 to D ecem b er 2019 ?
2. Requisition fo r th e com ing sessio n January 2020 to D ecem b er 2020 h as b e e n s e n t to w h at
e x te n t to th e c o m p e te n t a u th o rity ? (Please m en tio n th e class w ise h e a d s and no o f d ifferen t
te x tb o o k s of d iffe re n t classes fo r w h o m fre e te x t book h as b e e n so u g h t f o r . )
3. W h e th e r ta k in g b ac k f r e e te x tb o o k s fro m th e s tu d e n ts a f te r t h e se ssio n is o v e r (as is d o n e by
m o st o f th e Prim ary Schools u n d e r y o u r jurisdiction as know n from reliable source) is legal an d
tf ( J t ' . T r i i U k « r c a | > C r A . A i « * r r v -i .rcg u lo tler.s an d also th e RXP. Act, ?o n 9
4. If reply to q u e ry n o 3 is YES, th e n p le a se p ro v id e s u p p o rtin g GO in fav o u r o f y o u r reply.
5. If reply to q u e ry no 3 is NO, th e n w h a t a c tio n sh o u ld b e ta k e n by yo u a s yo u a r e h o lding a
p o sitio n o f s ta k e h o ld e r t o th e RTE Act, 2009.
6. W h e th e r fr e e tex t, b o o k s su p p lie d by th e S ta te G ovt fo r th e s tu d e n ts u n d e r y o u r ju risd ictio n
fell s h o rt in q u a n tity d u rin g t h e o n g o in g A cadem ic S ession 2019? If really fell sh o rt, p le a se
m e n tio n t h e e x te n t o f su c h s h o rta g e . W hich o ffic e /s a n d o r o ffic e r/s ac co rd in g t o y o u , m ay b e
h eld re s p o n sib le fo r su ch s h o rta g e ?
W h e th e r a n y v e rb a l a n d o r w ritte n in stru c tio n h ad b e e n issu ed by a n y b o d y o f y o u r office an d
o r by y o u r c h a ir to ta k e b ac k t h e fre e te x tb o o k s fro m th e s tu d e n ts a f te r t h e se ssio n is o v er
a n d if y es fo r w h a t re a s o n a n d u n d e r w h ich G o v e rn m e n t O rd e r? ( p l s e e REVERSE)
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8. P le ase in sp e c t a t le a s t 60% sch o o l u n d e r y o u r ju risd ictio n t o g e t t o k n o w w h e th e r th e schools

a r e really illegally ta k in g b ack th e fre e te x t b o oks issu ed to th e m fre e o f c o st a t th e
c o m m e n c e m e n t o f th e se ssio n (January 2019 to D ecem ber 2019) directly asking th e s tu d e n ts
an d g u ard ia n s o f d iffe re n t school and locality AND supply a copy o f such re p o rt to th e se n d e r of
th is le tte r w ithin th e tim e fra m e as stip u lated u n d e r relev an t clause o f th e Right to Inform ation
Act, 2005.
9. P le a se issu e o n e c irc u la r/o rd e r fro m y o u r g o o d office t o all t h e sch o o ls u n d e r y o u r good
ju risd ictio n cle arly m e n tio n in g th a t NO SCHOOL IS ENTITLED TO TAKE BACK THE FREE
TEXTBOOKS DISTRIBUTED TO THE STUDENTS AT THE END OF THE SESSION(BECAUSE THESE
ARE THE PROPERTIES OF THE STUDENTS ONLY AND ARE THEIR LIFETIME RESOURCE AND ALSO
THAT TAKING BACK SUCH TEXTBOOKS AT ANY EXCUSE IS ACTUALLY ULTRA-VIRES GOING
AGAINST THE PROVISION OF PROTECTION OFFERED TO THE STUDENTS UNDER THE
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AS STIPULATED BETWEEN THE LINES OF THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION
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It is needless to mention that the information -seeker is asking all the queries as mentioned above from
serial No 1 to 9 IN GREATER PUBLIC INTEREST and also that this reply may be annexed to a fc fca se that
may arise before the Hon'ble Court if illegal taking back of free textbooks from the students studying in
Govt-run/Aided/Sponsored etc all kinds o f schools in West Bengal is not stopped by issuance o f circular,
GO and active intervention from the Government authorities before the commencement o f the coming
academic session. Taking back o f free textbooks from the students is a general tendency as observed in
every district and locality o f the state which activity is bad in law and executed by most o f the schools.
Your jurisdiction also, is not an exception.

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