E-Attendance Woes: Teachers' Salaries Stuck Amidst Network Glitches in Balaghat

• Madhya Pradesh's School Education Department mandated e-attendance for teachers via M Shiksha Mitra app and Hamare Shikshak portal for transparency.
• Teachers in Balaghat district, particularly in Kirnapur, Lanji, Baihar, and Paraswada blocks, face significant challenges due to poor network connectivity.
• Lack of network often leads to delayed salaries and deductions, forcing teachers to travel long distances to mark attendance.
• Teachers like Ummedlal Sharanagat and Phulchand Turkar report having to mark attendance 20 kilometers away or at cluster centers due to network issues.
• The GPS and facial recognition-based e-attendance system, while promoting transparency, creates hurdles for teachers in 'no network zones'.

Why It Matters: E-attendance, meant for transparency, is causing salary delays and operational issues for teachers in network-deficient areas.