Education officer renovates schools in the hills with her own salary
During the inspection of a primary school in Tarikhet block of Almora district, Geetika Joshi, a deputy education officer, saw children shivering in the cold, as rainwater leaked from the rooftop of a classroom. It prompted her not just to repair the roof, but also renovate the entire school building with her own salary.
“School was in shabby condition and when I saw the children, I felt them like my own children. I immediately decided that I will get the roof repaired with my own salary. Later, I renovated the entire building with own money,” said Joshi, who joined at the deputy education officer in the Tarikhet block in March 2015.
Now, she is working on a mission to transform other schools in the district. “After the renovation of the school building, it came to my mind why I should not do the same work in other schools of the area, which are in a dilapidated condition with the cooperation of teachers. I started motivating teachers and received an overwhelming response from them. Initially, we collected Rs 2.5 lakh from teachers and started renovating school buildings, providing necessary infrastructure,” she said.