A directive by the Director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to upload detailed personal data of aided school staff on the Shalarth portal has triggered opposition in Bhiwandi. Padmashree Annasaheb Jadhav Bharatiya Samaj Unnati Mandal, through General Secretary R.N. Pinjari, cited RTI Act provisions and a Supreme Court ruling, calling it a privacy violation.

Bhiwandi: A directive issued by the Director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, mandating the publication of detailed personal information of teachers and staff from all aided schools under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, has sparked strong opposition from educational institution managements.

The order requires that such information be uploaded on the Education Department’s “Shalarth” system website, drawing objections over concerns of privacy and legality.

The move has particularly been contested by the Padmashree Annasaheb Jadhav Bharatiya Samaj Unnati Mandal, an educational institution that runs several schools, junior colleges, and colleges.

The institution’s General Secretary, R.N. Pinjari, has formally written to the Education Director, raising serious objections to the directive and demanding its immediate withdrawal.