Free Press Journal: Bhiwandi: Saturday, 21 March 2026.
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.
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.
In his representation, Pinjari cited provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005, emphasizing that personal information unrelated to larger public interest cannot be disclosed under existing rules.
He also referred to a Supreme Court ruling in a petition filed by Girish Deshpande against the Central Information Commission, which clearly outlines that service-related and financial details of employees fall under the category of “personal information.”
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.
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.
In his representation, Pinjari cited provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005, emphasizing that personal information unrelated to larger public interest cannot be disclosed under existing rules.
He also referred to a Supreme Court ruling in a petition filed by Girish Deshpande against the Central Information Commission, which clearly outlines that service-related and financial details of employees fall under the category of “personal information.”
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