{
  "id": 685835,
  "title": "MP Teachers: DPI Tightens E-Attendance Rules, Makes 6-Hour Duty Mandatory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/mp-teachers-dpi-tightens-e-attendance-rules-makes-6-hour-duty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-teachers-dpi-tightens-e-attendance-rules-makes-6-hour-duty-mandatory"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) has tightened the e-attendance system for teachers and other school employees in Madhya Pradesh, making it mandatory for them to complete six hours of working and ensuring that attendance is marked only through the official Humare Shikshak app. The move comes amid reports of teachers marking e-attendance through the education…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}