Patna: The state govt has issued a stern warning to all teachers who are found to be involved in chatting in schools or classrooms with transfer to far-off places. This was announced by additional chief secretary (education), S Siddharth, on Saturday during his weekly programme, ‘Shiksha Ki Baat: Har Shanivaar’, while responding to a parent’s complaint.The parent had complained to the ACS that the teachers in one of the middle schools in Patna district kept gossiping and neglected teaching, leaving children idle, during school hours. While addressing a teacher’s complaint regarding withholding salary during medical leaves, he clarified that the salary of teachers would not be “stopped except for the cases of non-paid leaves and other issues like ongoing departmental proceedings”.He also acknowledged variations in teacher’s salaries across districts and assured “investigation and rectification of discrepancies soon”, ensuring all arrears are paid. He admitted the issues of salary fixation and assured the creation of a body to address the issues.He further assured to send an executive engineer on priority basis to inspect incomplete infrastructure of a school which caused hindrance in education. “The department will sanction funds for regular classrooms, toilets, water supply systems and electrification of schools across the state within this month,” he said.The ACS also ordered an investigation into allegations against a headmaster of Motihari school for misconduct, mismanagement, and irregularities in mid-day meal funds, with assurances of strict action if guilt is proven. “The school’s administration is managed collectively. It is the responsibility of teachers too to come forward and report such issues to the govt,” he said.