India, June 18 -- To improve quality and fix accountability, the Himachal Pradesh education department has decided to initiate strict measures against government school teachers and heads where student performance in board exams has been poor, particularly where results are 25% or below.

The decision was taken during a review meeting held by state education minister Rohit Thakur in Shimla on Tuesday evening.

"Where results have remained between 0% to 25%, we have decided that accountability of the staff and teachers concerned will be fixed. We will further tighten this process, particularly in schools where the full teaching staff is present yet the performance is disappointing," the minister said.

In such schools, teachers will not on...