Ensuring 'quality' education for all CM stresses on concerted efforts
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 05 2016 :
Ensuring quality education to all the people and grooming each and every student to become qualified citizens cannot be the sole responsibility of the Government.
Private sector should also share due responsibilities in making the State's education sector a vibrant and productive one, asserted Chief Minister O Ibobi.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural function of newly constructed indoor stadium, ladies' hostel and swimming pool of Pravabati College, Mayang Imphal today.
Education sector or human resources development is one area where the Government has been paying extra attention.
The Government is committed to make each and every citizen of India literate.
The task is enormous and the desired target cannot be achieved until and unless there are concerted efforts from the Government, private sectors and guardians/parents, Ibobi stated.
He also assured to look into the demand of giving regular grant-in-aid to the college.
Education Minister M Okendro who attended the inaugural function as guest of honour appealed to all teachers to impart quality education to students so as to achieve the common objective of making Manipur self-reliant in the education sector.
Claiming that some educational institutions of Manipur can compete with educational institutions based in different cities of India, Okendro asserted that it's time to shed the notion 'the pasture is greener on the other side of
the fence' .
Highlighting the State's limited resources, the Government has written to UGC to provide monetary assistance for construction of academic blocks, administrative blocks etc for colleges in Manipur, Okendro conveyed.
Pravabati College Principal Th Chaoba said that the indoor stadium, ladies' hostel and swimming pool were constructed at Rs 70 lakh, Rs 40 lakh and Rs one crore respectively through monetary assistance provided under UGC's 11th plan .
Works Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar was also present at the gathering as functional president.