Ukhrul bucks the trend, HKL hails SSA
Source: The Sangai Express / Addie Chiphang
Ukhrul, July 01 2011:
Reiterating its commitment and dedication towards welfare of the public in general and the student community in particular, Hunphun Katamnao Long (HKL) has come out with a white paper hailing successful implementation of SSA, RTE Act, 2009 in Ukhrul district.
In a statement, HKL president Godfrey Zingkhai observed that since the implementation of SSA RTE Act, 2009 in Manipur in April 2010, tremendous improvement has been seen in the field of education, particularly in Ukhrul district.
Following minute study and close monitoring, HKL has come to the conclusion the project is being implemented in Ukhrul district successfully as per the directive of SSA Manipur team headed by the State Project Director.
Zingkhai said that all the benefits that have been provided under the provisions of SSA, RTE Act have been distributed in the district.
7281 school bags and 22911 notebooks were received on July 5, 2011 and the same have been distributed among the students through SDOs of respective blocks as directed by the Deputy Commissioner, Ukhrul.
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Prior to this, school uniform for every students in the district were received on June 21 last and 64634 text books on July 13, 2011 .
All these provisions too have been made available to the students through their respective school principals/ headmasters/head teachers, Zingkhai said, while noting that Ukhrul was the first district in Manipur where poster/hoarding campaign on RTE Act, 2009 had been conducted successfully.
The Manipur SSA Team headed by State Project Director also deserves applause considering that fact that the it is the first State to complete the GPS Education Survey among the N.E.States and the 4th at the National level, Zingkhai added.
The student body has also appealed to the public for continued support towards successful implementation of every flagship programmes in Ukhrul district.