Lack of employment avenues a great concern: Sangma
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Shillong, February 13 2012:
Lack of employment avenues in Meghalaya has been a great concern for the state government.
On Monday, Meghalaya chief minister Dr Mukul Sangma said in order to address the problem of unemployment, strict assessment in this regard is necessary.
Mukul Sangma then said that corrective measures should be introduced to address the problem and said that block level youth mapping to tap talent would be introduced during the year 2012 which has also been declared the "yearof the youth" .
Dr Mukul Sangma stressed this while addressing the gathering today at the Silver Jubilee celebration marking the completion of 25 years of Garo Union School in Tura.
Informing the governments' move to establish model schools on the lines of international schools in Meghalaya Dr Sangma said that the government has sanctioned for the establishment of such a school and that the identification of a suitable location was under process.
Teachers will be paid more in these schools and much needed employment will be generated, he said.
Dr Sangma, advised the managing committee of the Garo Union School to segregate the high school and the higher secondary classes from the primary classes to provide enough space for the students' extracurricular activities.
Harping on the role of the teachers, Dr Mukul Sangma said, "The role of the teachers must not only be confined to book lessons but they should also spend at least a few minutes in their classes counseling the students to motivate and guide them to face challenges in life" .