Ukhrul boasts of having the first SSA Consultant
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 03 2012:
Amidst the confounded raging issues of implementing quality education in the District by eliminating the unwanted practices of subletting teachers, the efforts undertaken by SSA, which is hopefully to be achieved by the end of this year, Ukhrul also boast of the being the first District in Manipur to have SSA consultant.
Considering the need of having Consultant in the District to sensitize the many ills plaguing education sector in the District a twelve member team headed by a Consultant was constituted this year.
The Consultant team since its inception has been able to streamline many teachers and students towards the national objective of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in the District, remarked the District Program Manager (DPM) Ringshan Shaiza while speaking as resource person on the implementation of SSA in Ukhrul District on the concluding day of Bharat Nirman campaign in Ukhrul.
The Consultant team has visited more than fifty percent of schools in the District to take stock of the facilities provided by SSA viz uniforms, writing material etc.
At the same time they are checking the presence of subletting teachers in government schools.
Elaborating the achievement of SSA in Ukhrul District, the DPM said that Ukhrul District has make remarkable achievement in the field of Girls education, Community Mobilization, Residential Bride Course and Civil works.
The DPM however regretted on the inability to implement research and Monitoring works and Distance education for teachers due to certain technical difficulties in the District.
Program of Early Childhood Care and Education for children and nursing mothers are in the offing for the next year in convergence with ICDS, said Ringshan Shaiza.
SSA in Ukhrul District is implemented with the assistance of Autonomous District Council and department of Education (s).
Going by the data, there are more than 2000 government teachers and more than 29,000 government schools in the District.