Andro school
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 03 2015:
MLA Th Shyamkumar has claimed that he has been working to make Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya being constructed at Andro, Imphal East under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) a model school of not only Manipur but also for the whole country.
Speaking to some media persons at the school campus today.
Th Shyamkumar said that the Government of India sanctioned fund sufficient enough for construction of class rooms only.
Even though there is a provision for computer education, there is no provision for computer class rooms or compound wall.
The State Government has been approached to make up for the shortfalls.
A letter would also be sent to the Government of India to provide additional funds for construction of computer class rooms and compound wall, Shyamkumar said.
If the school should be a good Government school, it should have garden/children park, bathrooms and toilets.
Only then, the school can be compared with well equipped schools located outside the State.
The school which is exclusively for girls would have classes from 6th standard to 8th standard.
Students who would study at the school are attached to Moirangpurel High School at the moment and they are being given formal education there free of cost.
Shyamkumar has been paying bills for the students' food and school uniforms out of his own pocket and from the donations made by people of Andro A/C.These students would be shifted to the home school in March.
Saying that he has already appealed to the Government to upgrade Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya up to standard XII in a phased manner, Shyamkumar declared additional infrastructure such as basketball court, volleyball ground, tailoring centre, computer class rooms, boxing ring and weightlifting hall would be constructed within the school campus so as to make it a model school.
He said that certain amounts would be set aside from his MLA Local Area Development Fund for skill development and promotion of games and sports among students studying in Government schools located within Andro A/C.Coaches would be hired for training students in different sports disciplines starting from March.
He went on to claim that all efforts are being invested to enable students of Andro A/C secure nine positions in the top ten of the Class X exam of 2017 .