Govt to upgrade 13 aided schools in hill districts
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 27 2015 :
State Cabinet on Friday decided to hold the 12th Session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly from December 18 to 21.The cabinet also decided to request the Governor to summon the session.
The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister O Ibobi at the Chief Minister's Secretariat began at 3 pm.
After having a minute discussion, the sitting decided to hold the 12th Twelfth Session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly from December 18 to 21, said Manipur Government spokesperson and Education and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (CAF&PD) Minister Moirangthem Okendro.
The 11th Session of the State Assembly was adjourned sine die on August 31 last.
Friday's cabinet sitting also resolved to upgrade 13 Government Aided High Schools in hills districts which have the facilities of class IX and X into full-fledged Government High Schools.
The schools were said to be getting grant-in-aid from the Government since 1980.The schools which will be converted into full-fledged Government High Schools are Gorkha High School, Hill Model High School, Laii High School, Makui High School, Mapithel Area High School, Maram High School, Ngari High School, North District High School, Patpuihmun High School, Phaibung High School, Thiwa High School, Tongou High School and Valte Khamzathang High School.
M Okendro said 11 schools, out of the 13 which are to be upgraded into Government High Schools, share the same school campus with Government Junior High Schools which had students for Class 1 to VIII.
The 13 Government aided schools had three posts of graduate teachers and one post of LDC.