600 primary schools will be converted in to model school: CM
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, May 13 2011: Chief Minister, O Ibobi Singh, today said that his government is considering for conversion of 600 primary schools into model schools with funding from the Centre.

Speaking at a training programme for Congress workers on its flagship schemes and other schemes of SPF at Noney in Tamenglong district, the CM said that the step has been taken up as government is taking seriously to improve the education system in the state.

It is a must to impart education to the children.

If the number of illiterate persons dominates a society, it is sure to have a large number of anti-social elements.

Therefore, it is a must to ensure to impart education to all the children in the society, he said.

Asserting that keeping in consonance with the Centre's views Sharva Siksha Abhiyan and other education related schemes are being implemented in right earnest, Ibobi added that through such schemes and projects, the government has been able to spread compulsory education into the far flung areas of the country.

In Manipur's case, through these various schemes including SSA, Mid Day Meal, Integrated Child Development etc, the government is trying to spread education to all corners of the state which in turn will help tremendously in bringing development to the state.

Chief Minister O Ibobi being welcomed by locals dressed in traditional attire at the training programme for Congress workers on its flagship schemes in Tamenglong

He claimed that the government has been taking up works for construction of buildings for schools having no proper buildings.

The government has also chalked out plans for conversion of 600 primary schools into model schools.

Under the SPF rule, the state is marching ahead in development.

For an effective health delivery system, government had appointed doctors in order to reach out to the far flung hill areas of the state, he asserted.

In his overture on the issue of the contentious Autonomous District Council (ADC), Ibobi reiterated his stand to extend greater powers and more funds to the ADCs and said that the responsibility of implementation of flagship programmes has been handed over to the ADCs.

Government is trying its best to devolve powers the ADCs so that these local bodies could compete with the bodies constituted under 6th schedule of the Indian Constitution, he said and appealed for cooperation from the public to fully implement the ADC Act.

Coming to the initiative taken by the SPF government for the development of Tamenglong district, Ibobi said that government is making efforts to improve road connectivity between Imphal and Tamenglong district HQ.

Roads connecting Tamenglong district with the state capital will be improved and the government has already started taking up works for making the roads accessible year long.

He said his government had already earmarked ' 60 crore for improvement of Tamei to Tousem road.

MPCC president, Gaikhangam, who also spoke on the occasion, said that development that has been brought about in the state was the result of a stable government provided by the SPF.

The SPF government has been keen to take up initiatives in the all round development of Tamenglong district.

If people cooperate with sincerity, there will be a marked development in Tamenglong district and government is working hard to delete the term "backward" that is the usual prefix before Tamenglong.

This needs people's cooperation to the party, he added.

Tourism minister, TN Haokip, former minister DK Korungthang, MPCC general secretary Victor Keishing, Tamenglong ADC chairman Soihem Haomei and leaders of MPCC who attended the flagship training programme of the Congress, talked as resource persons.