ANSAM urges for quality education in hill districts
Source: Chronicle News Service / Newmai News Network
Senapati, April 30 2023:
All Naga Students' Association, Manipur (ANSAM) has urged the government to take up "immediate" measures for bringing quality education in government high and higher secondary schools in the hill districts.
In a statement, ANSAM said: "In view of shortages of infrastructures from reports of the school authority, department concerned should open honours courses in physics, chemistry, mathematics, geology, MA and MSc courses in political science, zoology, botany and open new courses particularly B Com, geography, sociology, philosophy, statistics and defence studies at United College Lambung, Chandel, at the earliest possible time" .
ANSAM also sought attention of the state government to address the requirements of subject teachers in high school section and Higher Secondary section of Chakpikarong Higher Secondary school.
It added: "The posts of principal and vice-principal are currently vacant after the principal retired on February 1, 2023 .
There is no chowkidar too in Chakpikarong Higher Secondary School" .
The pucca building of the school with pucca fencing wall is badly required as the present building is not in good condition and thereby various disadvantages are being faced by the students, ANSAM said and urged the state government to give equal importance to the hill based schools and colleges by at least fulfilling basic provision as per UGC guidelines to develop schools in hill districts of Manipur.
ANSAM said that the growing number of students pursuing commerce, geography, sociology and statistics at various feeder schools in Chandel including Maha Union Government Higher Secondary School, St Peter's Higher Secondary school, Anallon Christian Higher Secondary School, Sugnu and SEMCO Higher School has put tremendous pressures on making avenue of higher studies available.
"From the findings of ANSAM and reports of authority of Chakpikarong Higher Secondary School that the school is running with shortage of teachers, ANSAM would like to urge the state government department concerned to revert back the posting of Nula Roxson (Hindi Matriculate teacher), Ht Meena (Matriculate teacher) and Ht Hmanhring (Matriculate teacher) at Chakpikarong Higher Secondary School," the statement also said.