Ukhrul SMDCA slams
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 22 2014:
Criticising the functioning of SSA in Ukhrul district, the School Management Development Committee Association, Ukhrul district in a statement accused some MLAs and politicians of Ukhrul district of manipulating the schemes of SSA by forming Adhoc SMDC, ACLMSC, DPM.
Raingam Muivah, vice-president of SMDCA, Ukhrul district, in the statement said that SSA scheme is a flagship programme of the Central Government which was launched with an aim to provide universal education to children between the age of 6-14 .
As per the implementation rules directed by the Government of India, the scheme should be based on the principles of community participation and to form a body known as the School Management Development Committee.
However, SSA in Ukhrul district has been functioning without the knowledge of the community which is against the RTE Act 2009 and RTE rule 2010, the statement asserted.
The statement further accused the Ministers of taking undue advantage of the public ignorance of the Act and misusing the scheme for their private benefits.
SMDC urged the MLAs and politicians concerned to utilize the scheme undertaken for the development of the district.