Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, March 30 2010:
A report concerning the issues and the discrepancies of the private schools was submitted Tuesday to Harekrishna, Director of Education (School) in Imphal.
A committee comprising of nine members was formed to inspect the functioning of the private schools in the state of Manipur.
The report also highlighted the declining quality of the private schools and also emphasized on the schools to be more systematic.
The present recognition rule was also stated to be outdated and maintained such rules and acts to be replaced by a more comprehensive one in incorporating all the necessary guidelines for establishment of private schools for the better future of the students
of Manipur.
While briefing the reports of the committee to the media persons, Harekrishna informed that nearly 63.7 percent of the students of the state are in private schools.
Therefore, the private schools need growth in right direction and also focus towards increasing the quality of the private schools.
The committee also made a field visit in all the districts excluding Tamenglong district and also examined relevant Acts and Rules that included Manipur Secondary Education Act, 1972 and Manipur Education Code, Manipur Higher Secondary Education Act, 1992 and relevant recognition rules in the light of existing Act/Rules and Regulations of various states of the North East.
Following the examination of all the relevant Act and Rules, the committee informed that the rules of 1975 is outdated and needs to be amended into more comprehensive incorporating all the necessary guidelines for establishment of a private school.
He stated that the report would be submitted to the government and hoped for taking up action by the government after the discussion of the public opinion.
W Chandra Kumar, administrative officer, directorate of education (S), member secretary while briefing the reports of the field visit to inspect the private schools, informed that the private schools are in a bad shape without proper infrastructure.
He revealed that some of the private schools were run by an individual or a family without management committee.
He stated that the schools were found to be not abiding the prescribed rules and regulations in both the non teaching and teaching staff of the private schools.
The salary structure and the recruitment of the teachers in the private were unsatisfactory.
The teachers were being underpaid and they were hired or terminated according to the wishes of the school authority, added W.Chandra Kumar.
He further stated that the private schools need to be systematic and enforce the regulation of the private schools as per term of the relevant Act and Rules.