Make education free zone call rung out
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, July 05 2019: The XII Disturbance Free Educational Zone Demand Day was celebrated today at Tribal Research Institute (TRI), Chingmeirong, Imphal.

The celebration was organised by Coordinating Committee on Disturbance Free Educational Zone Demand, a conglomerate of different organisations-DESAM, ATSUM, MGHSLWA, CASA, AMSGO, AMCTA, AMESTA, AMASEA, AMGACTA, CESM, AMSSTA, AMRPSWA and AIMS etc.

Speaking on the occasion, chairman of the Co-ordinating Committee on Disturbance Free Educational Zone Demand M Lokendro Singh said that the committee was formed in 2008 with the aim of bringing peaceful, impartial and quality education in the State.

XII Disturbance Free Educational Zone Demand Day was celebrated today at Tribal Research Institute (TRI), Chingmeirong

Concerned with the many incidents and issues that have been hampering the education system in the State, the co-ordinating committee was formed to make education a disturbance free zone, he said.

There should be a sound education system for a society to advance, he said and asserted that the State needs to establish strong knowledge based industries and improve human resources to become a 'knowledge capital' of the country.

Development will come only when education is made a disturbance free zone, he added.

Advocating that there should be a sound State education policy, he criticised the frequent transfer and utilisation of Government teachers.

Backlogs, shortage of teachers, staff and inferior infrastructure are hampering education system, he said advising the Government and Department concerned to look into the existing policies and implementation of school development schemes/projects.

Salaries of the teachers and staff should be given on time.

This will also encourage teachers and staff to do better job in educating the future generations, he added.

DESAM president and convenor of the co-ordinating committee Salam Aakash said that the committee has been appealing the Government and all concerned to make education a disturbance free zone.

Students and educational institutes should be kept out of the purview of bandh, blockade and general strike.

Education must be encouraged, educational institutes should not be boycotted at all, he said appealing all concerned to avoid pressuring/threatening education officers, teachers and students.

Government should keep politics aside when dealing with education, Aakash said advising it to form good policy and cut down number of holidays to ensure 220 working days in schools.

It may be mentioned that the committee has been organising poster campaigns and awareness programmes in schools and public places across the State to ensure disturbance free education.

President AMRPSWA Ph Landhoni Devi, president AMGACTA Longjam Baleshwor Singh, president CASA Sagolsem Premabati Devi, president MGHSLWA Maisnam Joykumar Luwang, secretary AMGASA Co-orinating Committee Sougrakpam Sumati Devi, president ASECO L Sunder Meitei, president AMSSTA Maibam Kennedy, president AMESTA Chingtham Shantakumar, president AIMS Khumujam Romen Meitei and others also attended the event.