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80% of government schools do not have required number of teachers
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, February 11, 2011: Even though primary level government schools cover 73 % of the villages in Manipur, but only 27 % have adequate teachers, according to the latest field survey report of PRATAM, an NGO.

The NGO is conducting a survey to study the conditions of elementary education in the villages across the NE states.

This years' Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in respect of Manipur was released at a function held in the conference room of Institute of Cooperative Management, Lamphel.

Former Chief Minister and sitting MLA Radhabinod Koijam graced the releasing function as chief guest which was presided by Prof N Mohendro.

There was a panel discussion moderated by Mohendro and attended by journalist, Rupachandra Yumnam and educationalist Donald as resource persons.

The survey report said, of the total villages of the state, 80 percent of them have government primary schools.

There are enough government schools in the sate's villages but parents still send there wards to mushrooming private schools located in their villages.

Of a total of school going children (5 to 14 year range), 66 percent go to private schools, the report said, adding that the number of girls exceeded the number of boys attending school.

N Mohendro (c) Yumnam Rupachandra (r) and educationalist Donald at the release function of the "Annual Status of Education Report" in respect of Manipur

16% of boys of 15 to 16 years do not study.

For girls it was 11 %.

The report observed that reading and arithmatic knowledge of children in the state is not below average of the children in other states, and suggested the need of giving more attention to the education system.

More than 95% of the children studying from Class-I to II can read and write properly and 95.7 of them know counting.

The percentage of children of Class-III to V who can read properly is 72.4 % and 69.1 % of them have arithmatic knowledge.

The survey report further observed that only 27 % of the government schools have adequate number of teachers while 73 % lack required number of teachers.

The performance of government aided schools (55% to 75 % funded schools) is not suited with the funds released by the government.

97% of the schools have no computer facilities.

The facilities of toilet, drinking water, and mid-day meals provided in the schools are almost nil compared to schools in other states, the report added.

Addressing at the release function, chief guest, Radhabinod stressed on the need for developing human resources for marching ahead to an advanced society.

The high rate of children going to private schools shows that the government is lacking in interests in improving the education system.

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