Edn Minister upset over poor conditions of Govt schools in Ukhrul district
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, May 21 2017:
Education Minister Th Radheshyam who inspected schools in Ukhrul district today was anguished to find schools not being constructed according to the norms laid down under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Alternative and Innovative Education (AIE) .
He said stringent action will be taken against those who have failed to sincerely execute developmental works under SSA and EGS.
The schools which were supposed to be constructed on the allocated area through Global Positioning System (GPS) were found to have been built somewhere else which are beyond the permissible distance listed under EGS.
The school as per the EGS was to be built in and around the inaccessible habitation where there is no formal school within the radius of one (1) km.
Under this scheme, Mayotang Primary School was constructed at Longthang Cemetery, Hundung village instead of the area allocated at Mayotang.
Kharaphung Primary School was also found constructed in the midst of wood which is one and half kilometre down the steep mountain.
The school was found not functioning though the construction.
was completed in 2016 under 2012-13 programme of SSA scheme.
At Kazripung High School, the school boundary was found to have been encroached by sand miner.
"Schools is the place where children come to gain knowledge which in turn would contribute in safeguarding their future and bring progress not only in society and State but for the country as a whole.
The leaders of the society should come forward and stop such unwanted activities," the Minister said.
KK Leishiphanit High School, Kasomtang, Pettigrew College Ukhrul, ongoing construction work of ITI Ukhrul, Modem High School, Greenland Primary School, Tungrei Primary School (Aided), Hungdung were also inspected by the Minister and his team.
On his way back to Imphal, he visited Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Shangshak which was found in an isolated condition.
The Minister assured the people residing near Shangshak Government High School to renovate the damaged portions of the school building.
The Minister was accompanied by the ZEO Ukhrul, officials of SSA, RMSA and members of School Management Development Committee (SMDC) .