Restoration of normalcy must for education: Committee
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, November 27 2024: Amid the current crisis affecting the education sector in the state, the Coordinating Committee on Disturbance Free Education Zone has stressed the need for taking up steps to ensure a conducive learning environment for the students to pursue their studies peacefully.

In a press meet held at DESAM's Kwakeithel office on Wednesday, Committee convenor Somorjit Mayengbam said that in the aftermath of the Jiribam incident on November 11, all educational institutions were ordered to remain close from November 18 to prevent any protests.

However, the government again issued another order on Tuesday extending the closure indefinitely which is highly condemnable.

Presently, BSEM, CoHSEM and MU are preparing to hold their respective examinations with the students preparing for the same.

While the stakeholders have relatively kept the student community out of the purview of their agitations, the continuous closure of educational institutions under the garb of maintaining law and order will not be good for the state in the long run, he remarked.

The convenor continued that the order could instead invite protestors to allow the students to study.

Thus, the government needs to talk with the stake holders concerned to normalise the situation, and facilitate students to learn, he advised, adding that the conflict also involves issues over human resources.

"If we fail to overcome the issue of human resources, it would be difficult to give a response to the present challenge, thereby leading to imminent regression of society.

Thus, all need to come together and ensure a stable academic atmosphere for the future generations," he urged.

Somorjit further said that the 19-month long conflict has severely impacted all sections of the society, the education sector being one of them.

Prior to the conflict, the pandemic happened and then amid the conflict, a natural calamity in the form of floods also occurred which led fo closure of schools for a long time, preventing students from learning.

As this is not a good sign, otie of the main demands had been to formulate a policy to ensure 220 days of school.

However, the disinterest of the government in formulating any such policy is inconveniencing the students greatly, he remarked.

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