Imphal, December 06: Without beating around the bush, Education Minister Francis Ngajokpa today said that Government schools which come up with nil records in the Class X and Class XII examinations have no business to exist and added that the Government will not hesitate to close down such schools while encouraging those which do well.

Speaking to The Sangai Express at his office chamber today, even as the KYKL has intensified its Operation New Kangleipak, the Minister said that anyone doing anything good for the promotion of education in the State is welcome.

"Why only the KYKL, all of us should come forward, to make sure that education prospers," said the Minister and added that student organisations too have a bounden duty to ensure that the basic essence of education is not eroded at any cost.

Without mincing words, the Minister said that the Government will not hesitate to close down any schools which fail to produce even a single pass student in the Class X and Class XII examination.

Even those schools which produce 100 percent pass record should make sure that at least ten of the students make it to the top category, he added.

There will be no question of political pressure or humanitarian considerations while closing down any of these non-performing schools, he said and added that this point will be discussed by the Cabinet soon.

To a question, the Minister replied that education should not commoditized as a commercial venture and added that the responsibility of producing good students rest equally on the Govt, the schools and the parents and guardians.

The Minister further said that he has not received any clear cut complaints on teachers not reporting for duty at their place of posting.

If the public raise their voice, then the Govt will act, he promised.

Till today the schools have not been able to submit the list of grading the teachers, though instructions for the same have been issued by the authority, informed the Minister.

Till date no system has been worked out to see which teacher should be awarded and who should be punished, he added.

Pointing certain loopholes in the system, the Minister said it was lack of vision that not enough posts were created for teachers when the high schools were upgraded to the level of higher secondary.

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