SHILLONG: Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Union Ministry of Human resource Development, Vrinda Swarup visited the North East Regional Institute of Education (NERIE) here on Monday.
Swarup is on a two-day official visit to the city.
In the interactions with the faculty members and staff of NERIE, Swarup urged them to take pro-active steps in the implementation of Central schemes such as SSA, RMSA and Mid Day Meal. She also announced that the Centre will soon launch the Rashtriya Abishkaar Abhiyaan to enhance the learning of children in science, mathematics and technology.
“NERIE needs to take lead in the region,” she said.
Swarup also emphasized the need for strengthening special education in the region and to make inclusion visible in the schools. She hoped that the institutions of higher learning would network with schools for the overall benefit of education in the country.
She wanted NCERT to implement Learning Indicators (LINDICS) at the school level. “NERIE should help states in unraveling National Achievement Surveys (NAS) for improving the quality of school education,” she said.
