Kohima: Nagaland Governor P B Acharya on Friday interacted with the chairman, managing boards and principals of selected schools from Kohima district, underlined the various points related to the school and education system in the state.
He also said the state urgently need to introduce such courses that after their academic career is over they can be readily employable.
According to an official release today Mr Acharya said, “ to achieved the goal, we have to set up a strong base foundation from lower level to higher level to create better option for our school children.
Mr Acharya said the present education system is knowledge oriented, but not social oriented.
He said education should be based on Skill addition education system as the Central Government has earmarked Rs 30,000 crores for this purpose and added that, the Central Government has also identified more than 200 skills and resource development programme.
As the opportunity beckons, the Governor urged the Higher Secondary Schools in the state should take up the challenge to avail the opportunity.
Acharya also reminded the school representatives not to neglect the lower section of the society as it is dangerous for the spirit of democracy. While stating on the Government schools in the state, he said there are not less than thousands Government school in the state, but lamented that parents were not confidence to send their children to the government run schools but they send them to the private schools.
After considering all options does not approved the present high fee structure in the private run schools in the State, Acharya appealed them to introduce one time admission system for the whole academic career, as practice in other parts of the country. The monthly fees of the students students should be reduced from the present structure particularly for the low income parents as the school are not commercial institution but are social obligation institution for easy excess of higher education. Monetary crisis is the reason for the education disruption of students who has the desire to study but due to financial crisis they are forced to leave education and seek employment.
It is the social dutie as the Government of India has passed a law, which is known as Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) and this is for all Public sectors Units (PSU) and other agencies are bind by the CRS, he added.
The Governor also said “young children from all section of the society should be given equal opportunity to get education.” Altogether thirteen Schools including two colleges representative attended the meeting, the release said. (UNI)
