SHILLONG The State government is keen to encourage private investment in the education sector in a big way in Meghalaya.
Speaking to media persons here recently, Education Minister, Lakmen Rymbui said that it was important to have private investment in education sector in the state.
When asked about some of the private institutes and schools charging exorbitant fees from the students, the Minister said that the government will look into it even though it is a fact that private ventures need to sustain themselves for long run.
“We will study case by case,” he said while maintaining that the Government would promote private investment in the education sector but not without regulation of the private institutes.
The minister also said that as of now, there is no proposal for investment in the education sector by the private investors.
On being asked about the much talked about education policy, Rymbui said that the draft policy was ready and now suggestions would be taken from different stakeholders, adding that the much delayed policy would be put into the place within six months.
On being asked about the poor infrastructure in many of the schools and colleges in distant villages across the state, he admitted that the government required fund and most of the budget was spent on the salary of the teachers.
“We will try to capture resources so that we can have good infrastructure with quality education,” he said.
Meanwhile, the minister also informed that the work was in progress for the Shillong Engineering College and the project would be completed in two years.