Manipur minister inaugurates govt. high school building

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Imphal, July 20 (EMN): Hengbung Government High School Annexed Building constructed under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan 2016-17 was inaugurated at Kangpokpi District headquarters on Saturday, according to DIPR Manipur sources.

Education Minister Thokchom Radheshyam accompanied by Additional Directors Lerte Hmangte Kom of Education (S/H), ZEO Kangpokpi District Lhingneikim Kipgen besides other education department teachers, students and guardians were present during the inauguration function.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Radheshyam said that the six rooms inaugurated today have been constructed to fulfil the infrastructural needs of the school. Congratulating the teachers, students and School Managing Development Committee (SMDC) for timely completion of the construction project, he said that local people should join hand in protection and help in smooth functioning of the school.

The minister also stated that the proposal for upgrading the high school to higher secondary school will be put up if necessary after due process. Speaking on the lack of teachers in the school, he said that the proposal for district wise recruitment is under process so that the selected teachers are posted at their own respective district which will address the shortage of teachers to some extent.

The minister also assured that with regard to maintaining proper retaining walls of the schools, the department will look into the matter. He applauded the school authority for good performance in the HSLC Examination, 2019 in which out of fifteen students, eleven students passed the examination in second division and three students in third division. He opined that children are full of unlimited potential, innate capabilities and talents.

In his speech, Joint Secretary L Nandakumar Singh of Education-S said that under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), RMSA supports civil work construction of schools in two ways; to upgrade junior high school to a new high school and develop new infrastructure of the school including building or to strengthen the already existing infrastructure of the high school by developing new infrastructure.

He also congratulated the teachers and students for being the first school to have completed the construction of infrastructure development under RMSA 2016-17. He added that Hengbung High School falls under the second category where the school has already existing high school and thus construction of new infrastructure was approved to further strengthen the school.