Correspondent
MON, NOVEMBER 5
THE district headquarters of Mon was the ungainly sight of hundreds of students on a march to the office of the Deputy Commissioner armed with cups and plates and banners and placards with ‘We want Food” written on them and slogan on their lips.Tuesday saw the first phase of agitation launched by the Eastern Naga Student Federation, Konyak Students’ Union and Mon Town Students’ Union at the Mon Hqs. The students of the Government Primary and Middle School demanded food in the office premises and submitted memorandum to Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Mon Headquarters and to SDEO demanding regular implementation of Mid Day Meal in all the schools.
The students demand is for the implementation of the Mid Day Meal (MDM) the students alleged have been denied them although the same has been reported to the centre by the state. The Mid Day Meal scheme is targeted to cover students from Class 1 to 8 (eight) in all the govt. schools, schools aided by Govt. and the schools run by local bodies. Each child is eligible for the meal at the rate of 150 gram per child per school day, effective April 2008. Besides cooked/processed hot meal with a minimum content of 300 calories and 8-12 gms of protein should be served each day of the school for minimum of 200 days or 3 kgs per student per month for 9-11 months in a year.
The Konyak Students’ Union (KSU) stated that after detecting various irregularities and anomalies in the implementation of the MDM scheme under Mon district they had resolved address the corruption and loopholes in the regular implementation of the MDM scheme in the region. The Union have requested that the district administration convene an emergency meeting of all the MDM in-charge and signatories from every school within their respective jurisdiction and sign an oath to make them accountable for the proper implementation of the scheme. ENSF stated that in its emergency meeting held on 31st Oct. 2013 at its Headquarter Tuensang it has resolved to start its first phase of agitation from the 05th Nov. 2013 until its ultimatum is fulfilled. Further, the Federation resolved that the four districts of Eastern Nagaland will not co-operate with the directive issued by the State Govt. for compulsory contribution towards the celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Nagaland Statehood if the ultimatum is not fulfilled.
Today’s phase of agitation passed off peacefully with the presence of General Secretary, ENSF Honang Jess; Finance Secretary, ENSF Lemtse and Women Coordinator, ENSF Mary along with the office-bearers of Konyak Students’ Union and Mon Town Students’ Union.
THE district headquarters of Mon was the ungainly sight of hundreds of students on a march to the office of the Deputy Commissioner armed with cups and plates and banners and placards with ‘We want Food” written on them and slogan on their lips.
Tuesday saw the first phase of agitation launched by the Eastern Naga Student Federation, Konyak Students’ Union and Mon Town Students’ Union at the Mon Hqs. The students of the Government Primary and Middle School demanded food in the office premises and submitted memorandum to Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Mon Headquarters and to SDEO demanding regular implementation of Mid Day Meal in all the schools.
The students demand is for the implementation of the Mid Day Meal (MDM) the students alleged have been denied them although the same has been reported to the centre by the state. The Mid Day Meal scheme is targeted to cover students from Class 1 to 8 (eight) in all the govt. schools, schools aided by Govt. and the schools run by local bodies. Each child is eligible for the meal at the rate of 150 gram per child per school day, effective April 2008. Besides cooked/processed hot meal with a minimum content of 300 calories and 8-12 gms of protein should be served each day of the school for minimum of 200 days or 3 kgs per student per month for 9-11 months in a year.
The Konyak Students’ Union (KSU) stated that after detecting various irregularities and anomalies in the implementation of the MDM scheme under Mon district they had resolved address the corruption and loopholes in the regular implementation of the MDM scheme in the region. The Union have requested that the district administration convene an emergency meeting of all the MDM in-charge and signatories from every school within their respective jurisdiction and sign an oath to make them accountable for the proper implementation of the scheme. ENSF stated that in its emergency meeting held on 31st Oct. 2013 at its Headquarter Tuensang it has resolved to start its first phase of agitation from the 05th Nov. 2013 until its ultimatum is fulfilled. Further, the Federation resolved that the four districts of Eastern Nagaland will not co-operate with the directive issued by the State Govt. for compulsory contribution towards the celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Nagaland Statehood if the ultimatum is not fulfilled.
Today’s phase of agitation passed off peacefully with the presence of General Secretary, ENSF Honang Jess; Finance Secretary, ENSF Lemtse and Women Coordinator, ENSF Mary along with the office-bearers of Konyak Students’ Union and Mon Town Students’ Union.
