Ao Senden, Ao Students' Conference, and Watsu Mungdang have issued an ultimatum to address acute teacher shortage in Mokokchung government schools.
MOKOKCHUNG — In a major escalation regarding the acute shortage of subject teachers in Mokokchung, three apex bodies—Ao Senden, Ao Students' Conference (AKM), and Watsu Mungdang—have jointly issued an ultimatum to the Commissioner and Secretary of the Department of School Education, demanding immediate rationalisation of teachers across all government schools in the district, to recruit and deploy qualified subject teachers, particularly for Science, Mathematics, and Languages.
AKM President Lanulemba Longchar informed that the joint ultimatum has been submitted to the concerned Department on June 4.
The three apex bodies have warned that failure to address their demands with the stipulated time will compel them to initiate “appropriate and necessary actions, including public and democratic measures,” adding that the department will be held responsible for any consequences.
They reiterated that the issue was first raised through a joint memorandum submitted on 11 November 11, 2025, highlighting severe imbalances in teacher distribution across government schools and an acute shortage of subject teachers in core academic disciplines, particularly Science, Mathematics, and Languages.
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They asserted that the department has not taken any concrete action despite submitting a comprehensive, evidence-based report titled “Report on School Visitations and Data Collection under Mokokchung District”, covering 196 government schools in the district.
The report, they stated, clearly documented the critical gap affecting the quality of education.
“The continued inaction of the department, despite being fully apprised of the gravity of the situation, is unacceptable and reflects a serious disregard for the academic welfare and future of students in the district,” read the letter.