Nothing is impossible if one puts in effort with firm determination, says Manipur CM
Our Correspondent
Imphal, March 19 (EMN): Close on the heels of launching a scheme to avoid school drop-outs, a six-month free remedial coaching programme under Chief Minister’s Lairik Yengminnasi (Chief Minister’s lest learn program) Programme 2017-18 was launched in Manipur on March 19.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Principal Secretary (MOBC and SC) PK Singh, Director (MOBC and SC) Kh Dineshchandra Singh and other high ranking officials of the department were present at the launching function at Durbar Hall of Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Imphal.
Speaking on the occasion, N Biren Singh said that there is nothing impossible to achieve if one puts in effort with a firm determination.
Stating that the remedial coaching was conducted with an objective to provide tuition facility to the students belonging to minority, OBC and SC communities, Biren said that the present government have already taken up many social security schemes for the needy and poor people.
BIren Singh said that the coaching programme was also part of one such scheme that would benefit the students belonging to less privileged sections of the society.
Informing that 83 government teachers and 71 private sector teachers had been engaged for the said coaching programme, he stated that INR 74 lakh has been earmarked for this particular scheme, he added. The government teachers for Classes VI-X students would be given a monthly remuneration of Rs 5000 per month while Government teachers for Classes XI-XII would get Rs 6000 per month.
On the other hand, private sector teachers for classes VI-X would be given a monthly remuneration of INR 8000 per month while government teachers for Classes XI-XII would get INR 10,000 per month, the Chief Minister said.
The scheme launched will be implemented by Manipur Minorities and OBC Economic Development Society (MOBEDS) under the department for welfare of minorities, OBCs and Scheduled Castes (MOBC & SC).
The programme aims at achieving quality education by all students regardless of poor or rich. Infrastructure of the Government schools will be utilised in running the coaching programme. Coaching will be conducted from 6 am to 8:30 am in three subjects i.e. Science, Maths and English. The classes that will be covered under this scheme are: Category A (Class VI to X) and Category B (Class XI and XII Science).
Recently Lairik Tamhanlasi (Let them Learn)scheme was launched, to ensure that no child is left behind to get their basic right to education up to the higher secondary stage of education (Class IX-XII) by providing the cost of admission/examination/tuition fees, uniform and text books to the government schools students
