Dimapur, Feb. 28 (EMN): Advisor for School Education, KT Sukhalu informed that the state government had decided to give one-time relaxation for entry into government service for two years with effect from April 22, 2021 ‘because of the ban in appointments due to Covid-19 and disruption in recruitment activities’.
He also added that the department would also shortly be advertising for the recruitment of graduate teachers for Science, Maths, and Hindi.
He was speaking during the inauguration of the upgraded Government Higher Secondary School at Ahthibung, Peren district on February 26, an update from DIPR informed.
The Advisor said there were 2,140 Hindi teachers (1,308 under CSS and 832 under State programme) and a total of 830 untrained teachers (223 state and 607 CSS).
He stated that necessary instructions had been given to the untrained teachers to immediately undergo the required training, an update from DIPR informed.
He stated under the NCTE rules; all the teachers should have the requisite qualifications for the teaching profession. However, there were many teachers who had not obtained BEd and DLED qualifications and therefore the department is working on VRS for untrained teachers, it added.
“Changes can be brought about in the education system. Educating the child is a collective responsibility of the department and the community and the government is providing the facilities which are yours to look after as your own,” he added.
He also requested the village authorities, GBs, council members, and the SMC & VEC of the schools to check the attendance of the teachers and their services in the schools.
KT Sukhalu also asserted that poor enrollment in government schools was a serious concern that needed to be addressed by the local village authorities. He said that due to poor enrollment, ‘the government is compelled to downgrade schools from GHS to GMS to GPS’.
Further, he encouraged the parents to invest in their child’s education as they are their future.