IMPHAL — Manipur Education Minister, Th Basanta Kumar Singh, said that the state government has taken up various remedial measures for the displaced students in schools and colleges ever since the Manipur crisis erupted on May 3, 2023.
The Education department has also developed alternative modes of teaching-learning methods to facilitate the displaced students living in relief camps. Besides,
a proposal to enable the students to have access to all the educational facilities has also been submitted to the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Briefing media persons during a press conference here today, Basanta Kumar assured that the government is leaving no stone unturned to tackle all the issues related to admission and rehabilitation of the displaced students. He stated that out of a total of 4617 schools in Manipur, 26 schools are yet to be re-opened as they are either being utilised as relief camps or for accommodation of central armed police force (CAPF) or lying in sensitive area.
Highlighting the activities undertaken by the government for the displaced students, Basanta said that nodal officers and volunteers were appointed to ensure free admission of the displaced students and to distribute study materials, textbooks, stationery items and uniforms to them. He added that identity cards and certificates were also issued to all the students free of cost.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]Additionally, he stated that the government has set up a control room that works in coordination with the nodal officers to look after the shortage of books and uniforms for such students. He informed that almost 15,915 identity cards were issued to the displaced students registered at 347 relief camps till now, out of which 15,641 students have been re-admitted to nearby feasible schools.
He also said that 98.28 per cent of those 15,915 students were given admission free of cost and all facilities provided to overcome bottlenecks in their education.
Informing that CM’s College Students Rehabilitation Scheme 2023 have been launched to ensure free admission, one time rehabilitation grant and free smart phone to facilitate distant learning for the displaced college students, he assured that alternative modes of teaching-learning would be introduced to help the displaced students living in relief camps.
He also informed that educational TV channel called “Lairik” started functioning on Jio TV to provide e-learning content free of cost. Radio drama based on academic curriculum called “Radio Class” is being aired by AIR, Imphal, he said. He also added that a mobile app called “Lairik” is also available in play store that provides more than 1300 video e-contents.
The minister also informed that the state government has put up a proposal for supplementary financial support to the displaced students to the Ministry of Education, Government of India, in order to provide tablets for distance learning, white board, textbooks, notebooks, stationery items, supplementary books, sports items, first aid kits and uniform.
He further informed that a committee led by commissioner of Education has been constituted for guiding on the path of development in education and to bring the students back to normalisation.