DIMAPUR — A delegation from Nagaland participated
in a regional workshop on improving education key performance indicators (KPIs)
under the "NeVolution" initiative by NITI Aayog that was held at
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, on December 3.
According to a DIPR report, the workshop aimed to address critical
challenges in education across aspirational districts and blocks.
The Nagaland delegation included Thavaseelan K, principal
director of School Education; Yithachu Thur, EAC, Khongsa under Kiphire and
nodal officer, ABP; K Huqheto Chishi, sub-divisional education officer, Atoizu
under Zunheboto; Hanrenla K, coordinator, EBRC, Pungro, Kiphire; Prarthana
Pawale, aspirational block fellow (ABF), NITI Aayog, Thonoknyu under Noklak
district; Kivikali Achumi, aspirational block fellow (ABF), NITI Aayog, Akuhaito,
Zunheboto; and Sukanya, aspirational block fellow (ABF), NITI Aayog, Khongsa,
Kiphire.
Thavaseelan moderated the second technical session, which
focused on the training of teachers. He highlighted the unique challenges faced
by Northeast states, including Nagaland, such as teaching students from diverse
cultural and linguistic backgrounds, balancing resources in under-resourced
schools, the need for a strong foundation in learning to address issues like
poor-quality results and high dropout rates, and rationalising resource
allocation, particularly for teacher placements and training.
The session featured experts discussing innovative solutions
and best practices for teacher training and resource allocation.
The workshop, inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Minister of
Arunachal Pradesh, Chowma Mein, emphasised bridging infrastructure gaps,
enhancing teacher training, improving pedagogy, and reducing dropout rates.
Discussions centred on the four Ps of intervention: political will, public
finance, partnerships, and people-centricity.
The key highlights of the inaugural programme included
infrastructure and inclusivity, where Chanchal Kumar, secretary, Ministry of
Development of North Eastern Region, called for addressing infrastructural
challenges, promoting gender parity, and organising digital literacy campaigns.
He emphasised the importance of community engagement and
leveraging centrally sponsored schemes for infrastructural improvements.
The Nagaland delegation pledged to implement the learnings
from the workshop to further strengthen the state's education system and align
with the objectives of the aspirational block programme.
