Dimapur, Sep. 4 (EMN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has demanded from the Nagaland government an enquiry with regard to what it termed discrepancies in the issuance of school materials to children, and to give a report within a period of 15 days.
A representation by the NSF President Kesosul Christopher Ltu and General Secretary Imtiyapang Imsong adressed to the Nagaland government chief secretary raised the issue of free school uniforms to students of the government schools.
“The Naga Students Federation (NSF) submitted a Representation to the then Minister School Education vide Ref. No. NSF-SE Min/Rep-2/17-19 Dated: 22-10-2017 to apprise the Government of the anomalies in the past few years on serious delay and shortage in the distribution of free textbooks, study materials and school uniforms and the NSF appeal for timely and adequate supply of the facilities to the students in the forth-coming academic,” the NSF stated.
The two students’ leader stated that, as a follow up of the earlier Representation, the NSF with all its federating units undertook education tour, 2018 to various Educational Institutions.
The NSF alleged that there is shortage and delay in supply of the school uniforms.
“Most of the schools did not receive adequate supply of school uniforms i.e. pant, skirt and shirt,” the NSF stated while adding that most of the schools were issued with only sweater and a pair of socks, and the uniforms could not fit even students from the lower primary classes.
“In few schools, the students were given just the cloth materials for school pant, skirt and shirt but without stitching cost. It is imperative to be mentioned that, the cloth materials supplied were of the lowest quality,” the Naga Students’ Federation stated.
The NSF demanded the government to set up an enquiry on the alleged discrepancies in the interest of the student community and intimate the undersigned office of the measures to be taken within a period of 15 days.
