Advisor Dr. Kekhrielhoulie Yhome inaugurates a INR 1.17 crore Government Primary School at Kewhitsütuo Model in Kohima, built entirely with T Khel Council funds.
KOHIMA — A newly constructed Government Primary School building at Kewhitsütuo Model in Kohima, built entirely from the Tsütuonuomia Khel (T Khel) Council fund at a cost of INR 1.17 crore, was inaugurated on Friday by Advisor for School Education, Dr. Kekhrielhoulie Yhome.
Addressing the inaugural programme, Yhome said that apart from religious institutions, education has the power to liberate people and commended T Khel for its commitment to promoting education.
He informed that the school currently has 67 students, including 32 boys and 35 girls, and is staffed by eight teachers.
Many of the students, he said, come from underprivileged backgrounds. The newly constructed building has the capacity to accommodate 100 students.
Yhome also said the Department of School Education has established a dedicated cell to document Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in the education sector.
He noted that while several communities have extended support to educational institutions over the years, much of it had gone undocumented. The new cell, he said, will ensure such contributions are properly recorded.
Describing the new school building as an investment in capital, society and human resources, the advisor expressed hope that the institution would continue to grow and serve future generations.
T Khel Council chairman K Neibou Sekhose said the school building was constructed entirely from the council's own fund.
He said Kewhitsütuo Model was a newly established settlement and that even before residential houses were completed, the community had resolved that a school must be built.
“In the olden days we protect the village with spear; today we protect our children with education. That is why building a school in Kewhitsütuo is not a spent, it is security,” Sekhose said.
Sekhose also informed that T Khel has already begun planning for a higher secondary school and has initiated construction of an international-standard stadium that will be available for children and the wider Naga community.
Reflecting on the vision behind the settlement, he said that 50 years ago community leaders had decided to establish a model village.
However, with much of Kohima's prime land allocated for the development of the state capital, they shifted their focus to developing a model residential village equipped with modern facilities, particularly quality education.
He said the inauguration of the new school building represented an investment for the next 50 years and fulfilled a vision envisioned by community leaders decades ago.
Meanwhile, Kohima Municipal Council chairman Neibodzelie Solo flagged off a sanitation vehicle during the programme.
He appealed to residents to maintain proper waste management practices and urged villagers to sincerely participate in the ongoing Census enumeration exercise.