Manipur well prepared for successful NEP: Rajen

Imphal: Education minister S. Rajen Singh has said the government is well prepared for the successful implementation of National Education Policy, NEP in the state.

Rajen was speaking as chief guest at the inauguration function of newly constructed school classrooms of Laphupat Tera High School in Imphal West, on Wednesday.

He said the government with the initiative of School Fagathansi Mission has improved the education system in the state. Number of school dropout students has been tremendously decreased, he added.

He informed that the government has a decision to convert Laphupat Tera High School to a full fledged government high school.

There has been development in many spheres during the regime of the present government. Manipur is a poor state. Maximum parents in the state can not afford for their children for getting education in private schools. Now the students need not to go to private schools since the government schools have been improved a lot, he added.

Rajen maintained that the school management committee need to be well equipped and empowered. Teachers in government schools are well qualified in comparison to private schools. The only thing is that the teachers need to keep practicing and dedicative service, he added.