IMPHAL, Jan 12: The state cabinet today made some major decisions which are predicted to have pivotal effects on the general policy direction of the Congress led Secular Progressive Front, SPF, government headed by chief minister, Okram Ibobi.
In particular the mixed bag contains a policy pledge to give suitable government jobs to all sports persons who win gold medals at the national and international levels, recruit another 1350 Special Police Officers, SPOs, over and above the 300 already recruited from Heirok, and to begin the process of amalgamation and rationalisation of government schools.
Of the welcome news is the new focus on incentive for sports achievers, coming as it has at a time sport men and women from the state are making an exodus looking for greener employment and career opportunities in other states.
Sports persons who have been goodwill ambassadors giving the world a positive picture of the state which has only been known for violence, drugs and disease, will now get some of their rightful dues if today’s decision materialises into concrete and actionable policy guidelines.
The policy will apply when the 17 currently vacant posts in the home department are filled in a short period from now, a knowledgeable source said.
Equally if not more welcome is the cabinet decision to revamp its school system, an area which has been in the government’s policy blind spot for much too long to the utter detriment and dismay of several generations of education seekers in the state.
Doubtless, some measures contemplated to rejuvenate the school system are radical. According to a reliable source, in view of the fact that so many government schools today exist only on paper, employing teachers and staff but virtually with no students enrolled, the government proposed to shut down many schools, or else club them together and amalgamate them.
In the first phase, 37 lower primary schools, 13 primary schools and 1 junior high school would cease to exist if the cabinet decision gets to be translated into policy.
Some schools on the other hand would be upgraded. This will include 5 lower primary schools which would be made into primary schools.
In Somtal in Ukhrul district, NK High School will be made into a higher secondary school. Likewise Hengbung Junior High School will be made high school. In Churachandpur district, Phungkhuthang Junior High School will be upgraded to high school. In Bishenpur district, Kwakta Junior High School will be upgraded to high school.
Four junior high schools on the other hand would be downgraded.
Taking cognizance of the fact that many students in government schools are handicapped by their unfamiliarity with English, today’s cabinet also decided to consider the conversion of the teaching medium of some “special” category government schools to English from the traditional Manipuri.
It also decided that the viva voce screening of candidates who appeared in the written test for the recruitment of 83 Hindi graduate teachers, 65 Hindi matriculate teachers and 1075 primary teachers would be held at the soonest.
The cabinet also charted out a new scholarship scheme for meritorious students whoexcel in Class 10 and 12 public examinations. For the current year the scholarship would be from the non-plan head and for the next year it would be from the plan fund, the source clarified.
In all 300 students from Class 10 would get a scholarship of Rs. 6000 per annum for two years, and another 300 from Class 12 would be given Rs 12,000 per annum for three years, the source said.
Of the 300 Class 12 scholarships, 125 each will be for science and arts streams and 50 reserved for commerce stream.
The cabinet also proposed a novel public-private partnership to train students between 15 and 30 years of age to develop skills of their choice that would enable them to enter different careers.
Under this scheme, certain companies would be identified to be the government’s partner to train 5000 students into job skills in two phases.
The decision to push ahead with the government’s policy to raise civil militia under the guise of Special Police Officers, SPOs, however will continue to be controversial with strong opinions pro and against never in short supply.
The source said the Union ministry of home affairs, MHA, has sanctioned the recruitment of 1350 more SPOs over and above the 300 already recruited at Heirok.
Of this, 250 would be from Lilong Chajing, the source said.
The recruited SPOs would be attached to various police outposts and stations in the valley area, the source said.
The cabinet also decided that the policemen who died in an ambush by militants at Langathel under the Kakching police station on December 8, last year would be awarded Rs. 5 lakh ex-gratia each.
Cabinet Highlights
• Jobs for sports gold medallists
• 1350 more SPOs to be recruited
• 51 govt schools to be scrapped
• Some schools to be upgraded
• Special English medium govt schools to be created
• Viva voce for teachers recruitment to be held soon
• New Class 10 and 12 scholarship scheme announced
• Govt to partner with private companies in job skill training
• Langathel police victims to get Rs 5 lakhs each
Source: http://ifp.co.in
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In particular the mixed bag contains a policy pledge to give suitable government jobs to all sports persons who win gold medals at the national and international levels, recruit another 1350 Special Police Officers, SPOs, over and above the 300 already recruited from Heirok, and to begin the process of amalgamation and rationalisation of government schools.
Of the welcome news is the new focus on incentive for sports achievers, coming as it has at a time sport men and women from the state are making an exodus looking for greener employment and career opportunities in other states.
Sports persons who have been goodwill ambassadors giving the world a positive picture of the state which has only been known for violence, drugs and disease, will now get some of their rightful dues if today’s decision materialises into concrete and actionable policy guidelines.
The policy will apply when the 17 currently vacant posts in the home department are filled in a short period from now, a knowledgeable source said.
Equally if not more welcome is the cabinet decision to revamp its school system, an area which has been in the government’s policy blind spot for much too long to the utter detriment and dismay of several generations of education seekers in the state.
Doubtless, some measures contemplated to rejuvenate the school system are radical. According to a reliable source, in view of the fact that so many government schools today exist only on paper, employing teachers and staff but virtually with no students enrolled, the government proposed to shut down many schools, or else club them together and amalgamate them.
In the first phase, 37 lower primary schools, 13 primary schools and 1 junior high school would cease to exist if the cabinet decision gets to be translated into policy.
Some schools on the other hand would be upgraded. This will include 5 lower primary schools which would be made into primary schools.
In Somtal in Ukhrul district, NK High School will be made into a higher secondary school. Likewise Hengbung Junior High School will be made high school. In Churachandpur district, Phungkhuthang Junior High School will be upgraded to high school. In Bishenpur district, Kwakta Junior High School will be upgraded to high school.
Four junior high schools on the other hand would be downgraded.
Taking cognizance of the fact that many students in government schools are handicapped by their unfamiliarity with English, today’s cabinet also decided to consider the conversion of the teaching medium of some “special” category government schools to English from the traditional Manipuri.
It also decided that the viva voce screening of candidates who appeared in the written test for the recruitment of 83 Hindi graduate teachers, 65 Hindi matriculate teachers and 1075 primary teachers would be held at the soonest.
The cabinet also charted out a new scholarship scheme for meritorious students whoexcel in Class 10 and 12 public examinations. For the current year the scholarship would be from the non-plan head and for the next year it would be from the plan fund, the source clarified.
In all 300 students from Class 10 would get a scholarship of Rs. 6000 per annum for two years, and another 300 from Class 12 would be given Rs 12,000 per annum for three years, the source said.
Of the 300 Class 12 scholarships, 125 each will be for science and arts streams and 50 reserved for commerce stream.
The cabinet also proposed a novel public-private partnership to train students between 15 and 30 years of age to develop skills of their choice that would enable them to enter different careers.
Under this scheme, certain companies would be identified to be the government’s partner to train 5000 students into job skills in two phases.
The decision to push ahead with the government’s policy to raise civil militia under the guise of Special Police Officers, SPOs, however will continue to be controversial with strong opinions pro and against never in short supply.
The source said the Union ministry of home affairs, MHA, has sanctioned the recruitment of 1350 more SPOs over and above the 300 already recruited at Heirok.
Of this, 250 would be from Lilong Chajing, the source said.
The recruited SPOs would be attached to various police outposts and stations in the valley area, the source said.
The cabinet also decided that the policemen who died in an ambush by militants at Langathel under the Kakching police station on December 8, last year would be awarded Rs. 5 lakh ex-gratia each.
Cabinet Highlights
• Jobs for sports gold medallists
• 1350 more SPOs to be recruited
• 51 govt schools to be scrapped
• Some schools to be upgraded
• Special English medium govt schools to be created
• Viva voce for teachers recruitment to be held soon
• New Class 10 and 12 scholarship scheme announced
• Govt to partner with private companies in job skill training
• Langathel police victims to get Rs 5 lakhs each
Source: http://ifp.co.in
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