Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, Aug 05:
The demands of aided college teachers to make all these Colleges fully State undertakings have been belied by the performances of these colleges even if the teachers' demand might have plausible reasons, said Chief Minister O Ibobi.
He remarked that the demand of aided college teachers sound unconvincing.
Speaking to reporters today at his office, Ibobi clarified that there is no question of negligence of education by the State Government.
He informed that education has been given top priority with the aim to make every Manipuri literate.
Elaborating his point on poor performance of aided colleges, he said that only one student passed in 2005 out of 11 Science students appeared for Kakching Khunou College where there are 22 approved teachers and 100 unapproved teachers.
It was worse in the Arts stream as not a single managed to get passed.
If a good number of students are admitted into these aided colleges and able to give good performances, the Government would definitely consider demands of the aided-college teachers and would provide necessary infrastructure and equipments, said the Chief Minister.
Noting that except for the Jiri College, the number of students admitted into these colleges have been decreasing year after year, Ibobi disclosed that during 2005-06, the State Government spent Rs 3,06,18,004 against 2480 students of these aided colleges.
At the average, the State Govt had to incur expenditure of Rs 12,346 for each student, he said.
Giving quite a few examples of Government Colleges where the number of teachers have exceeded the number of students, the Chief Minister appealed to the aided college teahers to revoke the proposed bandh/strike.
He further stated that the State Government has been looking into whether the service of 466 part-time lecturers are still required.
To a question by reporters, he disclosed that there is no definite rule for appointment of aided college teachers adding that such appointments are made when their service is required.
Mentioning that the large number of students leaving the State for higher studies in other states due to frequent bandhs and strikes is one of the factors of the reduced number of students admitted to Government colleges, Ibobi informed that the required lecturers and Principlas of Higher Secondary schools and colleges would be appointed through MPSC.
Noting that everybody is reluctant to go to Jiribam College when they are given their postings there, the Chief Minister hinted that the rationalisation of Government college teachers would be taken up soon.
When asked of MLAs and Ministers influencing transfer of Government employees, Chief Minister O Ibobi declined to give any response except for a little smile.