Nagaland Chief Minister Seek Assistance from Stakeholders to Enhance School Education Quality

Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio called for the assistance of all parties involved in the education sector on Wednesday, claiming that despite the employment of highly trained teachers in all government schools, there has been a “gradual deterioration” in the quality of education. He said that even though over 80% of Naga youngsters are literate, they are unable to find employment due to a lack of skill-based education. Rio was giving a speech at an event at a newly renovated to high school school in Meriema, on the outskirts of Kohima.

“Exceptionally competent educators are hired to teach in all government schools. Nonetheless, we have seen a steady decline in the quality of instruction provided by public schools. “It’s a collective failure,” said the prime minister. He asked representatives of the state’s school education department as well as all other interested parties to collaborate in order to enhance the industry.

Rio said, “We have to band together to restore government schools to their former, high status.” The chief minister said that the “rationalization” of instructors in government schools is a project being worked on by the education department. He said that as a result, schools with surplus instructors would be moved to areas with fewer teachers, while schools with no students will be closed. He asked local chiefs and councils to assist the department throughout this process.

Originally founded as a mission school in the late 1920s, the recently renovated Government High School Meriema is considered to be the best-maintained institution in the Northern Angami-II region. The Meriema Village Council’s assistance to the building of more classrooms for the school was acknowledged by the chief minister.

He remarked that this kind of community support is desperately needed. Rio expressed hope that the opening of the new school building would usher in a new era for both the state’s educational future and the history of government schools.