IMPHAL, Dec 7: Following the up-gradation of the Khengjoy SDC circle to the status of the Sub-division by the state government very recently, state government has given its official approval for the up-gradation of the Khengjoy Primary school to a High School.
According to an official source, the state government while complying to a recent cabinet decision further approved the creation of one post of head master and eight posts of graduate teachers to be deployed in the up-graded Khengjoy High School as per the norms notified earlier by the state government.
It may be mentioned that, the Khengjoy Primary school is under the control of the Chandel Autonomous District Council.
Khengjoy village is located in the interior areas of the Chandel district on Indo-Myanmar border. Recently the state government had up-graded the Khengjoy SDC circle to the status of sub-division.
The source further mentioned that, the state government has also agreed to sanction the financial liabilities of Rs.122 lakhs which included Rs.22 per annum for payment of salaries of the school staffs and Rs.100 lakhs for the reconstruction of the said Khengjoy High school, the source added.