IMPHAL, Sept 2: The deputy commissioner of the Imphal District has said that the Prime Minister will be addressing the school children on the Teachers’ Day September 5, therefore, it is directed to all the head of Schools (Govt., Aided and Private including District Council) to strictly adhere to the.,instructions provided in connection with ensuring necessary arrangements of TV and reception signal either through DTH, Cable or Aerial Antenna in working condition along with standby generator/inverter (in the school campus) to enable all students of the school to watch the live telecast of the Prime Minister’s address and followed by interaction from 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm through national and regional channels of Doordarshan and subsequent Q-A session compulsorily for the children of all schools located in Imphal East District.
An official notification of the DC has said the School Management Committee will assist the principals/headmasters in implementation of the arrangements. Wherever it is not possible to put a TV, the same may be broadcasted by using AIR with loud speaker, all students and teachers of lmphal East district should assemble in front of the TV by 2:30pm without fail, the facility should be in position by September 4, and made a trial run, the school timing on September 5 should be from 12 noon till 5:00 pm, it said.
It has also continued that photographs, video recordings and compliance report of the said programme should be made available to the Dls/ Als immediately after the programme before 5:30pm and the ZEO/Imphal East shall coordinate with all concerned ensuring the above arrangements and to submit Imphal East District Compliance Report to the Principal Secretary, Education (S) and to the DC, Imphal East.