IMPHAL, March 2: A committee of five members has investigated whether five CBSE affiliated schools were truly recognised by the CBSE, stated Moirangthem Okendro in the fourth day of the ongoing session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly today.
Okendro was clarifying during a discussion on a matter of public interest moved by MLA Th Shyamkumar, L Ibomcha and Dr I Ibohalbi on not issuing admit cards to the students of non-affiliated CBSE schools in our State.
Th Shyamkumar alleged that the government has put the careers of 2500 students at stake after the concerned department failed to monitor the mushrooming of private schools in our State. He asked as to how the private schools got recognition even after the State cabinet had decided to allow only two CBSE affiliated schools in every district.
The government remains like a silent spectator even as the number of private schools continues to grow. The problem aggravated because the Directorate of Higher Education didn`™t keep a tab on the establishment of privates school.
Such negligence has put the careers of more than 2000 students at stake even if the concerned authorities were aware of the precarious condition the students were in from a long time. Due to the failure of the Education department and negligence of the State government, the careers of innocent students are being affected. The government needs to arrange a special examination for those students under BOSEM and COHSEM, he demanded.
Taking part in the discussion, Keishamthong A/C MLA L Ibomcha said the bogus schools not recognised by CBSC should be booked. The concerned authorities of the State must also investigate whether how many of the students were genuine. The government have to enact a law to prevent such cases in the future.
Oinam A/C MLA Dr I Ibohalbi said the State government has to prepare two crisis managements strategies – an acute crisis management plan and a long-term management plan – for preventing such incidents and to ascertain the actual number of genuine students eligible for appearing in the exam among the 2500 students. After one or two months of finding the Council or Board must conduct special exam of X and XII for them.
Clarifying to the allegations levelled against the government of putting the career of the students at stake, Education minister M Okendro said a committee has been constituted after admit cards weren`™t issued to the students studying in five schools namely the Ram Krishna Higher Secondary School, Ghari; Central Institute of Science, Keishampat Hodam leirak; Akash Higher Secondary School, Changangei; and Akash Institute of Science and Arts, Uchekon.
The department has taken an immediate action on the matter to those false promises to students but the school authorities have absconded till today. On February 25, a committee of five members led by the director of education as the Chairman was formed to investigate the matter.
He said the committee is directed to submit the report within one month and after submitting the report, the State government will take an action after considering it thoroughly. He said that there is no written complaint filed to the department on the issue till date from parents of the student facing such problems in the last four months.
A regulation is being prepared for monitoring private and government schools of both the State board and CBSE.
The detailed report will be published and will be uploaded through the internet so that people will be aware of whether which school is affiliated or not. Here, the parents are also appealed to ascertain the authenticity of the school before admitting their wards, stated the Education minister.