IMPHAL, May 2: Andro MLA Thounaojam Shyamkumar today announced that the first 1000 students seeking admission in the newly upgraded Azad Higher Secondary School, Andro will be admitted free of cost with free boarding facilities.
The school was recently upgraded by the State government, he told media persons adding that he will make the school not less than any other higher secondary school in the country.
It will have all the facilities that a higher secondary school can have in this country, Shyamkumar said.
It will have the best teachers and boarding facilities for both boys and girls, he added.
The school`™s construction which is being carried out under the watch and guidance of Development Andro Kendra will soon be completed, he said
He said classes will also start just 15 days after the BOSEM conducted Class X exam results are declared.
While, the first 1000 admissions will be free along with boarding facilities, 100 seats will be reserved for the poorest families, he continued.
He said admission forms will be available at his official quarter opposite Kanglapat in Imphal.
Further briefing the media, he said in a first of its kind, the Centre has sanctioned an amount of Rs 2.52 crore for the development of Andro.
Shyamkumar was speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the tree plantation drive conducted at the Santhei natural Park, Andro today as part of the three-day long festival of music and arts `Where have all the flowers gone?`
He said such programmes which will help develop Andro and make it greener are always welcomed in his constituency.
He also dwelt on the need to promote tree plantation drives and conduct such drives every month.
Conducting such drive every month will only help maintain the balance of our environment, he continued.
Monika Khangembam, a member of the Folksy Triumph which is organising the three-day long festival said the main objective of the festival is to bring peace among the co-habiting communities of the State through music and song.
She said the festival was conducted last year at Chingungkhok.
This programme will spread awareness for the people to respect, honour and protect the environment by highlighting the environmental issues.