IMPHAL, June 21: The Meitei Erol Eyek Loinasinlol Apuba Lup (MEELAL) has demanded for the government to appoint teachers of Meitei Mayek who have passed the Teachers Eligibility Test in Meitei Mayek.
Announcing the demand before media persons today, MEELAL president in charge Naokhamba Meitei said the Directorate of Language Planning & Implementation will be launching a State-wide Metei Mayek development project on June 22.
The first phase of the project will be conducted at Thoubal Chaoyaima Higher Secondary School and Moirangthem Leikai, Moirang on June 22, which will be followed at lamlong Higher Secondary School, Imphal East and Yangdong High School on June 25 and at Heirangoithong High School on June 28, he said.
He said although the programme will be conducted at Jiribam and Chandel, the schedules are yet to be fixed.