KANGPOKPI, February 23: Presidency College Motbung today celebrated its 40th Foundation day at its Jubilee Hall, Motbung. The function was organized by the Students’ Union Presidency College, Motbung.
Ngamthang Haokip, Minister IFCD/Printing & Stationery, Kh Devendra Singh, MLA 16-Sekmai AC and Dr T Gangte, Principal Presidency College Motbung attended the celebration function as chief guest, guest of honour and functional president respectively.
Representatives of Motbung Village Authority, KSO-SH, TSA-SH and renowned Kuki artistes also attended the function.
Rendering the welcome note, Haopu, Asst Professor of the College mentioned that the current Manipur Assembly Secretariat Speaker Th Lokeshore Singh and his wife Nivedeta, Under Secretary of the Manipur Secretariat are products of the College and both were students of History honours, during their college time.
Minister Ngamthang Haokip on the sideline of the celebration said that, Presidency College was established particularly for all communities in Sadar Hills with lots of difficulties and hardships.
“I am very much delighted that today, the College could celebrate 40 years of its existence. In this special occasion I would like to appeal to the Students’ Union to initiate effective steps for better improvement and development of the College. I ask the Students’ Union to look after the attendance of both the students as well as the teaching staffs for bringing quality education”.
The Minister also said that most of students and their parents assume the College just for passing graduation and this must be stopped at any cost by the Students’ Union and the teaching staffs.
The Students’ Union also should look after any sanctioned scheme or amount for the College development. They should check whether the scheme or the amount sanctioned by the government meant for the College is utilized accordingly and satisfactorily, added the Minister.
The IFCD/Printing and Stationery Minister assured the Students’ Union to fulfill their demands made in the memorandum submitted to him after concerning with the concerned Minister.
Mentioned may be made that, The Students’ Union had sought the Minister to construct 10 separate toilets each for boys and girls.
They also asked the Minister to provide 3rd and 6th Semester text books. The Students’ Union also reminded about the previous memorandum submitted to the Minister for construction of a new classroom for the student community in the College.
Speaking at the celebration, Sekmai MLA Kh Devendra Singh said, “There are many good students, well-known individual in national and international level that the College produced during this 40 years.”
He expressed his happiness that two students of the college had brought laurels to the College in National and International level in the field of Sports. The MLA also assured to donate 2 computers sets as per the Students’ Union request made in the memorandum submitted to him.
While observing the College, the MLA pointed out that there were only 2 toilets which is not sufficient enough for the students. He was also unhappy to find that the classroom which was constructed when the College was established had remained unchanged till today and pointed out that they would deteriorate further within 1/2 years. The MLA further assured that along with the IFCD/Printing and Stationery Minister, they will put up the matter to the concerned Minister and extend help at the earliest in the interest of the students of the College.
Dr T Gangte, Principal of the College said that, Presidency College Motbung is the only government college in Sadar Hills where all communities belonging to Kuki, Nagas, Nepalese and Meeteis come together and study.
While elaborating on the College`s initiatives, Dr Gangte said that the College teaching faculties do their best to show the students the rapid political and technological changes around the world with new challenges and at the same time to generate new opportunity for the next generation and do the best for the students to prepare for a dynamic and highly competitive future.
Dr T Gangte further said that, in spite of lacks of infrastructure, the faculties of this College are no less than other government College in the State.
JK Biswas, Associate Professor while briefing the history of the College said that, Henkholen Sitlhou with the help of Seikholam and Lunneh, chief of Motbung Village, Letpao, Thongkhochon and some intellectuals of the areas had started the foundation of establishing the College in the year 1970, particularly for the communities residing in Sadar Hills for their higher education.
They took three years to set up the College and was established officially in the year 1973, he said.
The Students’ Union awarded B.A. 5th Semester student Gurumayum Sonia who got Bronze Medal in Inter College Fencing Championship 2013 at Punjab, Kh.Sonia (Gold Medalist) in International Fencing Championships 2012 at Bangkok, Thailand, Miss Lungmonkim who was crowned Miss Kut 2011 and Miss M.Gracy Kimhoithem who is the current Miss Kut for bringing laurels to the College.