Guwahati, Dec 2: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said more government schools will be closed due to deteriorating quality of education.
Preferring quality for quantity, Khandu said that number of schools do not matter but quality of education does. In fact, he pointed, the huge number of government schools in the state had deteriorated the quality in education.
He said this today at a public meeting at Logum Jini, Aalo.
“You will be surprised that in last 9 years we have shut down more than 600 schools. More will be closed in coming days” he said.
The government, he said, will focus on Inter Village schools equipping them with all facilities like hostel, teachers and staff and modern teaching methods.
He assured that over the next three financial years, Arunachal Pradesh will achieve a huge transformation in education that will ensure access to quality learning, improved infrastructure, and brighter opportunities to the youth of the state.
He said brainstorming sessions or ‘Chintan Shivirs’ are being conducted across the state headed by Education Minister P D Sona and his Advisor Mutchu Mithi to understand and document core issues in the department and ways and means to resolve them.
He said that once these sessions are completed, a comprehensive report with recommendations will be submitted to the state government for further action.
“I promise that recommended reforms will be 100%bimplemented on the ground,” Khandu assured.
While mentioning the increasing revenue collection in the state exchequer, the Chief Minister reiterated that the state’s revenue generation is slated for a massive upward trend in the coming years.
He termed hydropower as one of the most effective source of revenue generation as Arunachal Pradesh alone holds 50% of India’s total hydropower generation capacity.
Khandu informed that the central government has agreed to give 26% equity share from each project to the state besides the existing quota of 12% free power.
He said that if the proposed 35000 MW is monetized in terms of revenue gained by the state in the next 10 years, it would be an astounding Rs 10000 crore per year.
“The more revenue we generate, the more we can uplift the living condition of our people,” he said.
