Volunteers of SSUM gherao Education (S) office

Demands biometrics attendance record for govt. teachers; filling of vacant teachers and make compulsory of govt. teachers wards in govt. school

Imphal, Aug 11: Around 100 students volunteers from various schools under the aegis of the Socialist Students’ Union Manipur (SSUM) today thronged to the office premises of the State Education (S) office at Lamphel and Gherao in front of the office demanding immediate introduction of biometrics attendance record for government teachers, fielding of the vacant post of government teachers and various schools as well as make compulsory for government school teachers to enroll their wards to government schools instead of sending to government private school.
Report said at around 1 pm today, students numbering around 100s came in a bus in full school uniform and gathered in front of the Education (S) office. The student then in a democratic way thronged to the office of the School Director shouting slogans and banner demanding immediate implementation of the demand put up by the student body – Socialist Students’ Union of Manipur.
Earlier, the student body had submitted memorandum to the Education Minister as well as to the Student director about the need for making compulsory of the said demand in order to improve the condition of the government schools. Taking to Imphal Times, Publicity Secretary of the SSUM, Naorem Tanoranjan had stated that since the formation of the SSUM, the volunteers had conducted field visit to almost all government schools particularly to those school located at Bishnupur, Thoubal, Imphal East and Imphal West District. During the field visit the representatives interacted with the teachers, principal and students of each school and found out that no government school are in proper condition due to negligence from the part of the government as well as inability to find out a solution.
“The SSUM after deliberate consultation with expert had put up the issue in-order to improve the dying schools”, said Tanoranjan
Later at around 2 pm three representatives of the students’ body were allowed to meet the Director to talk about the demands. Till the filling of this report the students’ representatives was inside the Director’s room