Shillong Dec 3: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has admitted that there is a huge challenge in improving the overall education scenario of the State and the government was making all efforts to bring about a turn around.
“Unless and until we don’t focus on quality education, we will not be able to take the State to its next level. The educational infrastructure is weak in our State and successive governments have tried to address the challenge, but it still prevails. We have made an attempt to accord priority to education sector to address various challenges,†he said, while speaking at the Silver Jubilee Celebration of Rev Thomas Jerman Jones Presbyterian School at Mawphlang in East Khasi Hills district.
The Chief Minister said that the State government through the education policy, has been working out modalities to ensure that quality education is provided to the students.
Lauding the School for its initiative, he said that the vision of the School to provide students vocational education, training on traditional music and sports will go a long way in furthering the talents of the children.
“It is a brilliant idea that the school is taking keen interest to provide holistic education to its students apart from text books. We need to develop our young children in the best possible manner to ensure that their talents are harnessed to its full potential,†he added.
The Chief Minister handed over mementos to the founding members of the School, senior teachers, who were present during the Silver Jubilee celebration in presence of Mawphlang MLA, S.K. Sun and other dignitaries.
