Newmai News Network Imphal | June 17 Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has urged government teachers in the state to put in serious effort towards improving the condition of government educational institutes. He was speaking as chief guest at a felicitation programme for rank holders of Classes X and XII examinations conducted by Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM) and Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (COHSEM) respectively at City Convention Centre, Palace Compound in Imphal today. Stating that parents nowadays are spending huge amounts of money in children’s education in the State, the Manipur CM viewed that this was mainly due to emergence of coaching/tuition culture and degradation of Government educational institutes. Biren also contended that common people’s wish of giving proper education to their children at affordable cost cannot be fulfilled until the condition of Government educational institutes are enhanced. Although, education is one of the thrust areas of the new State Government apart from health and infrastructure/communication sectors, no improvement in education sector is possible without sincere and serious effort of teachers, he maintained. As one of the initial steps for bringing improvement in the education sector, completion of 50 schools (41 schools under SSA and nine schools under RMSA) had been included in the 100 days programme of the new Government. Stating that the Government is planning to introduce vocational training in 40 colleges soon, the Chief Minister said that deliberations are being made to consider enrolment of even school dropouts in these courses. He informed that the Government would open a District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) centre for Imphal East district soon. The Government is also planning to bring out a transparent transfer and posting policy for teachers and head of institutions under the Directorate of Education as soon as possible, he added. In order to streamline the education system and to have proper control over the mushrooming of private schools and coaching centres, the Manipur Private Schools (Registration) Bill, 2017 and the Manipur Coaching Institute (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2017 would be placed before the State Assembly in the next session, he further informed. During the function, CM Biren also launched the website www.edusuggest.in with the aim to connect all stakeholders with the Government to foster decision making and public participation in the education sector. Later, the Chief Minister distributed commendation prizes to the top 10 position holders of Class X examination conducted by BOSEM and Class XII examination conducted by COHSEM. He also feted the top 10 students of Government schools, who secured highest marks in these two examinations, with prizes at the function.