DC of Kohima, Kumar Ramnikant along with the participants at the award presentation programme for ‘Best Performing Government Schools in Kohima District’ on March 7. (Photo courtesy: DIPRO Kohima)
Kohima, March 10 (MExN): The Kohima District Administration in collaboration with District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW), Kohima organised an award presentation programme for ‘Best Performing Government Schools in Kohima District’ (Assessment of Pass-out rate of Girl Child) under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) at DC’s conference hall, Kohima on March 7.
An update from DIPR informed that the DC, Kumar Ramnikant, IAS said BBBP, Mission Shakti has given a place where a girl child could become literate and could come at par with the male counterpart. He said that to develop India and take it forward as a big economy country in the world, citizen's participation and contribution irrespective of gender is needed. Ramnikant said there should not be any differences or gap between boys and girls in the community or society and urged the gathering to break the traditional barriers to create an equitable society. Ramnikant also congratulated the faculty, staff and students of the award winning schools for the efforts rendered towards educating the girl child and encouraged them to move forward for greater heights by making Nagaland a prosperous state. The DC also assured all possible help from the district administration.
District Education Officer Kohima, Emilo Patton said that under BBBP initiative, the cultural status of girls has improved. She said that in Kohima District, girls have improved both in enrolment and academic performances while girls have excelled even in the field of sports and other co-curricular activities. Patton also highlighted the pass enrolment and pass percentage of girls were better than boys, both in Government and Private Schools in the HSLC exam for the past four years. She further informed that even in the HSSLC exams, girls enrolment and pass percentage in Arts Stream were better than boys both in Government and Private Schools but said that girls needed to work on Science and Commerce streams.
Certificates and cash awards for the best performing schools (Assessment of pass-out rate of Girl Child) in different categories were bagged by GPS Garuzou, GMS Aradhura Lerie Chazou, GHS Chandmari and Razukhrie Government Higher Secondary School.
The programme was chaired by EAC Kohima and Nodal Officer, Mission Shakti, Moasunep K Jingru.
