
Kohima, June 20 (MExN): Nagaland Chief Minister, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu today emphasized on the need to spread knowledge and impart education of Information Technology to every Naga student.
Speaking during the free distribution ceremony of computer sets to the government colleges in his office chamber at the Civil Secretariat, the Chief Minister pointed out that Nagaland is ranked No. 5 in IT sector in the country and expressed happiness to the IT department for achieving the ranking.
Shürhozelie maintained that the world is changing into digital world and so Naga students should not lag behind others, according to a press release from Media Cell, Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
Stating that the Naga students will have no problem with the advancement of technology, he further expressed hope to see Naga students emerge among the best in the field of Information & Technology in the near future.
He was also optimistic that distributing the computer sets, especially to the government colleges, will mark a new beginning in empowering computer education to government students.
He expressed happiness that IT department has made much progress in a very short span of time and brought laurels to the state.
The release mentioned that the computer sets were funded by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Out of 100 sets, 50 sets will be distributed to the 5 accredited government colleges while 50 sets will be given to remaining 10 government colleges.