Appeals to Naga National Workers to exempt taxation on educational institutions
Dimapur, April 22 (MExN): The Eastern Naga students’ Federation (ENSF) is in the process of reforming the education system in the region, and in order to bring positive changes, the Federation resolved to issue directives to all concern authorities and its federating units so as to strictly adhere the same.
ENSF, Vice President, Shahsha L. Menhahu and General Secretary, Honang M. Jessuhu in a press release has issued various directives on this concern. Under its directives to the students’ organization, all federating units must verify and inspect the condition of the school and report the same to the Federation’s head office quarterly. At the village level students’ union president by designation must be included in the Village Education Committee (VEC).
Teachers and schools are directed that no proxy teacher and irregularity in duty if found will be penalized as per the guideline laid down under communitization norms. All teachers must be stationed in the place of posting. The VEC and the Village Council (VC) should help the outstation teacher in finding accommodation. All school must strictly abide by the government’s notification on School timing/duration. As per the Right to Education Act (RTE), no school must collect any form of fees/money from the student.
To the department concern, ENSF states that “shortage and delay of issuing textbook is not expected at any cause. The department concern is asked to oversee that such shortage or discrepancies do not arise and the concern schools authority must report the same (if so) to the higher authority without delay.” Mid-Day Meal Schemes (MDM) must be implemented efficiently as per the provision laid down by the Government of India (daily). The Federation will undertake special approach and stand with regard to MDM.
“The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation is compelled to issue such directives so as to bring drastic change in the system. Further, as the Government in its flagship programmes on education had invested sufficient funds in reforming and developing the system, the authority concern is requested to comply on the directives of the Federation in reforming the education system in the Eastern Nagaland in the larger interest of the student community,” the Federation stated.
Further, while acknowledging the sacrificial service rendered by various Naga political groups and individuals and also honouring the noble roles of the teaching community as the builders of the nation, the Federation appeals to all the National workers to exempt taxation on educational institutions (especially teaching community) as no Nation can be achieved or built without imparting good education and vision to the future generations.
While congratulating the successful candidates, who recently got appointed to the post of teacher, ENSF regrets the hardship and mental trauma faced due to non issuance of appointment order on time and added that “It is expected of the department concerned that it will not repeat such delay tactic in the near future.”
