DIMAPUR, APRIL 20 (MExN): Nagaland State Chief Minister, Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu today said that though there are many areas which need to be developed, the first and foremost priority for the Nagas should be focused on human resource development.
Speaking as chief guest at the 15th Annual Literary Day of the Nagaland University Students Union Kohima Campus here at RCEMPA Jotsoma this morning, the Chief Minister emphasized that human resource development is the only asset through which the Nagas can progress.
This was informed in a press note from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
While stressing on the need to work towards human development in the field of education, he said while imparting education some sort of skill too, should be imparted so that students can earn their livelihood and not be so dependent on the government to provide employment.
Calling upon the students, parents, teachers as well as the public to come together to coordinate properly and go forward to achieve quality education, the Chief Minister said that right kind of education is an asset and a gainful investment for the society. He added that unless the education policy is framed properly, students may become a liability to society.
Dr. Shürhozelie also called upon the students not to pursue mere degrees to get white collar jobs in the government sector, since employment in the government sector has reached a saturation point.
The Chief Minister said that the Nagaland Government has about 1.40 lakhs government employees including contract and work-charge employees, while Manipur has only about 65,000 and asked the students to strive for the best and pursue their education to be independent.
He also opined that classroom teaching should have the corresponding effect with the prevailing situation and to transfer the classroom teaching into practical realities. He advocated a specific strategy in the education system to impart quality and job-oriented education.
The CM said that in the past, to cater the needs of the public, the government had opened many schools and colleges, but that now the government would have to “concentrate more on giving quality education to students.” Prof. Buno Liegise, Pro Vice Chancellor i/c NU Kohima Campus, in her speech said that to move forward in life “we need to think seriously not to remain complacent or be in a comfort zone but to be dynamic, work hard and do our best in life.” “Success comes to doers, not fence sitters/observers,” she said.
The Pro Vice Chancellor also exhorted the students to have a positive attitude towards their studies and said that it is their attitude and not their aptitude that determines their altitude and how far they can reach in life.
She also told the students that they are not in the university only to obtain knowledge and information of the subject/discipline they are studying, but to make sure they learn to communicate the knowledge they gained. She stressed on the need to learn how to articulate their thoughts/ideas to others.
Liegise also spoke about the need to pick up skills and become computer-savvy in this information technology age. She observed that it has become almost impossible to survive without knowing the use of internet and social media.
The Pro Vice Chancellor meanwhile informed that admissions to the University for the year 2017 will be conducted exclusively through online system.
