Excelsior Correspondent
Leh, Apr 24: Re-opening of closed schools, picking up of pass percentage, increasing tendency of enrolment and excelling at interschool level competitions by the students are the live examples of improving trend of education system in Government schools in Leh district, which has achieved with collective efforts of Council, Education Department, teaching fraternity, VECs, pubic representatives and parents during the past four years.
This was stated by the Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Leh Rigzin Spalbar while addressing the concluding function of the week long KG Bakula Education Campaign 2015 at Deskit-Tsal today.
Putting the once almost lost credibility on Govt schools back on track was not an easy task and it was the result of multi prolonged strategies of Council, professional trainings to the teachers by activating the DIET and strict checking and monitoring at all zonal levels, CEC added.
Advising to discard the hypocritic attitude Rigzin Spalbar stressed to churn out maximum result from optimum utilization of available resources and encouraging the teaching fraternity recited the epithet “Where there is a will, there is a way”.
Considering the importance of giving educational opportunities to the students of Government schools for professional as well as higher studies, the Council has recently signed a MoU with KC Social Welfare Trust that will give free education facilities starting July 2015 where-under as many as 500 students annually from Leh district could get access to the Post Matric Scholarship, under-graduate and post-graduate courses with the provision of basic coaching for civil service exams with full sponsorship from the Government besides 50 outstanding students would also be accommodated with free education and coaching in important professional fields like NDA, Management, Medical, Engineering, Hospitality etc., added CEC.
Underlining the un-parallel contribution of late KG Bakula particularly in the field of education, CEC said that dedication of teachers, hard work of students and equal co-operation from parents to strengthen the education scenario would be a real tribute to the invaluable vision of KG Bakula.
On this occasion, the Executive Councilor Agriculture, Sonam Dorje highlighted the results of Bakula Education Campaign observed in Saspol and Khaltsi zones under his leadership and presented the outcome while as Executive Councilor, Health Dr. Sonam Wangchuk presented the key notes of the campaign in Nubra zone. Similarly, the Executive Councilor, Higher Education, Mohd. Shafi Lassu underlined the conclusions and recommendations of education campaign in Kharu and Chushot zones and the Executive Councilor, Sheep & Animal Husbandry Gurmet Dorje who presided over the Bakula Education Campaign in Durbuk and Nyoma zones presented the end result and key notes of the campaign. The Councilor Kyungyam Dorje Motup also added his observation over the Bakula education campaign carried out in Changthang.
On this occasion, the CEO, Tsewang Phuntsog, gave a brief summary on the basic concept of week long KG Bakula education campaign. Besides Education and Planning Officer Kunzes Dolma also threw lights on the educational schemes.
Gelong Lobzang Nyantak, Councilor Upper-Leh and Diskit Dolma of Press Club of Leh also spoke on the occasion.
The function was concluded with vote of thanks by Dy Chief Education Officer, Dechen Tsomo.
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