Meghalaya Education Minister asked officials to pull one’s socks up

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 11, 2023

Within one day of taking charge as cabinet minister of the Meghalaya Education Department, Education Minister, Rakkam A Sangma held his maiden meeting with the various senior Education Department’s Officers in Shillong on Friday.

During the meeting, the teacher turned politician reiterated on the need to improve the educational sector through fast-tracking Government Elementary Teachers recruitment, contexualise State Curriculum Framework (SCF) in the context of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and in line with the New Education Policy 2020.

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He also stressed on importance of capitalizing on the current initiatives of the State Government on infrastructure upgradation, improvement of quality education through child-tracking system under Vidya Samiksha Kendra and streamlining teacher’s salary.

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The Minister also made a brief visit to the Directorate of Educational Research & Training where he exhorted all the State Education Team to work tirelessly for furthering the quality of education in the State.