AIZAWL, Sept 12 NNN: Expressing its grave concern over the decision of the Principal of Sainik School, Imphal (Manipur) to expel 19 Mizo students as the latter could not clear their school fees, the largest students’ body of Mizoram known as the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) apprised chief minister Lal Thanhawla regarding the problem being faced by the Mizo students by submitting a written request to him to help the Mizo students of Sainik School in Imphal.
The MZP submitted their letter to Lal Thanhawla in which it mentioned that 25% of the students’ fees is to be paid by the Mizo students of Sainik School on their own while 75% is to be paid by the Mizoram school education department, and added, “The state school department on its part is still unable to pay its share for both 2011-12 sessions and 2012-13.”
The Mizoram students’ body then said that the Mizo students of Sainik School, Imphal are now in great despair since the Mizoram government could not pay its share of the students’ fees. “We had also informed the same to the Mizoram Education department a number of times and even Sainik School officials had also sent letters to the Education department regarding the fees due to be paid,” disclosed the Mizo Zirlai Pawl.
In the written request to Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla, the MZP said, “We earnestly request you to kindly take steps to solve the problem of the students at the earliest.”
It can be noted here the Mizo Zirlai Pawl has been dealing the problems faced by students and education institutions.
On September 2, after a long struggle by Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), funds for different colleges of Mizoram for progress and betterment, under XIth Plan colleges of Mizoram were sanctioned.
University Grant Commission had sanctioned funds to various colleges in Mizoram such as College Development Fund and ‘Merged Scheme’. There are 14 head fund allocation under Merged scheme. This fund are directly given to the college principal for various allocation plan viz: Women Hostel, Sports Infrastructural, Development Grant (Construction, renovation, Infrastructure, etc. and Additional grant for developing Infrastructure (Equipments/Teaching aids, Furniture, Library books).
The University Grants Commission (UGC) provides financial assistance to eligible colleges which are included under Section 2F and declared fit to receive central assistance (UGC grant) under Section 12 (B) of UGC Act, 1956 as per approved pattern of assistance under various schemes. Seeing on these schemes, there are 21 colleges in Mizoram has 2F and 12B, they received College Development Fund & Merged Scheme under XIth Plan from UGC while Govt. Saiha College used to get UGC fund allocation under Xth Plan mention in this aforesaid conference.
MZP had revealed that some colleges in Mizoram used to received 59.35 lakhs for their college fund and some colleges received Rs.93.25 lakhs from UGC. The fund amount which come from UGC are to be utilized to form various committee like Purchase Committee, Building Committee and Equal opportunity, so that colleges of Mizoram can utilize neat and fairly and to plan for making Planning Board in Mizoram UGC proposed.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/mizo-students-body-concerned-with-problems-of-mizo-students-in-imphal/
