Following its fourth phase of inspection and visitation of government schools in the Langpangkong range under the jurisdiction of the Sub-Divisional Education Officer (SDEO), Changtongya, the Ao Kaketshir Mungdang (AKM) has highlighted the “severe shortage of teachers and lack of proper educational facilities” in the schools visited.
The inspection, conducted from May 19 to May 23, covered 21 schools. During this period, it was observed that “all the schools are critically short of teachers,” with some teachers being transferred to other schools without replacements, and some schools having “less classrooms resulting in ineffective teaching and learning.”
Among the most concerning cases is GPS Luyimlenden (Kangtsungyimsen), which “has only two teachers for 6 classrooms since 2015.” The School Management Development Committee (SMDC) and Village Council have repeatedly requested the department for deployment of new teachers, but “there is no response from the department till now.” Classes are frequently canceled due to the shortage of teachers, especially when teachers must attend training elsewhere. The shortage has even forced students to leave, as “they are unable to receive a proper education with only two teachers.”
GHS Kangtsung is also in crisis, facing “no Maths teacher since 2021 and no Hindi teacher since 2023,” while GMS Tuli-A has had “no English teacher since 2023.” GPS Aopenzu suffers from shortages in both teachers and classrooms, with only “three teachers since 2022 and three classrooms available from the year of establishment.”
Expressing grave concern, AKM pointed out the “lack of replacement for retired teachers in almost all the schools inspected.” It appealed for “immediate intervention to address these critical issues and ensure that all schools are adequately staffed to provide equal opportunity and quality education in the rural schools.”
The AKM further called on concerned authorities to “deploy additional teachers to improve the teacher-to-classroom ratio across all schools and to ensure that classrooms are properly equipped.” It also emphasized “the importance of a comprehensive inspection of all schools to assess the full extent of the teacher shortage and to initiate necessary corrective measures promptly.”
The Ao Kaketshir Mungdang added that “a comprehensive data will be released after all the schools are inspected where necessary actions will be initiated.”
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