Shillong: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui confirmed on Friday that Meghalaya will launch a rationalisation exercise to balance teacher deployment. Too many schools sit empty while others struggle with massive class sizes. Some institutions report zero students, yet hold onto staff members. Meanwhile, schools with 200 to 300 students scramble to get by with just two teachers. Rymbui promised the shift will not harm the jobs of current staff.
The government considers this a step toward systemic efficiency. Rymbui admitted the education sector faces layered, deep-rooted issues. He noted, "Neither the government nor its officers could resolve all the challenges facing the education sector at once, making a sustained approach necessary." Officials plan to tackle these obstacles one by one rather than all at once.
Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma turned his focus to schools back in 2018. Since then, the state has opened a new university, an engineering college, and a College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Despite these additions, Rymbui knows gaps remain. The Mission Education programme is currently in its fourth phase to combat crumbling rural infrastructure. Resources remain thin, but the minister insists the state cannot wait for perfect conditions to act. Development is a grind.
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