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Kohima: Nagaland now ranks as the third most literate state in India with a rate of 95.7 percent. Advisor for School Education Kekhrielhoulie Yhome announced the milestone on September 5 during Teachers' Day celebrations in Kohima. The state stood at just 21.95 percent literacy when it formed in 1963. It now trails only Kerala and Mizoram.
Yhome credited 32,714 educators across government and private schools for the shift. These teachers work in tough conditions across the state. He called teaching one of the "most noble professions" during the event. He noted that teachers provide care and affection to students like they do their own children.
The government plans to overhaul the school system using three pillars. First, it will tackle infrastructure gaps, including a lack of basic toilets that hinders girl students. Second, it will improve human resources through better training and tighter coordination between schools and offices. Third, it will redesign the curriculum to prepare Gen Z and Gen Alpha for global 21st-century demands.
The Department of School Education honored 12 teachers during the program. They also presented a School Safety Excellence Award. Yhome specifically highlighted R Ronald Meru from Government Higher Secondary School, Sechu Zubza, for winning a National Teachers' Award in New Delhi that same day. The state government declared September 7 a holiday for all educational institutions to honor teachers.
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