Keltomi Students’ Union (KSU) has extended support to the demand of the Eastern Sumi Students’ Union (ESSU) for completion of abandoned Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) school buildings in four villages, namely GMS Kelto, GMS Shevishe, GMS Ngozubo and GMS Viyilho.
KSU in a press release through its media cell stated that, it was working closely with ESSU and monitoring each and every unfolding events in regard to this issue. KSU stated that as per the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, State Mission Authority Nagaland order at the time of issue of work orders, the village education committee/school management committee were directed to implement the school building construction projects, whereby the funds were credited into the bank accounts of the respective village education committee/school management committee. Pointing out that the school building constructions have been kept incomplete and abandoned, the KSU claimed that officials of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) District Mission Authority Zunheboto (DMAZ) “unofficially hijacked the works, the bank accounts, cheque books of these schools and undertook the school building construction against the directive of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, State Mission Authority Nagaland.”
In this regard, the KSU has lauded the advisor of School Education, who took serious note of this issue and had asked “for the detailed report of the officials involved in the implementation of this project within one week”. However, it stated that no action has so far been taken against the culprits.
Raising concern over why the district education officer/district project coordinator and the deputy commissioner/chairman district education committee has not convened even a single official meeting regarding this issue with ESSU, the KSU appealed the concerned authority to understand the seriousness and take measures to meet the demands of the ESSU at the earliest.