CNTC demands upgradation of KPA to engg. College

Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has demanded immediate upgradation of Khelhoshe Polytechnic Atoizu (KPA) under Zunheboto district to a full-fledged government engineering college.
CNTC through its media cell maintained that KPA, established on September 14, 1972, over the past five decades, had produced skilled professionals in civil, mechanical, electrical & electronic, and automobile engineering.
However, the council stated that lack of necessary infrastructural and academic developments required for its upgradation still persists.
Despite repeated assurances, National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accreditation, and even a State Cabinet resolution of December 2007, CNTC said no concrete action had been taken. It said that this negligence had forced countless students to seek technical education outside Nagaland, burdening families financially and emotionally.
CNTC reminded that first batch of KPA has already retired, but the very institution that shaped them remains stagnant.
The council stated that such prolonged indifference reflected a lack of commitment from authorities.
CNTC maintained that the recent incident involving Naga students at Kaziranga University, Assam, once again exposed the absence of proper technical institutions in Nagaland.
Appreciating the swift action taken by authorities in restoring peace, CNCT said the incident strongly reminds the government that the “root cause lies in Nagaland’s failure to establish its own engineering college.”
Further, CNTC said that Nagaland, even after more than 60 years of statehood, still did not have a single government engineering college, while other states have set up such institutions within a few years of approval.
The council asserted that upgrading KPA to engineering college would expand opportunities for Naga students; reduce financial strain on families and promote technical growth and youth empowerment in the state.
CNTC said it had together with All Sumi Students’ Union (SKK) consistently pursued the demand through peaceful means. “But patience has limits, therefore, if the Government fails to act immediately, students—backed fully by CNTC, will be compelled to intensify democratic protests,” the council warned. CNTC stated that any subsequent repercussions due to the protest would be upon the state government.