Government Middle School (GMS) at Forest Colony Kohima was upgraded to High School where commissioner and secretary, School Education, Kevileno Angami inaugurated the Government High School, Forest Colony Kohima on October 11.
According to a DIPR report, addressing the event as the special guest, she thanked God for all the possibilities that everyone could come and work in symphony to make their aim a success. She also congratulated the stakeholders of the entire colonies and officials involved in upgrading the school from middle school to high school.
Angami stated that the State government has 1932 Government Schools with the aim to provide quality services and education, however due to various reasons, this could not be achieved as expected till now. She stated that wherever there is community pro-active participation, they tend to see the government schools not less than the private schools. Therefore, she urged the community to take ownership and also urged the teachers to dedicate more and improve the quality of the educational system.
She also highlighted on the mandate of the Government of India, stating that GoI has recognised the importance of community participation in the delivery of School Education. She added that the Government of Nagaland have come up with the communitization of public services in 2002 where elementary school education was to be supported by the community and ownership was to be taken by the community, monitoring and regulation of the government servant in the school and their salary disbursement was to be monitored by the community.
Angami mentioned that this GHS in Forest colony has gone beyond expected as community contribution, also in cash and kind has motivated and inspired the vicinities and expressed gratitude to all the members and the communities for making this school a high school to cater to the needs of the people especially the downtrodden.