Programme for North Eastern States in planning and Management of School Finances in Gangtok

Gangtok 27^th September:  Five days long Orientation Programme for North Eastern States in planning and Management of School Finances was inaugurated by the Minister for Human Resource Development Department (HRDD) Mr. N.K Pradhan at a local hotel in the capital today. The programme was organized by the National University of Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA) New Delhi in collaboration with HRDD Government of Sikkim.  The programme was represented by officials from seven North East States including Sikkim. The main objective of the orientation programme is to sensitize the participants regarding the emerging problems of financing of education in India, to enable the participants to understand the role of financial management in the development of school education in the changing scenario and to promote an awareness of recent changes and reforms in educational finance and impart techniques of modern financial planning and management etc.

While addressing the inaugural function the Chief Guest Mr. N.K Pradhan expressed his warm welcome to the participating in the small hill state. He also thanked the participants and the resource persons for coming from far flung areas to represent their state in the orientation programme.  He said that the programme is very useful and important for the official which could be helpful in implementation of National educational schemes in the respective states. He said that the government of India has formulated various educational programme for deprived people those who are not getting proper education and the states have major responsibility to make the national programme successful. He suggested the officials to grab the knowledge seriously and motivate their respective states for betterment of delivering the educational programme.

In his address the Secretary HRDD Mr. C.S Rao said that serious participation of the officials in the orientation programme is very important to achieve the targets of the government to make people literate. He said that with the cooperation of NUPA the state of Sikkim has initiated and achieved lots in reform of the grassroots education in the state.

During the function Prof. Jandhiyala B.G Tilak, Professor and Head of Department of Educational Finance NEUPA, New Delhi during his welcome speech appreciated the activities and achievements of the Sikkim Government, while Dr. Vetukuri.P.S Raju, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Finance NUPA, New Delhi proposed vote of thanks.

Dr. Yazali Josephine, Associate Professor NUPA highlighted the importance of the orientation programme.

The function was also attended by Mrs. Yasoda Bhandari, Director School Education Government of Sikkim, Dr. P. Geeta Rani, Associate Professor of NUPA.