DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 4 (MExN): The Naga Students Federation (NSF) has demanded that the Nagaland Government set up an enquiry on the discrepancies arising out of the issue of free school uniforms in government schools.
In a representation addressed to the Nagaland Chief Secretary, the Federation reminded that it had submitted a representation to the then Minister of School Education, vide Ref. No. NSF-SE Min/Rep-2/17-19 dated: 22-10-2017, to apprise the government of the anomalies in the past few years on serious delay and shortage in the distribution of free textbooks, study materials and school uniforms.
The Federation had then appealed for timely and adequate supply of the facilities to the students in the forth-coming academic. And as a follow up of its earlier representation, the NSF with all its federating units undertook Education Tour, 2018 to various educational institutions. During the tour, the Federation identified major issues/discrepancies again in the distribution of school uniforms.
They include and delay in supply of the school uniforms. Most of the schools did not receive adequate supply of school uniforms i.e. pant, skirt and shirt. Most of the schools were issued with only sweater and a pair of socks (All of which were of the same size) and the uniforms could not fit even students from the lower primary classes.
In few schools, the students were given just the cloth materials for school pant, skirt and shirt but without stitching cost. The cloth materials supplied were of the lowest quality.
In this connection, the Federation has demanded an enquiry in the interest of the student community and inform the office on the measures to be taken within a period of 15 days.
