Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said the National Education Policy (NEP) has to be implemented in the state.
Speaking to reporters, Sangma said NEP is something which the state has to implement and obviously, there is a consensus on the fact that the NEP is good for the students.
“Therefore, that aspect is very clear nobody is against the NEP. However, the challenges in implementing it are in terms of manpower and the infrastructure that is required. Therefore, in any kind of change that is there in the system transition has its own challenges and hence, we don’t expect or that everything will happen in a smooth manner but we understand that it is not so simple and hence the challenges will be there,” he said.
Asked, the CM said that the government is taking all the necessary steps required for implementing the NEP in all government colleges.
He said the deficit colleges are being independently run by management committees with the support of the government.
“Wherever government has given support that support will continue and we will see to what extend we can support. Since there are lots of colleges, we cannot just give a blanket signal that we will do everything,” Sangma maintained.
He stressed that the management committees and the college sponsors will also have to work hand in hand with the government to ensure NEP is fully implemented in such institutions.
“We will have to see how it goes but as I said the government will also be there to support in whatever way possible we cannot commit and say that everything will be done by the government but we will do our best.”