In Mizoram schools over 1500 Manipur displaced childern enrolled

AIZAWL: As many as 8119 children belonging to Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees as well as internally displaced people from strife-torn Manipur were enrolled in schools.

Mizoram school education minister Lalchhandama Ralte said that 6366 students from Myanmar, 250 from Bangladesh and 1503 displaced children from Manipur are being imparted education in Mizoram.

He said that the students were enrolled in schools as per the government notification and were provided free school uniforms, text books as well as mid-day meals just like their local counterparts.

He said that Mizoram government is committed to providing education to refugee children from Myanmar and Bangladesh as well as internally displaced people of Manipur.

The Mizoram government is a nationalist government that treats the Zo tribes of all parts of the world as one. We focus on the unity of people, and this principle is also reflected in our education sector. Our government not only provides shelter but also education to the needy,” Ralte said.

He said that 44 refugee children had registered for the Class 10 board examination in 2022 and 31 of them appeared in the examination.

He said that out of 31 students, who appeared, 28 have successfully cleared the board examination with a percentage of 90.32.

The Mizoram minister said that enrollment in government schools has been steadily increasing over the last four years, which is a positive indication that there has been significant improvement in education in government schools.

He said that the total enrollment of students in the academic session 2019-20 was 1,15,005, which was increased to 1,19,133 in 2020-21 and further increased to 1,28,927 in the academic year 2021-22.

He added that efforts are on to prioritize the inclusion of Mizo language education in the curriculum.