Aizawl, May 19: Teachers from adhoc aided schools in Mizoram gathered outside the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) gate on Monday demanding that all adhoc aided schools be brought under the government through provincialisation.
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| Teachers from adhoc aided schools stage a protest outside the Chief Minister’s Office in Aizawl, demanding inclusion of all schools under Mizoram’s provincialisation policy. |
The protesting teachers expressed concern over the government’s proposed move to implement provincialisation based on student enrolment, arguing that many rural schools would never be able to meet the required enrolment criteria.
The protesters said such a policy would leave several schools in remote areas excluded despite serving important educational needs in their communities.
They urged the government to reconsider the current provincialisation process, which they claimed would benefit only a limited number of schools while leaving many others and their staff uncertain about their future.
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The teachers also appealed to the government to adopt a more inclusive policy that would allow all adhoc aided schools to be accommodated under the state’s provincialisation plan.
The protest was backed by the Mizoram Adhoc Aided High School Teachers Association (MAHSTA), which submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Lalduhoma regarding the issue.
In the memorandum, the association stated that many adhoc aided high schools in Mizoram are more than 30 years old and that several teachers have continued serving under difficult conditions for decades because of the educational needs of local communities.
The association appealed to the government to understand the situation and expectations of teachers and schools that may be left out of the provincialisation process and take a fair decision that includes all eligible institutions.
