While being committed to the larger cause of improving educational outcomes in the state, Meghalaya a priority basis, including lack of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, untrained staff, low quality of learning outcomes and urban-rural disparity, to list a few.Addressing this need, a proposal was put forward to the Chief Minister by Ampersand Group, a leading public-private partnership (PPP) partner in the national and local government’s endeavour of transforming the state of education and infrastructure. Sangma acknowledged the efforts of Ampersand Group and directed the education department to take the discussions forward in a tweet recently.“The honorable Chief Minister’s commitment to improving the quality of education is noteworthy and his vision of transforming nearly 6,000 Anganwadi centres into ‘Centres of Joyful Learning’ will help lay a firm foundation for cognitive and social development of every child while the technology led intervention will provide an alternate opportunity for dropouts to go back to learning,” said Rustom Kerawalla, Chairman, Ampersand Group.“This intervention is particularly important to the first generation learners in rural areas and will enable their smooth transition to primary school. Further, Anganwadi centres would need adequate training for teachers on the latest pedagogical approaches along with focus on child nutrition to facilitate a smooth transition,” added Kerawalla.
Chief Minister remains steadfast in his commitment to improving the overall educational outcome in the state
