Tripura

CM Dr. Manik Saha claims of enhancing higher education opportunities for students


Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Friday said that the government is working to enhance the opportunities of higher education for the students of the state so that students do not need to go outside the state to pursue higher studies.

The Chief Minister was addressing the Chief Minister's Annual Award for Academic Excellence to School Students-2022 at Rabindra Bhavan here.

Addressing the gathering of students, the Chief Minister emphasized on quality education and urged the students to participate in discussion, debate and other co-curricular activities in addition to their attendance in classrooms.

He said, “We want that students don't need to go outside the state to pursue higher studies and accordingly the government is working to enhance the scope for higher education.”

Saha, who also holds the education portfolio, stated that the percentage of students who passed the Madhyamik examination (Class 10 board exams) increased from 52.35 per cent in 2018 to 91.02 per cent in 2022. The same in higher secondary schools has increased from 70.58 per cent in 2018 to 97.45 per cent in 2022. It shows that the state's education system is gradually improving, he said.

The CM also laid focus on quality education to make 'Ek Tripura Shrestha Tripura'. “Students must be attentive in classrooms and participate in discussion, debate and other co-curricular activities”, he said.

Saha also said the state government has already adopted a "zero tolerance policy" to the drug menace. “Drug traffickers are destroying the new generation. Societal resistance is required to prevent such a problem," he added.

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