APARAJITA SARANGI VISITS KORAPUT

Jeypore, Koraput: “Koraput is a developed district in the field of education and it can be a model for others” says Ms Aparajita Sarangi,the Education Commissioner-cum-Secretary of education department of Orissa at a press conference held at Koraput during her 2 days visit to the district with her 14 members squad from 8^th-11^th February, 2011.

Ms Aparajita Sarangi
during her visit to Koraput (photo- Mikhael Takri)

After visiting 102 schools of Koraput she said that as far as the access of development in the education is concerned, Koraput is the best district among the 6 districts they had visited so far. She also praised the district administration for their good contribution in the implementation of different educational policies. She confirmed that programmers by UNICEF like child reporter and Mena munch will be implied in all the schools of the district. She was quiet concerned about the number of drop out students and assured that they will try to reduce the number to ‘zero’. Most importantly she made an announcement that teachers will get the letters of Appreciation from the education department for their brilliant work which is first time in the history of education.

She was accompanied by Mr. Daniel McLaughlin, Deputy Re-presenter and Urimala Sarkar, Chief-of-Education, UNICEF INDIA along with Shairose Mawji, the state representative of UNICEF. The team visit ended with many appreciations and appraisals but the question which arises in the mind of everyone is that the picture of education in Koraput which the authorities praised and appreciated is a real one or just like any other reality shows been shown on the television show.

(Mikhael Takri is from Koraput, graduate in commerce  with accounting honors. He has interest  in developmental reporting and crime reporting. He is passionate about music and watching cricket. He can be reached at jmcmikhaeltakri@gmail.com).