Leh, Nov 23: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) attended the inaugural session of the Ladakh Education Conclave 2024 as the chief guest in the presence of Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon and Deputy Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk. The two-day Ladakh Education Conclave 2024, a joint initiative by the Higher Education Department, School Education Department and Ladakh Skill Development Mission, aims to unite policymakers, institutions, industries, experts, teachers, students and communities to collaborate on a holistic approach to education by aligning school education, vocational skilling and higher education as per the National Education Policy 2020 and current trends.
Speaking at the event, the LG expressed his happiness seeing dedicated panelists from across the country participating in the Ladakh Education Conclave 2024. He highlighted two issues, i.e., the attachment and detachment of teachers and the direction issued to teachers to take remedial classes in the winter months to benefit students. He emphasised the roles of teachers as gurus in developing the character and personality of students and instilling qualities of good citizens in them for the benefit of the region and nation.
The LG stated that education has to be student-centric along with society’s expectations for a teacher to live for the student. He also spoke about education heritage in India, the systemic dissemination of cultural and traditional educational heritage in India, education management in independent India and society’s expectations from teachers. He also stated that teachers need to foresee students’ leadership excellence, transform their teaching leadership and cultivate an environment for flourishing innovation and diversity.
Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, stated that the Ladakh Education Conclave will provide a platform to share ideas of best teaching practices, highlighting education’s role in shaping lives and nurturing the potential of every child. He not only highlighted challenges faced by students and teachers due to the adoption of the CBSE curriculum in government schools but the opportunities it provides to improve the quality of education and prepare students to face competitive exams. He also suggested introducing localised content relevant to students of Ladakh, introducing vocational courses for building skills of Ladakhi youth, providing hostel facilities in remote areas, providing subject-specific teachers, etc.
Deputy Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Shri Tsering Angchuk apprised the HLG of the issue of the student-teacher ratio in Ladakh, the lack of adequate teaching staff and the low enrolment of students in government schools. He requested the HLG to make government schools functional at the grassroots level, provide adequate staff to make smart classes and Atal Tinkering labs functional, create posts for computer teachers, the judicious use of Education and Environment Science lecturers and funds from both CAPEX and SDP for building infrastructure for schools.
Earlier, Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Shri Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS, welcomed the guests while Secretary, Bhanu Prabha, gave the vote of thanks.
Executive Councillors and Councillors from LAHDC Leh and LAHDC Kargil; Advisor to the LG, Dr Pawan Kotwal, IAS; Commissioner/Secretary, Smt Padma Angmo, IIS; Directors/ Head of Departments; resource persons, educators, principals/headmasters, lecturers, assistant professors, teachers, members of Village Education Committees, government officials from Leh and Kargil along with students were present in the inaugural session.
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