Imphal, Dec 20: At least 25 schools in Manipur have lost their CBSE affiliation after the state government flagged to the central board that it had not given no-objection certificates to the schools.
“CBSE has withdrawn affiliation, which was recently granted to the schools, with immediate effect on the ground that the NOCs submitted by these schools have not been issued by the authorised functionaries of the state government.” Manipur School Education Joint Secretary Anjali Chongtham said in a statement.
The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) bylaws make it a legal requirement for state board schools to get a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the state government before applying for central board affiliation.
The Manipur government in the statement also warned it will act against those responsible for violating state education and CBSE rules, or worse, for alleged fraud in submitting affiliation requests to the central board.
Eleven of the 25 schools got CBSE affiliation in the period between May 2020 and May 2023, and 14 received affiliation in the past six months.
All 25 schools are in the two hill districts of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi, where violence began in May between the valley-majority Meiteis, who want the affirmative action Scheduled Tribes (ST) category, and the hill-majority Kuki tribes, who want a separate administration carved out from Manipur.
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