Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya, has donated a sum of Rs. 1 lakh to the Government Hindi institute in Dimapur for establishment of Awards for merit students.
According to a Raj Bhavan statement, the governor announced this while interacting with the principal and officials from the only government Hindi institute in the state at Raj Bhavan on September 19, 2018. The governor appreciated the teachers and officials of the institute for imparting training to pre service indigenous Naga candidates for Hindi teaching.
Expressing the view that all languages were equal, Acharya said “our mother tongue is our identity and we should respect all languages.” He congratulated the Institute and encouraged the Teachers to continue working towards linking the people of the country through the “National language.”
Governor also acknowledged the keen interest shown by the Nagas in learning the language.
Government Hindi Institute principal, Gulab Chandra, told the governor that the institute was established in 1968 and was all set to celebrate its Golden Jubilee in the month of November this year.
He said the staffing pattern was managed by the department of school education, Nagaland while its curriculum was affiliated with Central Institute of Hindi Agra since its inception.
Highlighting on the infrastructure, the principal said the institute urgently needed a proper building with class rooms, office and toilets as the present building was in a very bad shape. He requested the governor to extend support towards construction of a new building for the institute. Governor Acharya assured to forward the matter to the concern authority.