ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN SENAPATI AND CHANDEL DISTRICTS OF MANIPUR

The present paper made an attempt to find out the various issues and problems prevailing in the elementary education in Senapati and Chandel hill districts of Manipur. Necessary information was collected through questionnaires from a total of 90 headmasters comprising of 60 in Senapati district and 30 headmasters in Chandel district. Data was also collected from School Inspectors and members of School Management and Development Committee through interview scheduled. The findings revealed that insufficient physical infrastructure, shortage of trained teachers, inadequate teaching materials, lack of proper and systematic administration, insufficient funds, lack of community participation, etc., were the main issues and problems hindering the achievement in quality improvement of elementary education. In view of the findings, some measures have been suggested for the improvement of elementary education by pointing out ways and means to tackle the issues and problems prevailing in the study areas.