LG Kavinder bats for inclusive education for monks studying at monastic institutions.

LG Kavinder bats for inclusive education for monks studying at monastic institutions.
Reiterates UT Ladakh Administration’s commitment to promoting green energy in Ladakh.
Leh, Aug 12: The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Shri Kavinder Gupta, emphasised the need to provide inclusive education to monks studying at various monastic institutions in Ladakh, including the teaching of mainstream subjects alongside religious texts to young monks, in order to foster a more inclusive and diverse learning environment.
Interacting with a delegation of the Ladakh Buddhist Association and Ladakh Gonpa Association at the LG Secretariat, the Lt Governor stressed that adequate teachers must be appointed in gompa schools so that even young monks have access to the best quality education. He also underlined the importance of imparting vocational skills to young monks to make them self-sufficient.
Similarly, Ms. Kunzes Dolma, UNESCO GRO–Geothermal Training Program fellow, called on the Lt Governor and briefed him about the training programmes provided in geothermal energy, gender equality studies, fisheries, and other fields at the GRO Centre in Iceland for fellows fully sponsored by the Icelandic government.
Another delegation comprising Rehbar-e-Khel (ReT) teachers also met the Lt Governor and highlighted their issues.
Reiterating the UT Ladakh Administration’s commitment to promoting green energy and making Ladakh a carbon-neutral region, the Lt Governor stressed the importance of further promoting renewable energy initiatives.
Highlighting the need to ensure quality education for Ladakhi students, the Lt Governor assured that proper recruitment rules would be framed so that only qualified teachers are appointed, thereby strengthening the education system in Ladakh.