Annual General Meeting of AHGSSS held

SINGTAM, DECEMBER 23: The Annual General Meeting of the Association for Heads of Government Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools of Sikkim (AHGSSS) was held on December 22nd at River View Resort near Jalipul. The meeting was presided over by the President of the Association Mr..KB Chettri, Smt. Tshering Kee Chingappa, Joint Director, East, was the Guest of Honour. The AGM was attended by 118 school Heads from across the state.

The AGM started with the welcome speech by Mr. R.P.Khanal, Principal, Dikling SSS. The Association felicitated five of its former members for their valuable contributions to the Association during their tenure as members of the executive body of the Association. Those felicitated on the occasion were Mrs Tshering Kee Chingappa, Joint Director (East), who was also General Secretary of the Association from 2008 to 2016, Mr P.L. Subba, Dy. Dir (West), Mr.B.K. Pandey (Retd. Dy. Dir), and Mr Kamal Sapkota (Retd. Headmaster). Mrs Sunita Upreti (Retd. Headmistress).

Mrs Tshering Kee Chingappa, in her address, urged the members to cooperate with each other to improve and grow together. She urged HOls to improve their knowledge and skills so that Society at large is benefits. Mr. K.B. Chettri, President of the Association, highlighted the contributions of senior members of the association. He requested all the members to do their possible to bring the state to the top in the field of Education.

He also thanked the Honorable Chief Minister of Sikkim for accepting the Association's request regarding the time-bound promotion of School Heads, which was placed before the HCM on Teachers' Day at Manan Bhawan on 5th September 2018. He informed the gathering that the file is under process, and official notification to this effect will be out very soon. He also thanked the members for their presence in the meeting. The Treasurer of the Association, Mr. Telbu Gurung, and Principal Sir TNSSS presented the Income and Expenditure details of the Association. The vote of thanks was given by Mrs Pema Yolmu, Principal, Namchi Girls SSS.