Over 8,000 Children Of Refugees From Myanmar, Bangladesh, Manipur In Mizoram Schools

Mizoram is currently home to around 35,000 refugees from Myanmar, over 1,000 from Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, and over 12,600 displaced people from Manipur.

More than 8,100 children of refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Manipur have enrolled in Mizoram's government schools, the state's Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said on Wednesday.

Mizoram is currently home to around 35,000 refugees from coup-hit Myanmar, over 1,000 from trouble-torn Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, and over 12,600 internally-displaced people from the ethnic violence-hit Manipur.  

According to Mr Ralte, of the 8,119 students enrolled in Mizoram's schools, 6,366 are from Myanmar, 250 are from Bangladesh, and 1,503 are from Manipur.