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The sharp decline in the current standard of education has prompted the bishops of northeastern India to call for restructuring the initial forma-tion years for priests and reli-gious.
The all-promotion system in schools and making subjects like maths not compulsory to pass grade ten have adversely affected the reading, writing and numeracy skills of those entering minor seminaries and other formation houses, says a survey conducted by the Com-mission for Vocation, Seminaries, Clergy and Religious, North East India Regional Bishop’s Council.
The commission organized a meeting to address the current drawbacks in the training pro-grams.
Around 130 people engaged in training priests and nuns attended the August 17-18 meeting at Guwahati, the nerve center of northeastern India.
The meeting recommended increasing the initial formation to two years. Presently, the initial remedial education in formation houses is one year.
At the meeting, Bishop Thomas John Katrukuidyil, the commission chairman, presented a paper on the “Present Scenario of Formation” in north-eastern India.
The paper explained the results of an extensive survey the bishop undertook on the current vocation scenario in the region.
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