Strategy to improve higher education in border area with special reference to Indo Myanmar, Moreh

Education guides the society in promoting cultural values of an area, helps in shaping the behavior of its people and gives meaning to the existing traditions for its betterment, on the right direction. It helps in meeting national goals and aspirations of the country and its people. With education, we can preserve, protect and optimally utilize the resources of a particular area God has laden it with. It is an important aspect of human life since it uplifts a society and makes the people a vital tool in development of any country or state. The meaning of Development will find it difficult to be complete without the base provided by education. Good education policy can help promote awareness with regard to the potential offered by trade and commerce in a region, especially in a border town like Moreh where large volume of foreign trade is being carried out everyday. It becomes imperative for us to make the advantages offered by this trade by making it well-organized and to function in a systematic way. Enhancing and maintaining quality in delivery of this service becomes important for improving the state of economy and prosperity in the region, and for Manipur and India at large. With Moreh as a trading center in the international boundary line between India and Myanmar, and considering the huge yet to be fully tapped potential for trade in the offering with the South-East Asian nations, the existence of limited number of higher education courses in the border town necessitates a rethink and, therefore, there lies the importance for improving the system of education in the border area. The paper focuses on the requirement of education in promoting economic growth and improving sustainable development in the country by making available adequate manpower and with human resource management. Exploratory type of research was conducted with secondary data. The paper hopes to highlight the immense potential offered by higher education system in border area.