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SIKKIM
There are two day schools in Sikkim, one at Kewzing and the other at Gangtok. The former is a primary school, established at the Tibetan refugee settlement in south Sikkim in 1972. The council for Tibetan Education provides this school with text books as well as teachers, who are paid by the Tibetan settlers themselves. The school receives some aid from the Government of Sikkim.
In early 1960's, 150 Tibetan children were admitted to the Enchey school at Gantok, run by the Government of Sikkim . Now that the number has more than doubled. These children receives a grant of Rs. 50/- a month per child from the Central Tibetan Schools Administration.
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