Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that all government schools in the state will soon receive new infrastructure. According to him, the initiative will cover over 4,000 schools.
Sarma, along with Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, the state government’s education advisor Nani Gopal Mahanta, and other senior officials, inspected several old government schools in Guwahati.
“We are trying to convert educational institutes of our State into centres for human resources development,” Sarma later tweeted.
“All Govt schools will get new infrastructure. As a part of this, 10 schools in Guwahati will get new buildings in the 1st phase, before 4,000 more schools are covered,” he added.
He visited Kamrup Academy, where he had previously studied. “Visited Kamrup Academy, Guwahati, and reviewed its infrastructure. Established in 1930, I had the privilege of seeking education from this historical institute in my childhood.
“The school building will be reconstructed and also get a new auditorium,” Sarma wrote.
Sonaram Higher Secondary School, Cotton Collegiate Government HS School, Tarini Choudhury Govt Girls’ HS & MP School, and Gopal Boro Govt Higher Secondary School were among the other schools visited by the chief minister.
Sarma assessed the condition of the existing buildings and directed officials to develop plans for new ones.
