1,000 schools to be upgraded at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore

CM visits five educational institutions in city

GUWAHATI: As a part of steps of the State Government to add a new dimension to the education sector of Assam and bring about infrastructural development in 1,000 schools by infusing Rs 5,000 crore, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited five educational institutions in Guwahati and vowed to take steps for the infrastructure development of the schools to improve their academic environment.

The Chief Minister visited Sonaram Higher Secondary School at Bharalumukh, Cotton Collegiate HS School, Kamrup Academy HS School, TC Girls' HS School and Gopal Boro Government HS School and inspected their existing infrastructure.

During his visit, he asked the Public Works Department (PWD) to prepare blueprints for the creation of new infrastructures in these schools keeping the provision of large open spaces and modern classrooms.

While talking to the media, Sarma said that the State Government has taken a comprehensive step for infrastructure development of 1,000 high and higher secondary schools across the State. Under the plan, infrastructure development will be brought about in educational institutions with the right kind of intervention. He, however, said that if any educational institution has a building which is more than 100 years old, the government will render its help to preserve the building as heritage building under the plan. Initially as an experiment, the State Government would take up 10 schools in and around Guwahati for their infrastructure development. After the completion of work, government would take up 8-9 schools in each Assembly constituency for their infrastructure development and accordingly 1,000 such schools will be revamped with creation of new and adequate infrastructure involving the financial outlay of Rs 5,000 crore.

Stating that either the work will be completed by 2026 or started in all the 1,000 schools, the Chief Minister said that in the next phase another 2,000 schools will be taken up for this exercise. Accordingly in a decade, all the schools will be brought under the ambit of the plan.

Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, Advisor, Education Prof Nani Gopal Mahanta and senior officers accompanied the Chief Minister during his visit to the schools, informed an official communiqué.

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