AssamEducation Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government hasdecided to bring several schemes into effect of the education department.
Speakingon the school uniform, the minister said that the government will provideschool uniforms to the students. "The government will release 450 crores forschool uniform scheme. This time the students will get four pairs of schooluniforms and the students of Class I to Class VIII will get uniforms," saidSarma while addressing a press conference at Janata Bhawan today.
Heinformed that three regular uniforms will be given and one for games and theschool committee will have to take the responsibility adding that the stategovernment will take action if quality uniform can't be provided to thestudents.
Theminister also informed that the quality of the uniforms will be examined inthree phases and that the students of Class IX and X will also be provided withuniforms free of cost. The students will get two sets of uniforms before Marchand another two sets in April.
Onthe other hand, the government has also released an advertisement for 9635posts of teachers and another advertisement will be released for 6000 postswithin 45 days.
Healso said that the appointment process will be completed by April. "The stategovernment has processed for filling up of 8000 vacant posts in the secondaryeducation department. A total of 22 thousand posts will be filled up in theeducation department," said Sarma.
Reactingon the provincialization of schools, the Minister said that 4993 primary MiddleEnglish school will be provincialized from which 13,362 teachers will bebeneficial adding that all the process will be completed within August 15,2020.
He stated, "626 schools will be provincialized and 4828 teachers' jobs will also be provincialized. 30 new colleges will be provincialized and 900 jobs of Principals will also be provincialized."
The minister also reiterated about special schemes of contractual teachers from which 5800 teachers will be benefitted. 32,000 TET teachers' jobs will be regularized.
Thestate government will also release 962 crore rupees for the infrastructure ofschools. The fund will be released as per the advice of Gunotsav.
TheAssamese subject will be made compulsory in all the schools and the transferand appointment process will be closed till Durga Puja.
