Guwahati: In a bid to improve the infrastructure of government schools across the state, the Assam government is developing new buildings for 252 state-run educational facilities.
This project strives to substantially enhance the infrastructure of prominent rural schools.
“252 government vernacular schools, one from each of the 126 assembly constituencies, were selected as per last year’s budget,” Director of Secondary Education, Mamata Hojai, told a news agency.
Notably, in the 2024-25 budget, Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog announced an initiative to improve the infrastructure of government schools across the state.
She stated that they were upgrading the infrastructure of these schools as part of a project under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
She further mentioned that the selection of the schools was being done according to the suggestions of the respective MLAs.
According to Hojai, construction work has begun in most schools, with completion anticipated by the end of next year.
“Each school’s construction is budgeted between Rs 7 crore and Rs 8 crore, with a total outlay of Rs 1,827 crore,” she added.
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Some of the prominent schools covered under this scheme include the Patacharkuchi Vidyapith in Bajali, Earle HS School in Cachar, Graham Bazar Girls’ High School in Dibrugarh, Maibong Sr Secondary School in Dima Hasao, Devicharan Barua Girls’ High School in Jorhat, Natun Fatasil Town High School in Guwahati and Nalbari Girls’ High School.
