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Education
Assam CM announces frontier children receive textbooks after 79 years
✍️ Tripuratimes
🗓 06 Nov 2026, 04:32 AM
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said children in the state's frontier districts are opening textbooks for the first time in 79 years, marking a historic education milestone.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that schoolchildren in the state's remote frontier districts have received textbooks for the first time in nearly eight decades. The distribution, carried out by the state education department, aims to bridge the long-standing gap in educational resources for children living in border areas.
The CM highlighted that the initiative follows years of logistical challenges and limited infrastructure that had prevented regular school supplies from reaching these isolated communities. Officials said the textbooks cover the standard curriculum for primary and secondary classes, enabling students to resume regular studies.
Local authorities expect the move to improve enrollment and attendance rates, as families previously struggled to justify schooling without basic learning materials. The government plans to monitor the impact and extend similar support to other underserved regions in the coming months.
Education experts welcomed the step, noting that consistent access to textbooks is essential for literacy development and long-term socio‑economic progress in frontier zones.
The CM highlighted that the initiative follows years of logistical challenges and limited infrastructure that had prevented regular school supplies from reaching these isolated communities. Officials said the textbooks cover the standard curriculum for primary and secondary classes, enabling students to resume regular studies.
Local authorities expect the move to improve enrollment and attendance rates, as families previously struggled to justify schooling without basic learning materials. The government plans to monitor the impact and extend similar support to other underserved regions in the coming months.
Education experts welcomed the step, noting that consistent access to textbooks is essential for literacy development and long-term socio‑economic progress in frontier zones.