JORHAT, Aug 17: Jorhat district Mission Co-Ordinator Dibyalata Gohain announced Jorhat as the Universal Enrolment (100 per cent education for all) district at a meeting held at Dr Pitambor Dev Goswami Auditorium here today. With this Jorhat becomes the second district of the State next to Golaghat, of witnessing such a prestigious declaration by the District Education Department. The programme was presided over by Jorhat Deputy Commissioner LS Changsan and a few bigwigs across the district participated. Addressing the gathering, Gohain termed it as the impressive triumph for the District Education Department as well as the people of the highest literary district of the State. Recollecting her hard experiences to accomplish such an achievement the district officer said that, “It was a dream of us and today our dream comes true”. She also thanked her colleagues and the people of Jorhat district for their valuable contribution for achieving this success.
In her speech DC LS Changsan said that, the department have taken up some new schemes like– ‘Amar Parhasali’, ‘Jyotikendra’, ‘Bridge Course’, etc. to enrol all children in the age group of 6 to 14. They have taken all possible measures to ensure schooling for children in rural and tea garden areas of the district, she added.
The programme was attended by Jorhat Zilla Parishad chairman Putul Buragohain, educationist Upendrajit Mahanta, littereteur Santanu Tamuly, Dr Bolin Kharghoria, former Municipality Chairperson Prasanta Bora, journalist Prafulla Rajguru among others.
Meanwhile, the All Asom Tea Tribes Students’ Association (AATSA) contradicted this declaration made by Jorhat District Education Department and said that, though the Education Department declared Jorhat as the Universal Enrolment district of the State but in reality it is not true. Talking to The Sentinel Aswini Kumar Tasa, member of AATSA central committee and advisor of Jorhat district AATSA said, there are many children particularly in the tea tribes’ populated areas which are still far from schooling and out of school enrolment. Terming the declaration as the mockery of truth by the District Education Department, the student leader alleged that it was better to take more time to review the process, so that the declaration is an authentic one. Pointing out a number of tea gardens namely– Cinnamora, Toklai, Baisahabi, Teok, Hatigarh, Greenview, Gavoru Parbot, Chelleng and Titabor, the student leader reiterated that, the declaration is not based on truth. THE SENTINEL
In her speech DC LS Changsan said that, the department have taken up some new schemes like– ‘Amar Parhasali’, ‘Jyotikendra’, ‘Bridge Course’, etc. to enrol all children in the age group of 6 to 14. They have taken all possible measures to ensure schooling for children in rural and tea garden areas of the district, she added.
The programme was attended by Jorhat Zilla Parishad chairman Putul Buragohain, educationist Upendrajit Mahanta, littereteur Santanu Tamuly, Dr Bolin Kharghoria, former Municipality Chairperson Prasanta Bora, journalist Prafulla Rajguru among others.
Meanwhile, the All Asom Tea Tribes Students’ Association (AATSA) contradicted this declaration made by Jorhat District Education Department and said that, though the Education Department declared Jorhat as the Universal Enrolment district of the State but in reality it is not true. Talking to The Sentinel Aswini Kumar Tasa, member of AATSA central committee and advisor of Jorhat district AATSA said, there are many children particularly in the tea tribes’ populated areas which are still far from schooling and out of school enrolment. Terming the declaration as the mockery of truth by the District Education Department, the student leader alleged that it was better to take more time to review the process, so that the declaration is an authentic one. Pointing out a number of tea gardens namely– Cinnamora, Toklai, Baisahabi, Teok, Hatigarh, Greenview, Gavoru Parbot, Chelleng and Titabor, the student leader reiterated that, the declaration is not based on truth. THE SENTINEL
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