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JORHAT: State Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah on Saturday said that learning English properly in Assamese medium schools was imperative as one may be required to go outside the State for the job or career opportunities. Baruah, who inspected the 113 No Gharphalia LP School at Chenijan in the district as an external evaluator during the third phase of the Gunotsav programme from June 1 to 4, spoke on several issues including the National Education Policy. Baruah said, "As everyone might not get a job in the State, learning English properly or nowadays Hindi, would be an advantage while searching for jobs outside the State."
He added that only maybe five children in the school knew a bit of English and one way in which they could become more conversant in the language was through extensive reading.
Baruah informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be meeting the Chief Secretaries of all the states at Dharmashala on June 16 and 17 to discuss the National Education Policy and three other subjects.
"I will have to present what the education scenario is in Assam," he added.
Regarding the implementation of NEP in Assam he said that it would be implemented but no time frame had been fixed.
"We have left this to the Universities," he added. Baruah further said that the process of rationalization of teachers in schools was ongoing and that more teachers in schools where there were fewer students would be posted in schools where there were more students.
The Chief Secretary listened to the reading of lessons by students in classrooms and also gave learning tips. Barua also later had an interaction with guardians of the students, the source added.
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