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JORHAT: In a tour of Jorhat on Thursday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stepped into Balya Bhavan, the school where he first leant to read and write. An emotional Sarma went down memory lane and spoke about how he and his siblings had first entered the pre-primary section (Montessori) of this hallowed institute, famed as the first Montessori Assamese-medium school at the time. The Chief Minister said that he would aid in renovating the infrastructure, science laboratory and quality development of the institute.
He promised to give the school Rs 1 crore for developmental purpose. He suggested that the school should impart higher secondary education and also suggested that the school should try to bring both the sections - primary and secondary -under one administrative umbrella.
His next visit was to the 138-year old Jorhat Government Boys' Higher Secondary and Multi-Purpose School which had a glorious past. He asked the school authorities to develop the historic institute into a model Assamese medium school and also allot more powers to the governing body. He announced that the government would sanction Rs 3 crore for the development of the school, which would be in addition to Rs 2 crore earlier announced under the Untied Fund head for carrying out renovation and repair works of the school. The Chief Minister expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing renovation works underway in the institute.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan, Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu, Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, Jorhat Lok Sabha MP Topon Kumar Gogoi and MLAs of Jorhat, Teok and Dergaon, Hitendra Nath Goswami, Renupoma Rajkhowa and Bhaben Bharali respectively.
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