HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, MAY 10: The Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), an apex literary body of the Bodo community has expressed serious concern over the recurring delay in supplying textbooks to students in Bodo-medium schools across the state.
Addressing reporters at a press conference held in Kokrajhar on Sunday, BSS president Gopinath Borgoyary said the concerned department and the Assam government should take immediate measures to address the issue and ensure timely distribution of books in future academic sessions.
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He stated that students from Bodo-medium backgrounds face a shortage of textbooks every year due to the negligence of the concerned authorities in the state. He said that although the academic session began as per the yearly academic calendar, students have still not received textbooks.
He appealed to the state government to adopt concrete steps to resolve the problem permanently, stating that the delay is adversely affecting students studying in Bodo-medium schools.
Borgoyary also expressed concern over the declining enrolment in vernacular-medium schools and appealed to guardians and parents to encourage children to enroll in mother tongue-based educational institutions.
He urged the Government of Assam and the Education Department to resolve the delay in the distribution of textbooks for Bodo-medium schools across the state at the earliest.
