HT Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Jan 5: On the second day of the Gunotsav event in Sivasagar district, Education minister Ranoj Pegu visited three schools in the town and conducted a test to assess students’ knowledge of the use of punctuation marks. The minister, during his visit to Bezbaruah School, prompted students to read Assamese texts and stressed the importance of proper punctuation for developing reading skills and acquiring concepts.
Following this, minister Pegu inspected the construction of the new building at Sivasagar Government HS School and discussed the preparations for Gunotsav with the staff. He also visited Sivasagar Government MV School, inaugurating the newly constructed additional classrooms. The minister urged external evaluators to assess students’ performance sincerely, expressing hope for good results in the district, as seen in previous years.
Accompanying the minister were DC Sivasagar AV Yadav and IS, Sivasagar Devajyoti Gogoi. Dr Pegu also visited the Tai Academi in Bokota Patsaku before heading to Dhemaji.
This year, 71,680 students from 1,263 schools in the district will undergo assessments conducted by external evaluators from various departments and educational institutions, including 12 VVIPs.