Govt On Job To Improve Education Sector: Himanta Biswa Sarma

HT Bureau

GUWAHATI, May 3: Dibrugarh University has to sustain its role to propel the academic development of the state and take its academic journey to a greater height, said chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Referring to the universities like Nalanda, Taxila that reflect the academic prowess of the country, the chief minister said that toeing the line of the ancient universities, the state universities will have to maintain the streak to ensure progress of the state driven by education.

The chief minister said this while attending the 21^st convocation of the university in the presence of Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday.

He also said that not only in academic excellence, the university has played its role towards promoting research in the state.

“Getting 25 patents in different research findings, shows the success of the university in the areas of research and development. The university has also contributed to the socio-economic and cultural development of the state. Featuring the university as one of the 76 educational institutions in the G-20 Presidency is indeed a testimony of the impressive journey of the university,” he said.

Sarma said that the State government has taken a series of steps for qualitative improvement of education in the state. He said that success should help the students to be mentally prepared to plunge into actions in life.

The chief minister said that in the last two years, the state has gained an identity in restoring peace and tranquillity in the state and strengthening them to put Assam in the robust growth trajectory.

He said that in government employment, as a result of transparency and honesty brought in the appointment processes, youth of the state attained self-confidence.

Stating about Gunotsav, the chief minister said that the recently declared results of the same, proved that the education sector in the state has received a new momentum.

Sarma also said that the state government is taking all possible steps for the empowerment of the students to enable them to be job creators and catalyse the development of the state.