The Chief Minister was giving away the Anundoram Barooah Awards to the meritorious students securing first divisions in the State Board Examinations for the year 2011 at a function organized at Sarusajai, in the outskirts of the Guwahati city.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Gogoi said the Government has all along given thrust to education. He said the Anundoram Barooah Award scheme was launched by the State Government in 2005 aiming at enhancing healthy competition among the student community and to help them enrich their perception through the use of Information Technology.
Addressing the gathering, Minister for Education, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sharma said the unique Anandaram Barooah Award scheme has brought about a sea change in the education firmament in the state. He said the scheme would be further expanded from next year.
Mr. Sharma also said that the Government would provide thrust on vocational education by starting Higher Education Mission with 100 per cent assistance from the Government. He announced that the State Government would set up Indian Institute of Information Technology in Guwahati where more seats would be reserved for students of the State.
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