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Guwahati: Assam will stop buying school teaching materials from private traders. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the shift on Tuesday, November 10, following a state Cabinet meeting. Instead of relying on outside vendors through the Samagra Shiksha programme, the state government will build custom materials with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati.
Teams will develop the tools at the IIT Guwahati Research Park. The project aims to fit the specific learning needs of children at the foundational stage. "Earlier, we purchased this TLM from various traders through tenders and distributed it. Today, we took a decision that at our IIT Guwahati Research Park, we will jointly develop this TLM material, keeping in mind the learning needs of children. We will distribute the jointly developed TLM to schools," Sarma said.
The move brings the state government into direct partnership with the technical institute. The Ministry of Education established the IIT Guwahati Research Park to boost local innovation. This collaboration builds on a previous agreement between the institute and Samagra Shiksha Assam, which already provides training for government school teachers. The government has not released a total cost estimate or a set timeline for the rollout.
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