A meeting chaired by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the presence of Education Minister Ranoj Pegu and other government officials, a decision was taken build 4,000 schools under the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) method.
According to the sources, the meeting also aimed to assess construction of 126 new secondary schools in the state using Sarma posted on ‘X’, “With the blessings of Hon’ble PM, Assam is undertaking the biggest ever effort to build schools in the state. 4,000 state-of-the-art schools will be constructed by 2028, i.e. adding 2 new schools every day for the next 5 years. Chaired a meeting today to review the progress.”
The Assam CM also stated that the EPC contract method has been implemented to build schools in phases swiftly.