• State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday (07/06/20), The Assam government will suggest the centre to open up schools and colleges in a "graded" manner. He had made a number of announcements including making admissions in government institutions free for all.
• "We have devised a standard operating procedure whereby we will suggest to the ministry to start classes on alternate days for different standards. However, classes can start from Class 6 onwards.
• Opening of classes in a graded manner, social distancing will be ensured. Online classes in villages are not possible. So in a week, every standard between 6th to 12th will have at least two days of schooling,"
• Assam government on Sunday has also decided to make admissions to government colleges, technical institutions and schools for free of cost.
• Earlier, only those students whose parents had an annual income of under Rs 2 lakhs availed free education benefits.
• Mr Sarma also said that with immediate effect, it will be mandatory for any school, whether government or private, to teach the Assamese language as a subject between Class 1 to 10. However, in the Bengali-dominated Barak valley region, Bengali will be mandatory and in the Bodoland-region, Bodo will be mandatory.