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Public schools to be set up at Badarpur, Silchar, Hailakandi
Correspondent KARIMGANJ, Jan 27 – The Education, Research and Development Foundation (ERDF), a trust which is presently running the Central IT College with 3,500 students, the first of its kind in Assam, central public schools at Patherkandi of Karimganj district and a package of academic institutions across the North-east, has planned 10 other CBSE schools to be set up in rural, backward and remote areas of the region.Speaking about this scheme of the foundation at a press meet, its chairman M Haque said the plans include setting up of central public schools in Badarpur, Silchar and Hailakandi.Haque pointed out that the Foundation would give particular preference to very poor meritorious students of Barak Valley in its scheme for BPL students during admission to its colleges established in Guwahati. Apart from this plan, the Foundation has on its agenda an employment generation drive in Barak Valley.Under this school of career guidance the Foundation is going to start on trial basis, short-term job-oriented diploma courses on computer application, communication skills in English, office management, cutting and embroidery, besides sales and marketing.To develop the entrepreneurial scenario of Barak Valley, the Foundation would provide local self-help groups of rural areas with necessary micro finance and entrepreneurial capacity build up.NI Laskar, chief consultant said, ERDF since its inception has been involved in various welfare activities through awareness programmes organised by the students of the institutes under its management.Other areas where the Foundation has involved itself are AIDS awareness, peace and justice, cancer awareness, etc.As a positive step in this direction, the Foundation of its Regional Institute of Science and Technology was laid by the Chief Minister of Meghalaya at Ninth Mile in the district of Ri Bhoi. The Bill in this regard was passed by the Meghalaya Assembly.Pro Vice-Chancellor of Assam University Professor G D Sharma lauded the academic packages of ERDF which he believed would contribute in its own way to create the desired milieu for teaching and learning in various faculties and build up the infrastructure of socio-economic development of the region. source: assam tribune
Public schools to be set up at Badarpur, Silchar, Hailakandi
Correspondent KARIMGANJ, Jan 27 – The Education, Research and Development Foundation (ERDF), a trust which is presently running the Central IT College with 3,500 students, the first of its kind in Assam, central public schools at Patherkandi of Karimganj district and a package of academic institutions across the North-east, has planned 10 other CBSE schools to be set up in rural, backward and remote areas of the region.Speaking about this scheme of the foundation at a press meet, its chairman M Haque said the plans include setting up of central public schools in Badarpur, Silchar and Hailakandi.Haque pointed out that the Foundation would give particular preference to very poor meritorious students of Barak Valley in its scheme for BPL students during admission to its colleges established in Guwahati. Apart from this plan, the Foundation has on its agenda an employment generation drive in Barak Valley.Under this school of career guidance the Foundation is going to start on trial basis, short-term job-oriented diploma courses on computer application, communication skills in English, office management, cutting and embroidery, besides sales and marketing.To develop the entrepreneurial scenario of Barak Valley, the Foundation would provide local self-help groups of rural areas with necessary micro finance and entrepreneurial capacity build up.NI Laskar, chief consultant said, ERDF since its inception has been involved in various welfare activities through awareness programmes organised by the students of the institutes under its management.Other areas where the Foundation has involved itself are AIDS awareness, peace and justice, cancer awareness, etc.As a positive step in this direction, the Foundation of its Regional Institute of Science and Technology was laid by the Chief Minister of Meghalaya at Ninth Mile in the district of Ri Bhoi. The Bill in this regard was passed by the Meghalaya Assembly.Pro Vice-Chancellor of Assam University Professor G D Sharma lauded the academic packages of ERDF which he believed would contribute in its own way to create the desired milieu for teaching and learning in various faculties and build up the infrastructure of socio-economic development of the region. source: assam tribune
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