Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement on Tuesday that March 31 will now be recognised as Chatra Divas, or Students’ Day from now on, during his visit to the state’s Kokrajhar district.
CM Sarma said that the state government would now take steps to recognise March 31 as Chatra Divas every year.
The Assam chief minister is in Kokrajhar before the weekly cabinet meeting that will take place there later in the day. He paid respects at Bodofa Upendranath Brahma’s grave in Dotoma’s Thulungapuri.
CM Sarma also laid the cornerstone for the burial ground’s infrastructure improvements, which would cost Rs 10 crores to complete.
He tweeted that he was joined by Pramod Boro, the head of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), as well as other cabinet members, MLAs, and BTC executive members.
The government has chosen to recognise the tall Bodo leader’s birthday on March 31 as Students’ Day in his honour, the CM said.
Additionally, CM Sarma paid a visit to the late Bodofa’s home and spent time with the family there. He also promised the family that the Assam government will do everything in its power to assist them.
The CM then opened the Bodoland Administrative Staff College at the Gaurang Cultural Complex in Kokrajhar, continuing an already full day.
He took to Twitter to write, “This will help in improving administrative acumen among BTR staff and train them in several facets of administration, particularly in 6th Schedule & Autonomous Council administration.”
Furthermore, CM Sarma visited the under construction Kokrajhar Medical College with cabinet members Pijush Hazarika and Keshab Mahanta to assess the development. There, he gave the construction company instructions to guarantee that the work was finished on schedule.