26 private colleges of Assam's Bodoland Territorial Region to be made into government colleges

26 private colleges in Bodoland Territorial Region will be converted into government colleges, says Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma.

On Sunday, the Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said that 26 private colleges in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) will be brought under the government control in the first phase of provincialisation. He held a meeting with the delegation of All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) regarding development of the educational sector in the BTR as per the Bodo Accord.

“As per the request of the delegation, it was decided that 26 venture colleges would be taken up in BTR in the first phase for provincialisation,” a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) stated.