The All-Bodo Students Union (ABSU) has sought immediate intervention of the Assam Chief Minister in addressing the issue of shortage of Bodo medium textbooks in schools across the State. An ABSU delegation, led by president Kwrwmdao Wary, submitted a memorandum to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma through the Kokrajhar District Commissioner at the latter’s office in Kokrajhar on Thursday. According to ABSU, students were continuing to face difficulties owing to the non-availability of Bodo medium textbooks even over a month after the start of the current academic session. Notably, education through Bodo medium had received official recognition on May 18, 1963.
The student body alleged that schools in 12 districts of Assam offering Bodo medium education are facing an acute shortage of textbooks, affecting students’ academic activities. ABSU stated that it had earlier raised the issue on May 11 through a separate memorandum submitted to the Mission Director of the Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation, seeking urgent action and requesting authorities to ensure textbook distribution by May 18. The organisation appealed to the Chief Minister for immediate measures to ensure the timely supply of textbooks to Bodo medium schools across the state.