In a bid to make students computer savvy and expand information technology education in the state, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced computers and laptops would be given to those who secure just 50 per cent marks in school board examinations from next year.
''My government has all along given thrust to education because this alone can solve problems of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment,'' he said at the Anundoram Barooah Award 2011 here.
''Education has to be in tune with the times. We have already started the process of introducing new courses, especially towards skill development by tying up with universities and colleges like Oxford and Westminster,'' he added.
The award, launched in 2005, is a government initiative aiming to enhance competition in the student community and to help them through the use of IT.
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