New Delhi: A private school in Jorhat, Assam, close to Teok, provides free education to students from low-income families, making it a ray of hope for impoverished kids.Local entrepreneur Protap Saikia founded Jyoti Protap Gyanmarg Bidyalay in 2021. His personal experiences as a child, when he had restricted access to a good education because of financial limitations, served as inspiration for him to offer free education.
"I could not get a proper education because of finances. Setting up a school for underprivileged students was my dream--to provide them with free education and ensure that no child endures the same fate as mine," Saikia said.With an estimated investment of Rs 5 crore, Saikia established the school on more than six bighas of land, realising his aim. Serving pupils in kindergarten through class twelve, the school is run by the Jyoti Protap Education Trust.
It has all the contemporary conveniences you might want, including computer labs, robotics labs, digital classrooms, medical units, and Guru Grihas (worship homes). Apart from its outstanding academic programme, the school prioritises traditional Assamese arts and has committed teachers for yoga, Satriya dance, and Bihu dance."I used my savings and land to form a trust and run this school," Protap Saikia added.
The coordinator of the school, Biju Kumar Sarma, underlined their dedication to provide pupils the greatest education possible."We try to maintain a unique environment on the school campus, with paintings of renowned personalities, national parks, rivers, etc., on the walls of the school building, and illustrations from textbooks on classroom walls," Sarma said.Silip Kakoti, a science teacher at the school, affirmed, "We do not charge any fees from students. We teach Assamese culture and traditional musical instruments too. The school is equipped with all modern educational facilities, including science labs, a robotic lab, a computer lab, a library, and digital classrooms.”Parents such as Nikumoni Bora Hazarika show their appreciation for the chance their kids have been given. "We are overjoyed. "My child was admitted here at no cost," Hazarika said, demonstrating the significant influence Saikia's initiative had on the neighbourhood.
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