The Assam government has begun cracking down on school teachers who spend more time selling insurance policies and other financial schemes.
The action follows the “pathetically dismal” performance of the State-run schools in the Class 10 examinations, the results of which were declared on June 7. The total pass percentage was 56.49%, a sharp drop from the 93.10% in 2021 when the examinations were not held owing to COVID-19.
The State government’s attention was particularly to 25 schools where “zero per cent” students succeeded and 77 others where the pass percentage was 10% or less.
