Assam CM attends 34th foundation day celebration of Sonapur College
Aug 08, 2024
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 8 : Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that innovation is the key to taking Assam to a higher growth trajectory. He, therefore, asked the teachers to take special care to spark the innovative ideas of the students and hone their innovative talents.
Addressing the students at the 34th Foundation Day celebration of Sonapur College at Sonapur on Thursday, Chief Minister Dr Sarma said that India retained the 40th position in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023.
He said that the unprecedented fillip given by the present government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi enabled India to better its innovation index and also added that the start up proliferation in the country can be attributed to the innovative skills of the youth.
On the occasion, the Assam Chief Minister also asked the Sonapur College teaching fraternity to take special steps to hone the innovative faculty of the students. Dr Sarma said that Sonapur College is known for its courses, which have the potential to stimulate the entrepreneurial skills of the students.
He said that the Department of Travel and Tourism Management, Department of Retail Management and IT, Department of Theatre, and Stage Craft have the potential to stir the entrepreneurial acumen of the students and make them job creators instead of job seekers.
Congratulating the college fraternity on stepping into 34 years of its academic journey, Chief Minister Dr Sarma paid his rich tributes to those stalwarts who are responsible for transforming Sonapur College to its present position.
Stating that the college has been playing an important role in furthering higher education in Sonapur and its adjoining areas, the Chief Minister said that the college is also playing a crucial role in empowering the people of Sonapur and its adjoining areas belonging to diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds of the region and beyond.
The Chief Minister on the occasion also announced Rs 2.5 crore for the construction of an auditorium at Sonapur College. He also announced Rs 50 lakh for setting up a skill lab for skilling the students on semiconductor.
He also said that Commerce Stream will also be introduced in Sonapur College from the next year. Fulfilling a demand of the college, Chief Minister Dr Sarma said that Vigyan Mandir at Sonapur will be brought under Sonapur College in two months.
Dr Sarma also asked Sonapur College to introduce a course on semi conductor. He said that setting up of Semiconductor Assembly, Test, Marketing, and Packing unit at Jagiroad will open up new vistas for employment. He, therefore, asked Sonapur College to take advantage and empower its students to take up jobs in the semiconductor sector.
He, moreover, said that Industry 4.0 which demands delivering real time decision making, enhanced productivity, flexibility and agility, the students should learn the special traits and make them competent to reap the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution.
The Chief Minister said that since every youth is endowed with unique abilities, the colleges across the state should prepare an agenda for skilling the youth.
Chief Minister Dr Sarma also asked Sonapur College to intensify its outreach programme as a part of its social responsibility and adopt villages and spread the seeds of education among the villagers. Stating the transparent mode of appointment unleashed by the government, he said that the youth thus educated from the colleges across the state, will get good opportunities to secure government jobs in the state.
The Chief Minister on the occasion felicitated Lachit Kathar the person who composed the college song and Anwar Hussain who created the college logo in 1991 the year when Sonapur College was established.
MLA Atul Bora, President Sonapur College Managing Committee Dr Jitram Dutta, Principal of the college Dr Debabrata Khanikar, and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
