Guwahati, Nov. 9 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday presented appointment letters to 5,550 TET-qualified candidates for the posts of Lower Primary and Upper Primary teachers at a function held at the Veterinary College Playground, Khanapara in Guwahati.

According to a release, out of the total number of candidates, 3,800 have been appointed as Lower Primary teachers and 1,750 as Upper Primary teachers.

At the same event, the Chief Minister also distributed 8,799 (mobile) tablets among teachers under the Shikshak Samal Package and launched the distribution of 4,280 tablets among students under the Aarohan Scheme.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister CM Sarma said that during the last election, he had promised that...