Guwahati, Dec. 15 -- Assam Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu on Monday launched the Automated SMS Alert System to reduce student absenteeism across the schools in the state.

The Department of School Education, Assam, through the Shiksha Setu Application, tracks daily attendance for teachers and students.

As per a study conducted by UNICEF, it has been observed that there are issues of student absenteeism in schools due to various reasons, such as family issues, lack of awareness of parents, etc. To address the problem and improve student attendance, the Department of School Education launched a new, state-of-the-art Automated SMS-Based Absenteeism Alert System.

Assam Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu said this technology-driven initiativ...