Overview
- Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu unveiled the statewide system on December 15 under the Department of School Education.
- The alerts draw on daily attendance recorded in the Shiksha Setu app for government schools across Assam.
- Messages are sent simultaneously to class teachers with the student’s name, class and section, and to parents with a concise reminder.
- Delivery spans Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi and English, with each district using at least two relevant local languages.
- Officials frame the move as a step to prevent dropouts and improve continuity in learning, citing UNICEF findings on causes of absenteeism while noting no outcome data yet.