State anthem mandatory for all Assam Schools

The Assam government has issued an order making it mandatory to sing the state anthem in all schools across the state and on all occasions.

The letter, dated 14 September, was addressed to the district elementary education officer, the district mission co-ordinator of the Axom Sarba Siksha Abhiyan Mission and inspectors of schools in all districts.

The letter stated that “This is to inform you that, the state anthem ‘O Mur Apunar Desh’, needs to be performed whenever there is an occasion, meeting etc in the school, other than in morning assembly,”