Jain, recently issued an office memorandum expressing concern over the engagement of several government school teachers as chairpersons or members in the management committees of private schools. The memorandum said engagement in private schools was illegal and asked the erring teachers to immediately refrain from such acts. Some of the leading private schools in Guwahati are engaging government school teachers to get their work done by using their clout in government and other sectors," the source said. A retired government schoolteacher told this correspondent that such development is very unfortunate for the future of Assamese or vernacular medium schools. The state education department will have to put in place an effective monitoring mechanism," he said.

Source: The Telegraph January 10, 2017 23:02 UTC