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The Chhattisgarh government used a helicopter to transport the state board exams question papers to an exam centre located in a Naxalite-hit Sukma district in the state.
Class 12 board exams of the Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) began on March 1, while Class 10 board exams are scheduled to start from Saturday.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s office posted pictures on ‘X’ of a helicopter transferring the question papers to Jagargunda exam centre in Sukma. This is the second year in a row that a helicopter was used for carrying the board exam papers to Jagargunda exam centre in Sukma, officials said.
“This is our Chhattisgarh, where the future of children is our topmost concern. Question papers were sent by helicopter to Jagargunda in Sukma. The board examinations are starting from March 1,” it said.
The question papers were flown to the Naxal-hit area to ensure that no child is left behind in getting the basic education. “Let no child remain deprived of a good education. Chhattisgarh government is dedicated to the better future of children,” the tweet added.
Of the 16 centres for board examinations in Sukma district, question papers were sent to the Jagargunda centre in a chopper on February 27 in view of security reasons, a district administration official was quoted by PTI. A total of 36 students, including 16 of Class 12 and 20 of Class 10 belonging to different schools will appear in exams at the Jagargunda centre, he said.
Earlier, students from the area had to go to Dornapal for board examinations, he said.
The Class 12 exams started today, and will be held between 9:15 am and 12:15 pm. The board has asked the students to be seated at their assigned seats by 9 am as the answer sheets will be distributed by 9:05 am and the question papers will be distributed by 9:10 am.
Exams started with the Hindi paper on the first day, followed by English on March 4. The Class 12 Chhattisgarh board exams will get over on March 23.
More than 2.61 lakh students have enrolled for Class 12 state board examination in the ongoing academic session in the state which will be held from March 1 to 23, while over 3.45 lakh students for Class 10 board exams to be held between March 2 and 21. Total 2,475 examination centres have been set up across the state, officials said.
(With inputs from PTI)
