Assam to Introduce Dimasa as Medium of Instruction in 278 Schools

Published on : 13 Nov 2025, 3:37 am

Guwhati : The Assam government has announced that starting from the 2025–26 academic year, 278 Lower Primary schools across the state will adopt Dimasa as the medium of instruction. This initiative marks a significant effort to safeguard and promote the Dimasa language, primarily spoken by the indigenous Dimasa community.

According to an official notification from the Department of School Education (E.No. 632888/79), the decision aims to enable children from the Dimasa community to receive foundational education in their mother tongue. The move is intended both “in the interest of the public in general and for preserving and promoting the Dimasa language,” the document states.

The schools affected by this change fall under the jurisdiction of the