Despite education activists repeatedly putting the spotlight on children from unorganised sector families and child labourers, state education department’s administrative head, Additional Chief Secretary J H Saharia, says there are only 79,000 children across the state, who have either never been to school or have dropped out. Saharia was in the city yesterday to motivate 70 newly recruited Class 1 officers in the education department.

Educate us: According to assistant chief secretary JH Saharia, the government is doing its bit for education with the Right to Education Act. Representation pic