Guwahati, July 30 -- Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Thursday flagged off the dispatch of free textbooks for students affected by floods across the state, as the government launched an initiative to ensure uninterrupted education for children who lost their study materials in the calamity.

He said the state government has decided to provide free textbooks to students affected by the recent floods after many lost their homes and study materials.

"Some districts have been severely affected by floods, and many students have lost their homes and had their books destroyed. Consequently, the government has decided to provide free textbooks to these affected students," Pegu told ANI.

The minister said he flagged off the first batch of ...