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West Bengal Board Focuses on Education Reform and Biometric Attendance
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News18•16-10-2026, 08:01
West Bengal Board Focuses on Education Reform and Biometric Attendance
- •The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is planning multiple steps to restore public trust in the government education system.
- •Board President indicated plans to improve school infrastructure and overall education quality to attract people back from private institutions.
- •Authorities are taking initiatives to increase transparency, including plans to reintroduce the biometric attendance system in the board.
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The board plans to restore public trust in government schools by improving infrastructure, raising overall educational quality, clarifying the board's responsibilities, and reintroducing a biometric attendance system to enhance internal transparency.
Board President Lalu Das announced the plan to reintroduce the biometric attendance system to increase discipline and transparency within the board's operations.
The biometric attendance system in the Board of Secondary Education was discontinued approximately two years ago before recent plans were made to launch it again.
