"The education department is revamping the state's ailing education system, and the teaching community should join hands in fulfilling the duties entrusted to them," he said at the Kaying government higher secondary school in West Siang district yesterday.
The minister later upgraded the town primary school here to upper primary standard.
He also inspected the upper primary school at PI Colony, Pobdi secondary school, Kamba GHSS, and Kerang middle school.
The creation of Kaying circle as independent ADC (autonomous district) headquarters in principle, and Siang district, is a milestone for the people of the Adi belt, Taloh said.