Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Tuesday asked the teaching fraternity to encourage students to imbibe positive thoughts and values along with education in the 21st century.
The Governor was speaking after conferring State awards on 29 teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day at a function held at Raj Bhawan here. Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar and Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma, were also present at the function.
The State awards were conferred on 29 teachers for their outstanding contribution in the field of education for 2016-17. Each awardee was honoured with a shawl, a citation and Rs 21,000.
Congratulating the teachers on the birth anniversary of former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Solanki said, “A teacher is a nation-maker in real sense of the term.
In his address, Khattar said, good teachers should get themselves transferred to a school or place where the level of education is poor, and put their best efforts to improve things.
Infrastructure could be developed by the State Government by building schools, hospitals, roads and other basic structures, but it is only the teacher who creates a civilized person by infusing ethics along with education in a child, said Manohar lal.
He also asked the teachers to shape the children keeping in view with their taste and skills. The State Government is setting up Vishwakarma Skill Development University in Palwal where different courses would be launched to make the students employable, he informed.
Khattar also appreciated the online teacher transfer policy and said that many states had sent teams of their officers to study this transparent policy.
Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma, claimed revolutionary changes had taken place in the state in the field of education during the last three years.