Underlining the importance of teachers’ role in nation building, Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Thursday called upon the teachers to focus on to infuse moral values in the students while honouring 55 teachers with the State Awards on the occasion of Teacher's Day.
“The students are the future of the country and they have to lead the nation in the future, so it is very important to strengthen their foundations,” said Singla who also initiated the process to hand over the appointment letters to 1933 head teachers and center head teachers who are directly recruited.
At the same time, he urged the teachers to play active role in shaping the future of students and instilling a sense of nationalistic values in them.
Meanwhile, the Education Minister also emphasized strengthening the school sports system and increasing sports activities in schools. He also talked about drafting a new sports policy saying that sports are the one of tools of fitness for the children and they cannot be ignored.
Laying special emphasis on the education of poor children, he said Punjab is the first state to focus on education policy and Right to Information, and it has placed special emphasis on pre-school education policy.