On Teacher’s Day, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Monday honoured 93 teachers for their outstanding work in the field of education at the state level function organised by the School Education Department in Panchkula. The Governor also launched the ‘School Education Haryana’s Health and Treatment’ (SEHAT) scheme. Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar and Ambala Lok Sabha MP Ratanlal Kataria were also present on the occasion.
The Governor said that educated and healthy children are the future of the country and to ensure their good health, a new school health scheme – SEHAT – has been launched under the Ayushman Bharat program. Under this scheme, health check-ups of 25 lakh school children will be done twice a year from the coming academic session. The data collected in the test will be linked to the e-Upchar portal, which will make a child’s digital health record available at any location.
The Education Minister said that Haryana has taken several steps for qualitative improvement in education and is probably the first state not only in the country but in the world where 5 lakh tabs were provided free of cost to the students and teachers of Class 10th and 12th.
Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Dr Mahavir Singh said that the State Teacher Award Ceremony could not be organized in the last two years due to Covid-19. He congratulated the teachers that despite Covid-19 pandemic, they ensured through online classes that the teaching of children is not affected.