Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and the state Education Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Monday extended their greetings to the teaching fraternity on the eve of Teacher's Day.
Badnore called upon the teachers to mould young generations into confident and competent individuals to contribute to the ‘New India’, while Capt Amarinder promised them to promote their welfare and enable a congenial atmosphere in the state for their progress.
Teachers’ Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of noted educationalist and former President of India Dr Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan.
Badnore, in his message, reminded the teachers of the life and philosophy of Dr Radhakrishnan saying that he had said that real reverence to him would be to follow his path-breaking ideas, for a radical transformation of our education system, suiting the changing needs of global scenario.
Adding further, he said that to empower youth of our country, focus has been laid on providing quality education.
He added that the day also reminds us of our responsibilities towards our teaching fraternity and appealed to the people to pay due respect to our teachers and recognize their role in the process of nation’s building.
Describing teachers as ‘architects of the nation’s future’, Capt Amarinder exhorted them to do their best to shape the future generations in the mould of Dr Radhakrishnan.
Capt Amarinder, terming their profession as one of the noblest in the world, urged the teachers to pledge themselves to the cause of providing youngsters, especially the needy, with the necessary learning environment required to transform their destiny.
He said that the state government had initiated several measures to facilitate the development of the teaching community and a positive environment to enable them to discharge their duties efficaciously. The government’s efforts to boost the welfare of the teaching fraternity would continue, he added.
Also extending her greetings to the entire teaching community, Chaudhary said that the Day is an occasion to get inspired by the life and philosophy of the great philosopher and teacher Dr Radhakrishnan and scale greater heights in the educational field.
Terming the teachers as the nation builders and the creators of an egalitarian society, Chaudhary said that the Chief Minister would bestow the ‘Teachers Day’ gift to the newly recruited 1337 master cadre teachers by giving them appointment letters on Tuesday.
Chaudhary said that on the occasion, Capt Amarinder would also give appointment letters to 50 next of kin of deceased employees on compassionate grounds. Out of these, 40 have been appointed as clerks while 10 have been recruited as Class-IV employees.