The appointments to about 80 to 90 per cent of posts of teachers in government schools would be done by December 2016, said the Chief Minister Harish Rawat while addressing 13th Provincial convention of Madhyamik Shikshak Sangh at Rudraprayag on Monday. He claimed that the state government has taken many measures for imparting quality and inclusive education to the students. Exhorting the teachers to play a proactive role in improving the educational scenario of the state, Rawat said that teachers are reflections of the society.
The Chief Minister inaugurated the convention by igniting the ceremonial lamp at Gulabrai ground of Rudraprayag. Addressing the gathering, he declared that the state government would constitute an Intermediate State Council to look into the problems of the teachers. Teachers and senior officers of the department would be the part of the council. The CM informed that the objective of the council is to solve the problems of teachers by mutual understanding and talks. He said that the capable persons should come forward and invest in field of education and open schools in the state. Rawat assured that the government would provide financial assistance to these people.
Emphasising on education, agriculture, handicraft and tourism sectors for development of the state, the CM said that he has worked primarily on these areas after assuming the charge. He said the state was highly successful in bringing back the tourism of the state into track in the aftermath of 2013 disaster.
The district President of Madhyamik Shikshak Sangh Sukhdev Singh Rawat, District Magistrate Raghav langar, CDO, D R Joshi and others were present during the programme.