The Governor of Uttarakhand Krishna Kant Paul would felicitate 28 teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ day on Monday.
These teachers would be honoured in graceful ceremony at Raj Bhawan on the day.
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Education Minister Arvind Pandey will be the special guests on the occasion. Two teachers from each district of the State have been selected for the awards. Of the two, one is from the secondary school level and one from basic (primary) school level. Two Sanskrit teachers at the State level have also been selected for the award.
The Governor and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand have conveyed their best wishes to the teaching community on the occasion of Teachers’ day.
Paying tributes to former President, Bharat Ratna Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the Governor said that he was a great educationist, philosopher, thinker, orator and humanist. On the occasion the Governor called upon teachers to impart value-based education to the students.
“Teachers shape our society by helping students become good citizens of the nation. Thus teachers make a great contribution in nation building,’’ he said.
In his message CM Rawat said that teachers play an important role in character building of the students and make them worthy citizens. He termed teachers as nation builders in right earnest and able teachers have the ability to overcome paucity of resources. Rawat said that a strong education system is foundation of a strong country and Uttarakhand has lot of expectations from its teaching community.
The CM remembered the contribution of Dr Radhakrishnan on the occasion and appealed teacher to come forward for effective implementation of modern education. He also asked teachers to contribute in the mission of total literacy in the state. Mention worthily the CM would hold direct communication with the teachers via video conferencing from state secretariat on Teachers’ day. He intends to understand the problems of teachers particularly those posted in remote areas of the State.