An ideal Uttarakhand State can be created only by making teachers aware and informed. Teachers must carry out drives for qualitative improvement. Education must be taken forward as a movement so that the child receiving education is fit and equipped to face the competitive world.
Chief Minister Harish Rawat said this at a programme organised by the Uttarakhand State Primary Teachers’ Union in Dehradun on Monday.The CM averred that the State Government is committed to solve problems faced by the teachers of the State.
A farewell was given to 71 teachers after retirement. The CM added that the State is proud of its teachers who have dedicated their entire lives to the society. A teacher’s true earning is the respect he or she gets.
“Ours is a new State but still policies are being made in your benefit. As compared to other States, the facilities for teachers in our state are much better. We also excel in skill education. We will have to also upgrade ourselves technologically to be at par with others in the world. Everyone must come ahead to improve the standard of education in the state, the state government will contribute in this. The demands placed by the union will be taken seriously,” he said. Present in the meeting were MlAs lalit Farswan, Hira Singh Bisht and others.