Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday launched the Statewide Gunotsav-16 from the remote tribal Khairpara village in Narmada district, nestled in the forested Sagarbara region.
Speaking at the 6th edition of the annual three-day campaign, she called upon teachers, principals, school managements, parents and all sections of the society to devote themselves in the noble cause of for qualitative improvement of education, as their moral duty. She said that children are the future of the nation and they be extended all facilities of learning.
The Chief Minister recalled that the Government’s efforts to increase school enrolment and bring dropout rate to zero through the Shala Praveshotsav bore fruits. She said that the state government provided uniform, textbooks, cycles free to primary school students. She asked all stakeholders to work with the same zeal to make a success of the Gunotsav.
She supervised the state of cleanliness in school premises, particularly toilets and ensured computers are working. She watched tiny tots perform yoga asana and variety entertainment programmes. Patel, who has been a teacher all along, took round of the classrooms, quizzed students on their reading, writing and arithmetic skills.