Taking her mentor Narendra Modi’s agenda forward, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Friday made commitment to achieve zero dropout rate in Gujarat coupled with developing toilet facilities at all the schools in the State in near future.
While addressing an award function to commemorate former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary, which is celebrated as Teachers’ Day in India, Patel also emphasised on personal hygiene for students as well as importance of cleanliness on school premises.
During the award function, as many as 33 teachers were conferred with the Best Teacher’s awards in different categories. In order to improve quality of education, the Chief Minister also suggested award winner teachers to adopt at least one school in their nearby areas. She also appealed teachers to distribute iron tablets among the girls having iron deficiency.
Anandiben also advocated to use technology in education and insisted teachers to come out of conservative way of teaching method and think out of the box. She shared several examples of practical educational approach which could be useful in grooming students through simple language and available resources. She also emphasised on the issues such as individual hygiene, healthcare and discipline in day to day study.
On this occasion newly appointed Gujarat Governor OP Kohli said that education is not only for acquiring knowledge but it is also a tool to build good values and helps creating progressive society.
“A teacher must have a feeling of self esteem for being a teacher. They are not just money-earning employees. They have to play a vital role of contributor in the function of nation rebuilding. He added that a teacher moulds a student in such a way that the student can prepare himself to face the upcoming challenges of his life with courage,” said Kohli.
Prior to the function, Gujarat CM paid homage to by offering flowers to Dr Radhakrishnan’s oil painting at Gujarat Assembly Podium to mark his 127th anniversary.