GMR Chhattisgarh Energy ltd. through GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, a non-profit CSR arm of GMR group on Friday felicitated 150 teachers of 12 village schools on their exemplary work in education at a programme held in GMR Chhattisgarh Energy ltd. (GCEl) plant campus Raikheda.
The function was chaired by GCEl COO S Ravi Shanker and attended by retired Principal Iswari Prasad Sharma, according to a company press release issued here on Friday.
Education Cluster Co-ordinator Bala Ram Verma and other distinguished Guests along with Project Manager GCEl Sandeep Pachpor were present on the dais.
The programme began through lighting of the lamp and offering of garlands to the goddess Saraswati and Sarvapalli Dr Radhakrishnan.
More than 150 teachers from the villages of Raikheda, Sontara, Mura,Chicholi, Bartori, Tulsi, Tilda, Khamariya and Gaitara among other gram panchayats were felicitated with shawl and shreephal by the employees of GCEl.
Above 20 male and female students performed dance numbers and spoke about the role of teachers through speeches and rhymes.
Addressing to the gathering, COO GCEl said that teachers play decisive role in the society as they provide education and ought to show the right path to children and youths. “They should pay their best effort so that every child becomes a responsible citizen in society”.
Retired principal Sharma said that all teachers should focus on quality of education at all government schools so that students of the village Government schools can also become good citizens of the country as well as villages.
Since ancient times teachers have been playing vital role in the society and worship of Guru is done prior to that of God Govind, said Project Manager Sandeep Pachpor. At the end of the programme, all the guests were felicitated with memento.
Welcome speech was extended by GMRVF programme leader and vote of thanks was delivered by GCEl Project Manager Sandeep Pachpor.