Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal on Monday said that it is the responsibility of teachers to shape the lives of the children, who come to the school.
Parents send their wards to schools with the expectation of fulfilling their dreams. In the schools, apart from imparting good education, measures should be taken to make them good citizens by offering them a good culture, he added.
At the block-level ‘School Admission Festival’ organised on the Mattpuraina Government Higher Secondary School premises here on Monday, the Minister, who was the chief guest of the programme, blessed the newly admitted children in the primary and middle schools and distributed them sweets. He also gave away uniform and textbooks to them.
leader of the Opposition in Raipur Municipal Corporation Subhash Tiwari, Chairman of School Public Participation Committee Vijay Agrawal, corporators, students and citizens in large number were present.
Agrawal said that the State government was continuously making efforts to take school education door-to-door. The government has worked for creating better environment for children for study by providing basic facilities in schools.
Participation of the society is must in the education system. Every citizen should be alert for it. The Government, with this intention has constituted school development committees and public participation committees, he added.
Holding special discussion on the Saraswati Cycle, Mid-day Meal, Free Textbook and Uniform distribution and Scholarship schemes of the State Government, the Minister said that commendable increase has been registered in the education level of the State because of these schemes.
leader of the Opposition in Raipur Municipal Corporation Subhash Tiwari also expressed his views on the occasion. Principal of Government Higher Secondary School Mattpuraina Archana Choubey, in the school report, informed about the achievements of the children and the development of the school.