Teachers Day celebrated in Assam

Guwahati:Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that Education is the tool by which inter-ethnic and inter-community gaps can be bridged by bringing them at par.

“Through education we can make enlightened citizens and for the successful implementation of our schemes enlightened citizens can play a pioneering role. Need of the hour is to underline the importance of a teacher in our social life as the teacher plays a pivotal role in forging a society based on mutual trust, harmony and camaraderie through education,” Sonowal said.

Speaking on the Celebrations of the 55th Teachers’ Day at Srimanta Shankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati, the Assam CM said that through education administrative machinery can be made strong, responsive and corruption free and we are giving topmost priority to education and through education the much sought after change can be brought about in our State.

Sonowal also emphasised on hard work, devotion and a value-based skill education which can boster positive changes in Assam.

“We need to build a society based on values, honesty, truthfulness and education is the only means which can steer us to a State of our dream. On the occasion of the 55th Teachers’ Day today we need to take a pledge to make Assam an ideal State, a state which can place itself in the top five position in the country,” Sonowal said.

Underlying the importance of education, Sonowal said that our Government is taking several tangible steps for the development of education in our State. One of our priorities is skill based education and we are creating a separate department for the promotion of skill based education. Teachers can play an important role in auguring our dream State.

“On this occasion, I take this opportunity to greet the teachers and offer my heartfelt obeisance to their great service”, Sonowal quipped.

The Assam CM also acknowledged the role of 27 State level award winning teachers and expressed his gratitude to their selfless service to the State.

He also called upon the teachers and students alike to emulate the life and works of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan a noted philosopher, educationist and statesman and work for welfare of the State.

Minister of Education Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking on the occasion acknowledged the supreme role of the teachers and said that the State is really indebted to their role.

Sarma urged upon the teachers to render their services dedicatedly so that Assam can take a giant leap in the field of education.

The minister said that the State Government is all set to take steps to expedite the pension system of the teachers and added that a system would be in put in place very shortly to provide provisional pension to the teachers on the day of retirement.

PWD Minister Parimal Suklabaidya, Principal Secretary, Education Paban Borthakur, Vice-Chancellor of Assam Science and Technology University Dr. P. K. Goswami, Vice Chancellor of Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University Dr. Dipak Sharma, Secondary education Director Babulal Sarma, Elementary education Director Sanjib Bhuyan, teachers, students and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)