Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today inaugurated appointment letter distribution of 5190 lower and upper primary school teachers in regular posts at a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra. He ceremonially handed over appointment letters to three teachers today while launching the website from where appointees would be able to download their appointment letters. Notably, a total of 3183 lower and 2007 upper primary teachers have been selected for giving appointments.
Saying that education must be given top priority so that the people of the state can achieve individual and societal development, the Chief Minister stressed on the need for the teachers to uphold the true spirit of their noble profession while dedicating themselves to the cause of shaping the future citizens of the country. He also commented that teachers’ role is not confined to the four walls of the class room but they must endeavor to understand the students’ psychology and help in their overall development.
Referring to the deteriorating student-teacher relationship in the present day society, Sonowal underlined the importance of teachers’ role in building smart citizens to thrive in today’s competitive world through knowledge and skills.
Speaking on the occasion, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that the state government was striving to provide education to the poorest of the poor in the state while removing all obstacles in their path of acquiring knowledge. He also referred to anomalies in teacher recruitment process during the time of previous governments and said in the last ten years the process has become transparent in the state as teachers have been appointed on merit through TET.
The achievement of appointing a total of 1,50,426 deserving teachers till date, including today’s 5190, is no mean feat as it prove to be invaluable for the state’s education sector, he said. He also expressed confidence that state government would be able to recruit another batch of more than 10,000 teachers by March next year. He urged appointees to not visit political leaders seeking transfers from their place of posting.
Principal Secretary of Education Department B. Kalyan Chakrabarti gave the welcome address in the programme where MoS for Education Department Bhabesh Kalita also spoke. Legal Adviser to the Chief Minister Shantanu Bharali, Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna, Advisor to the Education Department Mihir Kanti Choudhury along with several other dignitaries were present at the programme.