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JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that there is a need to provide training and refresher courses to the teachers on periodic basis.
The CM was speaking after inaugurating a Teachers’ Bhavan and an Auditorium here, constructed over a cumulative cost of Rs 13.50 crore.
“We need to be sensitive to the needs of not only the students but the teachers as well. The teachers need to be given trainings and refresher courses on periodic basis,” Mehbooba said.
She said the passion of being a teacher needs to be brought back by taking steps to build the image of a teacher and giving them an ambient atmosphere at schools.
She further said the Education Department should be sensitive towards teachers and try to make them role models for the students, besides suggesting frequent refresher courses for teachers to build capacity among the faculty besides stressing on more and more teachers’ interactions to build their confidence.
The CM also advised students to actively participate in cultural activities and sports besides academics. She said active participation in sports and cultural activities is a pre-requisite for a balanced personality.
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh, in his address, said the state government has revolutionised the education sector in the State. The government has brought perceptible changes in other sectors of governance as well which speak of the seriousness of its resolve, he added.
The Chief Minister also released a logo of the Directorate of Education, Jammu and Charter of Duties for teachers. Chairman, Legislative Council Haji Anayat Ali, Speaker, Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta, Minister for Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Abdul Ghani Kohli, Deputy Chairman, Legislative Council Jahangir Mir, MoS for Housing & Urban Development Asiea Naqash, legislators; Vice-Chairmen of Gujjar Board and Kissan Board, Zaffar Khatana and D. S Chib, Commissioner-Secretary, School Education Shaleen Kabra and Director, Education, Jammu Babita Rakwal.
