Teachers training institutes to be set up in Jhajjar and Jind

by Haryanananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, SEPT 5

The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that two teacher training institutes were being set up in Jhajjar and Jind districts to train the teaching fraternity  and Community Colleges would also be opened in the State to provide professional education to persons of any age group.

          Mr Hooda was speaking at a State Teacher’s Award organised on the occasion of Teacher’s Day at Haryana Raj Bhawan here today where the Governor, Mr Jagannath Pahadia  conferred State Teacher Awards upon 61 teachers for the year 2010 and 2011. Also, while a teacher  was honoured by Education Department and Intel Education Initiative for innovative use of technology in schools, two were honoured  for their exemplary work in the field of training  and six teachers were honoured by British Council for incorporating British School System in their schools.

          Congratulating the awardees, Haryana Governor, Mr Jagannath Pahadia said that future of our country depended upon the quality of teachers and it was very important that teachers performed their duty in an efficient manner. He said that in today’s era of competition, it was mandatory to provide employment-oriented education to the students alongwith general education. He expressed gratitude towards Central Government for launching National Vocational Education and Qualifications Framework (NVEQF) scheme from Haryana. Mr Pahadia also paid rich tributes to former President of India Dr Radhakrishnan, on whose birthday Teacher’s Day is celebrated every year, saying that he was a great teacher, thinker, statesman, visionary and scholar and had given a new direction to our education system.

         Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that there was a dire need for quality teachers in our society. He also applauded the teachers for taking up quality teaching as their mission. He said that the tradition of ‘Guru’ and ‘Shishya’ which is followed in our country is found nowhere else and India has been a centre of education since ancient times as the oldest universities were found here only. He said that modern technology has converted the world into a small place and the State leading in education would lead the world. Providing good teachers to society is a great service towards mankind and in this direction, the State Government is taking effective steps to convert Haryana into an education hub of international level.

          Mr Hooda said that Medical Colleges, National Institute of Design, IIM, IIT, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Central University and Defence University were being set up as a part of the initiative to promote education in a big way in the State.   He said that during the current financial year, the budget for education has been increased upto Rs 8245 crore as against merely Rs 1370 crore during the year 2005.

          Haryana Education Minister, Mrs Geeta Bhukkal said that the teachers play a major role in shaping the future of the students and they should try their level best to provide good and quality education to the students. She said that under the guidance of Chief Minister Haryana was  emerging as a hub of education. She said that the teachers of Haryana were most qualified and highly paid. She said that we should get inspiration for Dr Radhakrishnan who dedicated his whole life towards the noble cause of education.

          Chief Parliamentary Secretary Rao Dan Singh and Mrs Surina Rajan, Principal Secretary, School Education also spoke on the occasion.

          Earlier the Governor and Chief Minister also paid floral tributes to Dr Radhakrishnan.

          The teachers who were awarded with State Teacher Award included Anita Devi, Junior Basic Training (JBT) Teacher, GPS Bahal,Bhiwani; Ishwar Singh Pilania, Principal, GSSS Chapaar Bhiwani; Dr. Nirmal Dahiya, Principal, GSSS Maanheru, Bhiwani; Ram Phool Lamba, GGHS Hetampura, Bhiwani; Kaushalya Devi, GGSSS Bhiwani; Suman Lata, GGSSS Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani; Pushp Kaur, GGSSS Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani; Jiwan Dass, GGSSS Dinod, Bhiwani; Sham Sunder, GSSS Digawa Jattan, Bhiwani; Rajender Parsad, GHS Sehar, Mr Ved Parkash, GSSS Kont, Bhiwani; Mrs Vidyawati Phogat, GGSSS Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani. Those who were honoured from Faridabad district included Mani Ram Kaushal, G(B)SSS No. 3, NIT Faridabad; Raj Kumar, GSSS Sarai Khawaja, Satbir Singh Hooda, GGSSS Ballabgarh; Satish Chander, GSSS Tigaon and Dr. Daya Kishan, G(B)SSS Ballabgarh and from Fatehabad, Devender Singh Dahiya, JBT Teacher, GPS Hizrawan Khurd and Mr Richhpal Singh, Principal, GSSS Dariyapur.

          Similarly, from Gurgaon district, Chanchal Chawla, JBT Teacher, GPS Sun City; Sheel Kumari, Principal, GGSSS Jacobpura; Kanwar Dhoom Singh, GSSS Nathupur; Sumitra Devi, GSSS Nathupur; Mrs Ved Wati, GSSS Nathupur, from Hisar; Diwan Chand, GPS Dhani Khan Badadur; Rajender Agnihotri, GHS Jagan; Harikesh Sharma, GGHS Ladwa Hisar; Kailash Chander, Head Master, GHS Mingni Khera, Mrs Sangeeta Saini, GSSS Gangwa ,Hisar, from Jind, Paras Ram Vats, GSSS Safidon; from Jhajjar, Ajit Singh, GMSSSS Beri, Narender Kumar, GSSS Sehlanga, Sanjay Kumar Sharma, S.S. Master, GSSS Guddha, from Kurukshetra, Harjinder Singh, GSSS Nalwi Kurukshetra, from Karnal, Urwashi Vig, GGSSS Karnal, Dr. Satyapal Sharma, GSSS- Nissing, Sudershan Kumar, GHS Tikri; from Kaithal, Satbir Singh,  GHS Kathawar, Kaithal, Mr Raghbir Singh, Principal, GSSS Pai, Mr PhooI Singh, GHS Chuhar Majra, Mr Ramesh Kumar, GGHS Fatehpur (Kaithal), Mr Om Parkash, GSSS Kaul and Mr Raghubir Singh, GSSS Guhna Kaithal were honoured.

          From Mahendergarh, Rajbir Singh, Champa Devi GGSSS Ateli Mandi, Mr Makhan Lal Tanwar, Principal, GSSS Niwajnagar, Mr Satyabir Singh, GSSS Bachhod, from Mewat, Dr. Abdul Rehman Khan, Principal, GSSS Pinangwan, from Panipat, Ramesh Chander, GMSSSS Panipat, Surender Kadian, GMSSS Krishanpura, from Panchkula, Shishan Kumar, SGIMSSS, Sector-12 A, Mrs  Anita, GSSS Sector-7, Mrs Narinder Kaur, GGSSS Sector-15, Mrs Sunita Devi, GGSSS Sector-15, from Rohtak, Dharam Singh, GHS Khaiari and Mr Shiv Kumar, GSSS Kheri Sadh, from Rewari, Naresh Kumar, GSSS Bikaner, Rakesh Bhargav and Sneh Lata, GGSSS Rewari and Mr Narender Singh, GSSS Jatusana were honoured and from Sonepat and Sirsa, Mr Rajender Singh  Dahiya, GSSS Tihar Malik and Mr Gurmeet Singh, GSSS Mandi Dabwali were honoured respectively.

          Apart from honouring teachers with State Awards, nine more teachers were honoured  on this occasion for their outstanding performance in different fields. They included  Mr Naveen Kumar, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School, Model Town, Sonepat was honoured for his overall performance in the contest for innovative use of technology in schools held by Haryana Education Department and Intel Education Initiative. Mr Sunil Bajaj, Senior Subject Specialist, SCERT, Gurgaon and Mr Pratap Singh Rawat, Lecturer Mathematics, SCERT, Gurgaon were honoured for their exemplary performance in setting up and running mathematics lab in their institutions. Also, Mrs Brij Bala Saini, GSSS Kanheri, Fatehabad, Mrs Shakuntla Sharma, GSSS Dharuhera, Rewari, Mrs Ritu Chaudhary, earlier Principal, GSSS Sarari Khawaja, Faridabad now working as Block Education Officer, Mr Virender Sharma, GSSS Sector 4/7, Gurgaon, Mr Naveen Gulia, GSSS, Sonepat and Mr Harpal Dagar, GGSSS Jhajjar were honoured for incorporating British School System in their respective schools.