Four honoured with State Level Teacher's Award
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, September 05 2023:
The State Level Teachers' Day was celebrated today at MSFDS, Palace Compound, Imphal.
The programme was organised by Department of Education, Government of Manipur.
Education Minister Thounaojam Basanta Kumar was the chief guest of the function.
During the function, State Level Teacher's Award were given to four teachers.
The teachers who got the award were Rajkumari Romila Devi and Salam Meghachandra Singh, Lecturers (Mathematics) of CC Higher Secondary School; Koijam Machasana, Arts Graduate Teacher from Ghari Upper Primary School and Songsar Nicodim Monsang, Primary Teacher from Japhou Upper Primary School.
State Level College Appreciation Certificates were given to seven colleges viz Don Bosco College, Maram; Raybum College, Churachandpur; South East Manipur College, Komlathabi; Waikhom Mani Girls College, Thoubal; S Kula Women College; Thoubal College and Churachandpur College.
H Gyan Prakash, Commissioner (Education-S/HTE/SCERT/AE); Dr Rangitabali Waikhom, Director, University and Higher Education; L.Nandakumar Singh, Director (Education-S) and P Gunindro, Vice-Chancellor of University of Culture were the dais members.
As a part of the programme, floral tributes were paid to the photograph of Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
Speaking on the occasion, Education Minister Th Basanta Kumar said that teaching is the most noble profession amongst all the professions.
"The profession of teaching is deeply rooted in our culture and sometimes, it is considered as a sacred-service that an individual can render to the society", he said.
Saying that teachers are considered to be the third parents of a child, Th Basanta Kumar continued that the knowledge, moral values and disciplines that teachers instilled in the students will play a big role in nurturing small boys and girls to grow into men and women of substance, virtue and strength of character.
The Minister said that the department will take steps to ensure that every school in Manipur has the facilities to deliver world class education.
Th Basanta Kumar also said that the idea of coexistence and mutual understanding should be instilled in the mind of the students.
Suggesting that ethics and moral philosophy should be introduced in the school curriculum, he maintained that holding an exchange programme between students belonging to hill and valley areas can also be incorporated so that they can be exposed to different cultures and people.