Annual day celebrations in all govt schools : Sabitha Reddy

Hyderabad: On par with private educational institutions, the annual day celebrations will be organised in all government schools in Telangana, Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy said. Participating in the Teachers’ Day celebrations organised by the State government at Ravindra Bharathi here on Sunday, the Minister wanted the teachers to also teach moral and human […]

Hyderabad: On par with private educational institutions, the annual day celebrations will be organised in all government schools in Telangana, Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy said. Participating in the Teachers’ Day celebrations organised by the State government at Ravindra Bharathi here on Sunday, the Minister wanted the teachers to also teach moral and human values to students.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has accorded top priority to the education sector. Impressed with the measures taken by the State government, over 1.30 lakh students from private schools have joined the government schools in this academic year, she said.

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During the academic year 2021-22, over 2.50 lakh students have enrolled in different government schools across the State, she said, adding that the Central government had appreciated the Telangana government’s initiative of conducting digital classes during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Minister also lauded teachers for conducting digital classes during the pandemic and insisted that parent-teacher meetings should be conducted regularly. “The State government does not consider the amount spent on the education sector as expenditure, in fact, it considers it as an investment on future generations,” she said.

The Degree Online Services, Telangana (DOST) for admissions into different degree colleges was now being replicated in other states, she said. Speaking on the occasion,

Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said the State government has accorded top priority to both education and health sectors in the State.

Later, the Education Minister presented State Teacher Awards-2021 to 111 teachers including from government, local body, residential schools, government junior and degree colleges, and State universities. They were also awarded Rs 10,000 cash.

She also felicitated Rangaiah Kaderla, acting headmaster of MPPS Sawarkheda, Kumram Bheem Asifabad district and Ramaswamy Payyavula, headteacher at ZP High School, Indiranagar, Siddipet (U) district, who bagged National Awards to Teachers 2021.

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