Gujarat CM launches ‘Gyan Saptah’ across Gujarat

Gandhinagar, 1 September 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Smt. Ananiben Patel today called on Education-World and students-parents fratnernity to make the Gujarat’s schools as ‘Model Schools’ in the country as like ‘Gujarat Model’.

The Chief Minister launched state wide ‘Gyan Saptah’ (Knowledge Week) from today by giving live inspirational guidance, using the BISAG Satellite, to the teachers, students, parents and schools’ administrations.

With a conviction tone the Chief Minister said that the ‘Gyan Saptah’ will generate the sentiments of dedication and confidence for the education and schoolings system among the fraternities of students, teachers and education-world.

Terming the primary education as a base for constructing a giant structure, Smt. Patel said as much as the primary knowledge of reading, mathematics and writing would be stronger among the children, equally stout will be the future generations of the society.

The Chief Minister cited several instances to sow seeds of importance of cleanliness, health into the young brains. She further appealed to the teachers and parents to give specific emphasis on personal cleanliness and healthy-life style among the children to instill those virtues in to them. It is our united social responsibility, she added.

Smt. Patel said the ‘Gyan Saptah’ would provide a platform to the students to bring out their natural latents. She also urged the teaching fraternity to organise multi-faceted programmes in the schools to bringout the hidden talents among the students and generate feelings of respects and love for their ‘Guru’ among them.

The Chief Minister also appealed to the parents to visits the school regularly to show their awareness about the educational facilities, cleanliness, sanitation and behaviours of the teachers.

She also appealed to organise special programmes on ‘Teachers’ Day’ (5th September) to bridge relationship between Guru-Sishya (teachers and students).

The Gyan Saptah will generate a feeling of responsibility for education among the society, she uttered with a conviction.

Others who remained present during the programme included Principal Secretary Mr. Arvind Agrawal, Mr. Mukesh Kumar of Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan and other senior officials.

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