After conferring state awards on 29 teachers on the occasion of Teachers' Day at a function here today, he said "A teacher is a nation-builder in the real sense of the term. He/she shapes the future of a child much the same way as a potter gives shape to the clay."
"After parents, it is the teacher who helps the children and guides them on the right path," Solanki said.
Each awardee was honoured with a shawl, a citation and Rs 21,000 on the birth anniversary of former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
The chief minister said good teachers should voluntarily get themselves transferred to a school or place where the level of education was poor and put their best efforts to improve the situation.
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"Infrastructure can be developed by the state... But it is only a teacher who creates a civilised person by infusing ethics along with education in a child," Khattar said, adding his government is setting up Vishhwakarma Skill Development University in Palwal where students would be made industry- ready.
Asserting that examinations constitute an important part of the education system, he said, "The level of education dropped substantially due to implementation of 'No Detention Policy' by the previous government."
Reiterating the state government's commitment of providing higher education to every youth of the state, the chief minister said mapping had been done to open a college every 20 km, and 29 new colleges would be opened in next two years.
Ram Bilas Sharma, said, "Revolutionary changes have taken place in the state in the field of education during the last three years. While the online transfer policy has been implemented for the convenience of teachers, moral education has been introduced in schools.
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