"Education is the key to progress. The children and youth of today are the future of a nation. They should be moulded and guided on the right path. The teachers are the pillars of a society and the builders of a nation.The teaching fraternity and education system play a participatory role in the development of human resource," he said.
A teacher was a Guru and next to God but there were some who were deviating from their path, he said.
"Today we see some teachers deviating from their path bringing defame to the entire teaching community. I am sure the teaching fraternity will leave no room to any disgrace and will uphold the dignity and pride of their sacred profession," he said.