Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday turned as a teacher by visiting a primary school in his constituency Majuli.
The Assam CM visited the primary school as taking part in the third phase of Gunotsav started from Wednesday in 13 districts of the state.
Sonowal had visited the No 2 Sadar LP School in Majuli district also took stock of the internal evaluation done by the teachers and inspected the infrastructure as well as cleanliness of the school.
The Assam CM interacted with the teachers and students of the school and underlined the positive environment generated in the educational institutions by the last two phases of Gunotsav.
The third phase of Gunotsav will be continued till Januray 6 and it has covered a total of 12,37,922 students of 17,883 schools in Baksa, Biswanath, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hojai, Karimganj, Majuli, Nalbari, Sonitpur and South Salmara Mankachar district.
A total of 7,744 external evaluators and liaison officers are engaged in this phase of Gunotsav.
“The previous two phases of the Gunotsav have immensely contributed in improving the academic environment in the state. It has given a major push in the change of mindset among the teachers,” Sonowal said.
Stating that children are the future of the nation, Sonowal emphasised the role of teachers and parents in building their character and personality.
He urged the teachers to generate awareness amongst students about the importance of environment and maintaining cleanliness for a healthy life.
He also appreciated the cooperation extended by the people in the last two phases of the Gunotsav.
Coinciding the occasion, Chief Minister Sonowal also planted a sapling in the school campus. Deputy Commissioner of Majuli Pallav Gopal Jha and officials of Education Department were present during the visit of the Chief Minister.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
