On Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary, the Chief Minister opened the state Teachers’ Day function in Patna by lighting the lamp and presented the State Teachers Award to 38 government teachers, one from each district. Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari presided.
A university to train teachers
“More than seven lakh teachers are working in Bihar from primary schools to higher education, engineering and polytechnic institutions. To improve the quality of teachers and provide them regular training, a separate Teacher Training University will be established.”
He said Bihar will develop a modern artificial intelligence ecosystem with technology companies such as Google, Microsoft and Sarvam AI. “Teachers will be provided training in the latest artificial intelligence technologies,” he said.
Schools and universities
“Around 700 Saraswati Vidya Niketan Model Schools would be developed in Bihar, where students would receive facilities to prepare for competitive examinations such as NEET and JEE,” he said. He also spoke of work on a Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University focused on AI and computer science.
For teachers
He said pending salaries of teachers under the Madrasa and Sanskrit Boards had been released, and recruitment for more than 33,000 teaching posts was under way through BPSC. “Keeping the interests of non-funded (Vitt-rahit) teachers in mind, a separate pay scale will be ensured for them,” he said.
This text is based on news reports. Watch the video above for the full speech.
Sources: Asianet Newsable (ANI), ETV Bharat, Daily Kiran
