Chhattisgarh State PCS

• 06 Sep 2022

CM Launches 'Balwadi Yojana' in the State

Why in News?

On the occasion of Teacher's Day on September 5, 2022, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched 'Balwadi Yojana' in the state to develop the ability of children to learn and understand in sports and games according to the new education policy.

Key Points

• Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched this scheme at the Chief Minister's residence with the theme of 'Jabo Balwadi Badhabo Shiksha ki Gaadi'.
• The Balwadi scheme has been started by the School Education Department for the children in the age group of five to six years.
• Through 'Balwadi Scheme’, children will be encouraged to learn and they can be prepared for the school environment. In addition to the Anganwadi assistant for the children, an assistant teacher of the affiliated primary school will also be posted in every Balwadi (kindergarten) and for this an additional honourarium of Rs 500 will be given to the assistant teacher every month.
• Special training has been given to Anganwadi assistants and teachers to make teaching work to children in a playful and interesting manner. Approval of one lakh rupees has also been given for each Balwadi for child-friendly furniture, sports equipment and printing prints etc.
• On this occasion, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that scientists have found in their research that 85 percent of the development of the human brain takes place in childhood itself. What a child learns in his formative years helps him in school and later in life. Teaching should start only when the mind of the children is being prepared.
• Informing about the scheme, Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Alok Shukla said that this year 5173 balwadis have been started and in the coming years, balwadis will be opened in all the areas of the state in a phased manner.

60 Teachers Honoured at State-level Teachers' Felicitation Ceremony

Why in News?

On the occasion of Teacher's Day on September 5, 2022, 60 teachers were honoured at the state level Teacher Award Ceremony at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan. Out of these, 56 teachers were honoured with State Teacher Award, 2021 and 4 teachers were honoured with Memorial Award in the name of great litterateurs of the state.

Key Points

• In the ceremony, each of the 56 teachers selected for the State Teacher Award, was given an amount of Rs. 21 thousand and a citation.
• Apart from this, 50 thousand rupees and citation were given to each teacher who was honoured with the award given in the memory of the great personalities of the state.
• There are memory awards in the name of 4 great literary figures of the state and the teachers honoured by them are-
  • Dr. Mukutdhar Pandey Memorial Award - Jail Teacher Netram Naktode (District- Raipur)
  • Shri Gajanand Madhav Muktibodh Memorial Award - Lecturer Mira Archie Chauhan (District- Kanker)
  • Dr. Baldev Prasad Mishra Memorial Award - Lecturer LB Rakesh Tandon (District- Korba)
  • Dr. Padumalal Punnalal Bakshi Memorial Award - Teacher LB Hemant Kumar Khute (District- Mahasamund)
• The 56 teachers to be awarded the State Teacher Award 2021 are-
  • Principal Nandini Prabha Bajpai and Lecturer Ramprasad Netam (District- Kanker)
  • Principal Manoj Kumar Bangde and assistant teacher L.B. Ranjita Nag (District-Narayanpur)
  • Lecturer Poornima Saroj and Lecturer Madhuri Kushwaha (District- Jagdalpur)
  • Lecturer T. Vijay Lakshmi and Lecturer Rakesh Kumar Mishra (District- Dantewada)
  • Assistant Teacher L.B. Madhu Tiwari and Lecturer Rajesh Pandey (District- Kondagaon)
  • Lecturer Lambadi Dhananjay and Lecturer L.B. Mohan Lal Nishad (District- Bijapur)
  • Lecturer L.B. Bhupeshwarnath Yogi and lecturer L.B. Raghunandan Gangboir (District- Balod)
  • Lecturer L.B. Basant Kumar Yadav and teacher L.B. Indira Chandravanshi (District- Rajnandgaon)
  • Teacher Pragya Singh and teacher Rashmi Namdev (District- Durg)
  • Lecturer L.B. Tulsaram Chandrakar and lecturer Manharan Lal Turkele (District- Kabirdham)
  • Lecturer L.B. Vikensh Kumar Yadav and teacher L.B. Anand Kumar Tamrakar (District- Bemetara)
  • Assistant teachers Bhojraj and U.V.S.L.B. Khemraj Sahu (District- Mahasamund)
  • Teacher Kamalkishore Tamrakar and assistant teacher L.B. Bhagchand Chaturvedi (District- Gariaband)
  • Lecturer Dr. Meena Sharma and Lecturer Sunil Nayak (District- Raipur)
  • Lecturer Manjusha Sahu and Assistant Teacher L.B. Chhagan Lal Sahu (District- Dhamtari)
  • Assistant Teacher L.B. Mahttar Lal Devangan and Principal Reader Jantilal Kurre (District- Balodabazar)
  • Lecturer L.B. Kunj Kishore and assistant teacher L.B. Archana Sharma (District- Janjgir-Champa)
  • Teacher L.B. Swati Pandey and assistant teacher L.B. Bharat Lal Sahu (District- Mungeli)
  • Principal Reader Ashish Rangari and Lecturer Rashmi Verma (District- Raigarh)
  • Assistant Teacher L.B. Jyoti Pandey and assistant teacher L.B. Baldau Singh Kashyap (District- Bilaspur)
  • Assistant Teacher L.B. Jagdish Adile and Principal Gopal Das Gupta (District-Gourela-Pendra-Marwahi)
  • Assistant Teacher L.B. Nohar Chandra and Principal Birbhadra Singh Paikra (District- Korba),
  • teacher L.B. Pratibha Yadav and assistant teacher L.B. Pushpendra Kumar Kashyap (District- Sakti)
  • Lecturer Subhash Chandra Verma and Lecturer L.B. Damrudhar Swarnakar (District- Jashpur)
  • Lecturer L.B. Chetnarayan Kashyap and teacher L.B. Veerangana Srivastava (District- Korea)
  • Assistant Teacher L.B. Meena Rajwade and Head Reader Merajuddin Khan (District- Surajpur)
  • Teacher L.B. Anita Tiwari and Lecturer Diplata Deshmukh (District- Surguja)
  • Lecturer L.B. Arbind Kumar Gupta and Lecturer L.B. Yudhan Prasad Jaiswal (District- Balrampur)

Cm Virtually Lays Foundation Stone of Institution of Excellence to be Built in the Capital

Why in News?

On the occasion of Teachers' Day on September 5, 2022, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel laid the virtual foundation stone of an institute of excellence with world-class facilities to be built in the capital to enhance the quality of school education in the state.

Key Points

• A world-class educational institution will be established under the operation of Chhattisgarh Excellence School Society. For this, 20 acres of land has been allotted free of cost to the School Education Department by Nava Raipur Atal Municipal Development Authority in Sector-32 of Nava Raipur.
• The Chief Minister will be the President of the Society of Excellence and the Minister of School Education will be its vice-president. Member secretary and seven other members have been appointed in the society.
• A world class residential educational institution will be developed for a total of 700 students from class 6th to 12th.
• The complex will be developed in two phases. In the first phase, academic building and laboratory, administrative building, dining hall, hostel, indoor sports complex, swimming pool, horse riding, playground, principal and vice principal bungalow etc. will be developed in the educational residential complex for a total of 200 students.
• In the second phase, auditorium, hostel and staff quarters for boys and girls will be developed according to the full capacity of the school.
• Administrative approval of Rs 49.52 crore has been given by the Society for the construction of the first phase of the Institute of Excellence Campus project. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, the period of construction work of an institute of excellence has been kept for 12 months.
• The students of Chhattisgarh will get world-class educational facilities from the ambitious project Institute of Excellence, being set up in Nava Raipur by the Chhattisgarh School of Excellence Society.