Naveen Asks Lecturers To Develop Problem Solving Attitude Among Students
Bhubaneswar, May 17: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday called upon the college teachers to develop problem solving attitude among the students.
Speaking at the orientation program of lecturers organised by Higher Education Department on virtual platform, the Chief Minister said Society grows and gets ahead by solving its issues.
It is therefore essential to develop a problem solving attitude, especially among the youth. He wished the teachers to help the children, the youth to develop this critical trait among themselves.
”We need knowledge that solves our problem, and transforms lives”, he added. As many as 908 lecturers have been selected out of which 639 joined on Tuesday and the rest will join soon.
Congratulating the new lecturers for the appointment, the Chief Minister said, “You are here by the potency of your education, and also going to make a career in education. So, no one understands the importance of education better than you”.
The CM said with a focus to energise higher education, his government has launched recruitment drives to fill up vacant teachers posts on a massive scale, both in government and non-government aided colleges. He said since 2016, the state has initiated recruitment process for 3768 college teachers, out of which 2320 college teachers have already been appointed in different aided colleges. Similarly, the process is on to recruit 991 lecturers in various Government colleges and Teacher’s Education Institutes.
Patnaik said process for recruitment of over 1000 Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors in various disciplines in all the state universities has already been started and will be filled up soon. The Chief Minister said smart-classrooms’ will be developed in colleges in the line of school Transformation programme. Three participants interacted with the Chief Minister and thanked him for the transparency by the State Selection Board in the process for recruitment. Participating in the discussion, Secretary to Chief Minister V’K. Pandian said Chief Minister gives highest importance to transparency. As is in the case of recruitment, the posting process will also follow merit and counselling, and will be done with absolute transparency. Minister for Higher Education Arun Sahoo said that under the direction of the Chief Minister vacancies in different departments, including Higher Education Department, are being filled up in a massive way. And the department is focussing on total transparency as per the 5T mandate. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra also spoke on the occasion.
