Kolkata: Government schools in West Bengal will not make any arrangement for students to watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi's live address on Teachers Day. Many private schools may skip the programme as well.
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday said that there was neither the time nor the infrastructure for making such arrangements in schools.
"We will be be very busy with our own programmes. Our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will felicitate teachers at Netaji Indoor stadium on the day," he said.
About 100 teachers from across the state will be awarded 'Shiksha Ratna' by the government on September 5, he said.
Many private schools in the city too, said that they were not sure if students would stay back and attend the Prime Minister's Teachers Day telecast.
Mahadevi Birla Academy principal Anjana Saha said that arrangements were being made for screening the prime minister's interaction, but, since most of the students leave for home after 2.30 pm, the school authorities are not sure of how many of them would attend it.
Hertiage School principal Seema Sapru said that the school was encouraging students to watch the interaction, the first of its kind, at home since the school gets over by 2 pm and the authorities would be busy with their own programmes on the occasion.
Modern High School principal Devi Kar said the authorities would not be able to make any arrangement for the screening.
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday said that there was neither the time nor the infrastructure for making such arrangements in schools.
"We will be be very busy with our own programmes. Our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will felicitate teachers at Netaji Indoor stadium on the day," he said.
Many private schools in the city too, said that they were not sure if students would stay back and attend the Prime Minister's Teachers Day telecast.
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Hertiage School principal Seema Sapru said that the school was encouraging students to watch the interaction, the first of its kind, at home since the school gets over by 2 pm and the authorities would be busy with their own programmes on the occasion.
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