CM inaugurates DIET building and second Govt College campus at Lower Burtuk

GANGTOK, 20 July [IPR]: The Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling inaugurated the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) building and the second campus of the Degree College, Tadong at Lower Burtuk, East Sikkim, today.
Addressing students and teachers in a programme organized at the inaugural function the Chief Minister said that starting of the second campus of the Degree College, Tadong at Lower Burtuk was borne out of the need felt by those students who cannot afford to spend huge amounts of money on education and is driven by a philosophy to work for the those people. “It is our policy of equal opportunity to the students to pursue higher education”, he added.
Referring to the teachers and the students as think tanks of the society he urged them to think about their responsibility towards the society and guide the society in the right direction. “You should be able to give your views on the plans and programmes of the government and criticize whenever there is a mistake from our part”, said the CM.
Talking about the present system of education the he said that the present education system is not life oriented but driven by a cause only to become a professional. In this regard he asked the teachers to prepare the students for the challenges of life which they have to face. The students should get an opportunity to learn more than what is taught in the text books from the teachers, he said. Further adding, the Chief Minister said that children have to be taught moral ethics and values of life.
Talking about the programmes and policies of the government in the field of education and human resource development the Chief Minister said that one of the main causes of unemployment is the defective education system. The government is working in the direction of creating skilled man power who would be employed in various fields as soon as they finish their education, he said.
In this regard the Chief Minister talked about the establishment of livelihood schools all round the state and the establishment of State Institute of Capacity Building at Karfectar in South Sikkim. Skilled man power demand around the world is so huge and there are many opportunities available around the state, he said.
The Chief Minister declared to provide a bus for the second campus of the Degree College, Tadong and provide complete salary to the teachers who are undergoing in-service training at the DIET.
Teacher Training Institute was first established at Temi during the year 1957 which was shifted to Pelling during the year 1969. It was subsequently shifted to Gangtok in 1978 and was running in rented premises till it got its own building today.