Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that today the teachers of Sehore district have created history by making every class of the district a smart class with public cooperation. They contributed Rs 4.25 crore of their hard earned money and provided 1630 Smart TVs to 1552 schools in the district. The people’s representatives and the administration of the district also cooperated fully in this. This is an exemplary example of cooperation of the society with the government in the development of the state. This unique work will inspire the entire state. Today I have come to congratulate and thank the teachers of the district. Chief Minister Chouhan appealed to all teachers to work with this sacred spirit and make every school in the state a center of better and quality education. Showing respect to the teachers, I announce a 4 percent increase in their dearness allowance, CM Said.

Chief Minister Chouhan attended the “Har Shala-Smart Shala” program at Nasrullaganj in Sehore district today. Chief Minister’s wife Sadhna Singh also participated in the programme. Chief Minister Chouhan honored the donor teachers, public representatives and social workers. Chief Minister Chouhan gave satisfactory answers to the questions of the students and told them the importance of Pranayam by doing it on stage. The Chief Minister also honored the meritorious students.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that the state government is starting CM Rise Schools in every 20 to 25 km radius, which will be centers of modern and high quality education. Buildings with all facilities like modern lab, library, smart class etc. are being constructed for them. The cost of each building is around Rs 35 crore. Students from nearby villages will go to these schools by buses.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that the government is providing all possible help to the children for their education. Meritorious students are provided with laptops for securing 75% and above marks in class 12th. Now the government is thinking of giving laptops to meritorious students of class X as well. The government is also paying the fees for higher education. Medical and engineering education has been started in the state in Hindi. Chief Minister Chouhan said that one should study English but it should not be compulsory. Chief Minister Study Centers are being opened in schools for additional study support to the students. Soon there will be recruitment on 1 lakh 14 thousand government posts in the state. The government will also provide training facilities for this.

Chief Minister Chouhan interacted with the students and gave satisfactory answers to their questions. Student Hariom Vishwakarma asked the Chief Minister how to overcome exam stress. Chief Minister Chouhan told that work hard, and do not worry about the results. Keep your mind calm. Keep a regular routine and do yoga and pranayama daily. Chief Minister Chouhan also told the importance of Pranayam to the children by performing it on the stage. 5 types of Pranayama including Anulom-Vilom, Bhramari concentrate and stabilize the mind and remove all kinds of stress.

Student Khushi Parveen asked the Chief Minister how to face the parents in case of less marks. Chief Minister Chouhan said that do not get disheartened on getting less marks. Study further with a happy mind. There’s a lot to do in the world. He also told the parents of the children not to put pressure on them for studies. Student Nitin Solanki asked how many hours are required to study to get a laptop. Chief Minister Chouhan said with a smile that it is not important for how many hours one studies, but it is important that one studies with concentration. A lot can be learned even in a short period of time, if studied with full attention and concentration. Giving an example of his student life, the Chief Minister said that he used to study with full attention and could see even the words and pages of the books when he went for the examination.

Student Neha Rathore asked the Chief Minister what are the qualities an efficient administrative officer should have. Chief Minister Chouhan told that he should think objectively, should not have ego, should never lose patience, should always be enthusiastic and should have full sensitivity. Student Archana Vishwakarma asked, Mama, how are you always so energetic. On this, Chief Minister Chouhan said that if a person is determined to do some good work, has strong will power, then energy automatically arises within. I always have this feeling in my mind that I have to serve the eight and a half crore people of the state, and this strong will power gives me the energy to work continuously. Giving the example of his wife Sadhna Singh, he told that when she went to Pachmarhi, the will power to go to the Chauragarh temple located on a very high peak gave her the strength to reach there and she reached there.

Donor teachers Amit Kumar, Sanjay Saxena, Badami Lal, Sudhir Rathore, Jagdish Mehra, Rajendra Dubey, Ramdas Banwari, Madhulika Mishra, Anand Prakash, Shri Sitaram Jat were honored by Chief Minister Chouhan. He honored the donor public representatives Guru Prasad Sharma, Lalit Sharma, Ravi Malvi, Dheeraj Patel, Dinesh Sharma, Renu Avadh Patel, Parvati Bhati, Virendra Rajput, Shiv Prasad Pawar, Ram Babu, Seema Sharma and Virendra Rajput. He honored social workers Santosh Verma, Shakti Singh Tomar, Jitendra Maheshwari, Vinay Yadav, Kailash Malviya, Umesh Singh Dhurve, Madhav Singh Azad, Laxmi Narayan Meena and Narendra Parihar.

Chief Minister Chouhan awarded Nasrullaganj development block for first making smart classes in all schools under the “Har Shala-Smart Shala” campaign. Similarly, in the campaign, Jan Shiksha Kendra Soyat was first awarded for making every school a smart class school.

Chief Minister Chouhan felicitated Omesh Vyas, the student who scored highest marks in class X in the district and Kumari Divya Rawat for getting the highest marks in class XII. Mayur Sharma, Kumari Vaishnavi Bairagi and Shri Piyush Goswami were awarded in the painting competition. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan announced a prize of Rs. 50,000 each to the top 10 children who scored maximum marks in class 10th and 12th in the district. Similarly, he announced Rs. 5 lakh each as prize to 10 schools which got the best results in the district. In the beginning, Chief Minister Chouhan worshiped the daughters.

The welcome speech was given by MP Ramakant Bhargava. A large number of public representatives, teachers and students including MLA Karan Singh Verma, former MLA Rajendra Singh Rajput were present.