Gujarat recruits 13,000 new teachers

The Gujarat government handed over appointment letters to 13,000 vidhya sahayaks on Saturday. Chief minister Narendra Modi's speech at the function while presenting appointment letters at Tagore Hall in the city was telecast at similar functions organised in various districts of the state.

When everyone was expecting some sort of statement owing to the tense political environment in the state, Modi contained himself to just delivering a motivational speech and a piece of advice to the teachers.

It seems that the CM is using such functions as a relief from the stress of the political activities of the state. In his speech at a function organised by Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry last Saturday, he tried to be on the lighter side of things. A section of the audience observed that he attended the function to get relief from political controversies and made the audience burst into laughter in his unique style.

Modi started his speech stressing upon the transparency in the selection process of the teachers. "You must be pleased as you did not have to apply a 'jack' (read influence or bribe) for getting this job," he said.

The chief minister also told the teachers to not become complacent and lazy because of the security of their jobs. He emphasised on the need for willingness to do something in life as the lack of it can be disastrous.

Modi asked the teachers not to suffer from an inferiority complex as people do not have a good impression about government schools. However, he said that government schools do have the potential to produce good students and they cater to education demands of a majority of the students in the state.

"I am a sample of government school education. What do have you to say now?" the chief minister asked the audience.