Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched the fourth phase of the 5-T School Transformation Campaign today amidst great excitement among the students.
On the first day, the Chief Minister inaugurated 389 transformed schools in five districts – Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Bargarh districts.
As many as 149 high schools in Ganjam district, 11 in Jharsuguda, 57 in Jagatsinghpur, 112 in Kendrapara and 60 in Bargarh have been included in it.
A total of 1794 transformed high schools will be inaugurated in the fourth phase. It is worth mentioning that 6,883 schools in the state have already been transformed in three phases. After the completion of the fourth phase, a total of 8677 schools will be transformed.
The Chief Minister thanked the MLAs, Panchayat representatives, school management committee, teachers, students and parents of the respective districts for their cooperation.
Addressing the students, the Chief Minister said that the era of transformation is going on in Odisha. Starting from schools, colleges to hospitals, tourism areas, mutts, temples, panchayats, and villages, the work of transformation is going on everywhere. The transformation is paving the way for a new Odisha, a strong Odisha. The Chief Minister further said that the most important and best among these transformation programs is the school transformation. The future of a nation is built from schools. Education is what elevates the collective mindset of our society. He said that school transformation will play a major role in the development and progress of Odia people in the coming days.
Patnaik further said that smart classrooms, computers, state-of-the-art laboratories have been arranged in your school in this transformation program under the 5-T initiative. This is the application of technology. Similarly, everyone is working together through teamwork. All work is being done transparently after discussing with everyone. In the use of these things, there has been a transformation in your schools.
Highlighting the future of children, the Chief Minister said that 15 percent seats have been reserved in medical and engineering colleges for government school children. There has been a lot of improvement in the education of children in government schools. Now there is enthusiasm among children and parents to study in government schools. Government schools are now the best way to build a bright future. Therefore, the Chief Minister advised the children to make good use of this converted school and study well and build a bright future.
The Chief Minister appealed to the students to apply the 5-T principle in their life.
“It will bring you success. You try to learn new technologies. Work together. The Chief Minister also said that teamwork has a special role in the field of sports. Honesty and integrity are the best virtues of human life. Strive to practice integrity in all aspects of life. Time is the most precious thing for you. Use it without wasting time. Following these four principles will lead to success and transformation in life,” Patnaik said.
5-T and Nabin Odisha Chairman V.K Pandian said that from February 16, 2021, the Chief Minister started the transformation schools in Hinjilikatu. “We have reached the fourth stage. Thanking the local representatives, the school management committee and the public, he said “we have achieved this success due to the sincere cooperation of all of you.”
He said that the 5-T school transformation has awakened the dream of growing up with good education among the children today.
On the occasion, students narrated their experiences in various places in relation to 5-T school conversion. Rudraprasad Sahu, a 10th standard student from Ganjam, Rutuparna Behera, Subrat Kumar Sahu from Kendrapara, Saipriya Bhue of Bargarh gave their feedback. They said that they have got their dream school.
“Our school now has smart classrooms, digital interactive boards, e-library, computers, internet, modern toilets, clean drinking water system, improved playground, sports equipment – all these facilities. We are now smart students of smart school. We are now motivated to move forward with our education and our future with strong confidence”, they said.
Students expressed confidence that they would become teachers, doctors, and agronomists.
CM Naveen Patnaik and 5-T Chairman Pandian expressed happiness over the confidence of the students.
Finance Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha in Ganjam, MLA Dipali Das in Jharsuguda, Government Chief Whip Prashant Kumar Muduli in Jagatsinghpur, Higher Education Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak in Kendrapara, MLA Snehangini Chhuria in Bargarh participated in the program and praised the dynamic leadership of the Chief Minister for the school transformation program.
In the program, School and Mass Education department secretary gave a welcome speech and OSEPA Project Director gave vote of thanks. Development Commissioner, Principal Secretaries of various departments, Secretaries and other officials were present.
