NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was looking forward to interact with students on the eve of Teachers’ Day tomorrow, describing his engagement as very close to his heart.
“As a part of Teachers’ Day celebrations, tomorrow at 10 AM I will attend a programme very close to my heart – interaction with school children,” Modi tweeted tonight.
He further tweeted that such interaction with school children is “refreshing” and that the enthusiasm of children and their curiosity is always gladdening.
His tweets were re-tweeted by HRD Minister Smriti Irani, who would be present at the interaction tomorrow, the second such event after Modi became the Prime Minister in May 2014.
Eight hundred students and 60 teachers from various schools here would interact with the PM tomorrow on the eve of Teacher’s Day along with students from across the country who have excelled in various activities.
The PM would interact with students at Manekshaw Auditorium from 10 am to 11.15 am and with students outside through the video conferencing mode, which would be broadcast live by Doordarshan and All India Radio.
He will also release a commemorative coin of Rs 125 denomination and a circulation coin of Rs 10 denomination in the honour of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President and educationist, teacher and philosopher, on the eve of his birth anniversary.
He will also launch the website for Kala Utsav, which is an initiative of the HRD Ministry to promote art in education, said a Government statement. (AGENCIES)
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