‘Best Teacher’ awards conferred

Technology can’t replace teachers: Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah

Mysuru: District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah said that though Information Technology is advancing rapidly, with the advent of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in all sectors, technology can never replace the role of teachers.

He was speaking after inaugurating  the District-level Teachers Day celebrations marking the 138th birth anniversary of former President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, organised by the District administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Department of School Education, at Kalamandira in city yesterday.

“Education does not merely mean disseminating information. Education is also inclusive of developing a good personality and imbibing moral values among the student fraternity. Only teachers can do this job more effectively than anyone else and as such, they play a key role in the society,” Dr. Yathindra said.

Continuing, the Minister said, the State Government is committed for providing the necessary infrastructure for the education sector. Asserting that steps have been taken for filling up vacant teacher posts, buildings for schools, repair of classrooms and development of other infrastructure, he said the Government has launched the process for recruitment of as many as 15,000 teachers.

NR MLA Tanveer Sait said, it is important that teachers change their teaching methods in keeping with changing trends and overcoming challenges,  in accordance with the modern day needs. Teachers must not restrict themselves to teaching and instead should become a leading light in building a better society.

Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda, in his address, highlighted the role of Tataiah (Venkata Krishnaiah) in imparting education to all sections of the society and women in particular  in the pre-independence days. The teachers should remember our own Tataiah too along with Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, he added.

Former CIIL Director Prof. C.G. Venkatesh Murthy, in his address, said that teaching is not just a profession. It also has a vital responsibility of shaping the future generations, he noted.

Pointing out that the Union Government introduced the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) Scheme in 2004, a programme to set up residential schools for girls from disadvantaged and marginalised communities, he said this scheme has added strength to school education system in the country. More measures are needed for further strengthening such schemes, he added.

As many as 33 teachers of Mysuru district were presented the district-level ‘Best Teacher’ award (2026) and 99 teachers, who retired from service in the year 2025-26, were felicitated on the occasion.

MLA T.S. Srivatsa, ZP CEO S. Ukesh Kumar, Additional DC R. Aishwarya, Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairman M. Rangaswamy, DDPI D. Udaykumar, South Zone BEO Krishna, North Zone BEO K.V. Suresh, Karnataka State Government Employees Association District President Dr. B.P. Arun Kumar and others were present.