Bhubaneswar, Oct 5: Implementing promise in the true spirit, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday distributed appointment letters to newly recruited 16,009 primary and upper primary teachers Saturday. 

The Chief Minister distributed the appointment letters at a special programme at the Kalinga Stadium here. The Chief Minister congratulated all the teachers and prayed for their bright future in the teaching profession. 

Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardan Singh Deo, School, and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, and Higher Education Suryabanshi Suraj graced the occasion as guests.  

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the new recruitment of teachers is a big step to make teaching qualitative. Government schools are a great source for making the State's future brighter. Teachers would play a very important role in producing a new generation