Government has proposed to bring a National Mission on Teachers' Education in the 12th Five Year Plan. The Mission is aimed to impart high quality training to teachers to improve teaching standards in the country. This was revealed by Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal at a function in New Delhi on Wednesday. Mr Sibal said that the mission will help in bridging the huge gap between the demand and supply of quality teachers in the country. He said that well trained teachers are essential to impart quality education to children and successfully implement the Right to Education Act.

Emphasising the need for enhanced use of Information technology in the education system, Mr Sibal said that IT is a great empowering tool for the children. Mr Sibal also announced that the Government's initiative of providing a computer tablet costing only 35 US Dollars to all students in schools and colleges will come into effect from next month.

Earlier Mr Sibal conferred the first Rajiv Gandhi International Prize for Technology in Education and Development to the Azim Premji Foundation. Giving the award to founder of the foundation Mr Azim Premji, the Minister said that the foundation has done an outstanding work by providing quality education with appropriate use of technology.