Bengaluru, Sept. 6 -- Asserting that the State Congress Government is giving top priority for education, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his Government is spending Rs. 65,000 crore annually for the education sector.

The CM was speaking at the Teachers' Day celebration organised at Vidhana Soudha Banquet Hall here yesterday.

Reminiscing his early schooling days, he said he got education at his native village school because of teacher Rajappa. He was also greatly influenced by farmer leader and Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha Founder Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy's ideology in his political journey.

Stressing that the Government is focussed on imparting value- based education which creates awareness on humanity, equality and parity, the CM sai...