President Droupadi Murmu will confer National Award to 46 teachers on 5th September at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. These awardees are located in different states like Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka, among other regions.
Listed awardees from the above-mentioned regions include Nishi Kumari, a teacher at Mahadev Higher Secondary School (Bihar), Amit Kumar from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Theog (Himachal Pradesh), Umesh T P from GLPS Amruthapura (Karnataka), Anju Dahiya from Govt S Secondary School Barwasni (Haryana), Vandna Shahi, a Principal from BCM School (Punjab), and Kavita Sanghvi, a Principal from Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School (Maharashtra).
The Ministry of Education has been conducting National Awards for teachers every year to confer the awards to the best teachers of the country, selected through a rigorous transparent, and online three-stage selection process.
“The purpose of National Awards to Teachers is to celebrate the unique contribution of teachers in the country and to honor those teachers who through their commitment and industry have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students,” a senior official said.
The official also added that “Among the selected teachers one is from CISCE board, two from Kendriya Vidyalayas, one each from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Eklavya Residential School, while two teachers are from CBSE board,”
