President of India Confers National Awards on Teachers

New Delhi: The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred National Awards on  teachers from across the country at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi today (September 5, 2023) on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State, Ministry of Education Smt. Annapurna Devi; Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar; Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh; Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar; Secretary, Higher Education, Shri K. Sanjay Murthy; Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Shri Sanjay Kumar; Secretary, MSDE Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari also graced the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that elementary education has fundamental importance in everyone’s life. She added that many educationists speak about the three-H formula for the balanced development of children in which the first H is Heart, the second H is Head and the third H is Hand. She shared that heart is related to sensitivity, human values, strength of character and morality. She added that head or brain is related to mental development, reasoning power & reading and hand is related to respect for manual skills and physical labour. She said that all-round development of children would be possible only by emphasizing on such a holistic approach.

The President emphasised that in view of the women participation in teaching profession, the number of female teachers receiving Teachers’ awards should be higher. Encouraging female students and teachers is very important for women empowerment, she emphasized.

The President said that teachers build the future of the nation. She added that quality education is considered as the fundamental right of every child and role of teachers is the most important in achieving these goals. She added that the importance of teachers as nation-builders has also been clearly stated in the National Education Policy 2020.

The President said that it is the duty of teachers as well as  parents to recognize the unique abilities of each child and help the child to develop those abilities with sensitivity. She said that every parent wants their child to be given special attention and treated with affection . Parents hand over their children to teachers with great trust. She added that it is a great privilege for every teacher to get the opportunity to share love among the  children of a class.

The President said that everyone remembers their teachers. She added that the praise, encouragement or punishment that children get from teachers remains in their memories. She said that if children are punished with the intention of bringing improvement in them, they realize it later. She added that giving love and affection to children  is more important than giving them knowledge.

The purpose of National Teachers’ Award is to celebrate the unique contribution of teachers in the country and to honor those teachers who, through their commitment and dedication, have not only improved the quality of education but also enriched the lives of their students. Each award carries a certificate of merit, a cash award of Rs. 50,000 and a silver medal. The awardees  also get an opportunity to interact with Hon’ble Prime Minister.

Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education has been organising a National level function on Teachers Day every year to confer the National Awards to the best teachers of the country, selected through a rigorous, transparent selection process. From this year, the ambit of National Teachers’ Award has been expanded to include teachers of Department of Higher Education and Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. 50 School Teachers, 13 teachers from Higher education and 12 teachers from Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship were  awarded this year.

With a view to recognize innovative teaching, research, community outreach and novelty of work the nominations were sought in online mode to maximize participation (Jan Bhagidari).The Education Minister  constituted three separate Independent National Jury comprising of eminent persons for selection of teachers.  

Below is the list of Awardees from Department of School Education & Literacy: 

SI. No.	Name & School Address	State/UT/ Org
1.	Satyapal Singh Gsss Buroli (06170301402) Rewari, Khol, Rewari, Haryana – 123411	Haryana
2.	Vijay Kumar Govt. Sen. Sec. School (02020806002) Mohtli, Indora, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh – 176403	Himachal Pradesh
3.	Amritpal Singh Govt. Sen. Sec. School Chhapar, Pakhowal, Ludhiana, Punjab – 141204	Punjab
4.	Arti Qanungo (07040122202) Skv Laxmi Nagar, East Delhi, Delhi – 110092	Delhi
5.	Daulat Singh Gusain (05061204902) Govt. Inter College Sendhikhal, Jaiharikhal, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand – 246155	Uttarakhand
6.	Sanjay Kumar Govt. Model High School, Sector 49d, Cluster 14, Chandigarh – U.T., Chandigarh – 160047	Chandigarh
7.	Asha Rani Suman Govt. Upper Primary School Kharkhada, Rajgarh, Alwar, Rajasthan – 301408	Rajasthan
8.	Sheela Asopa Ggsss, Shyam Sadan, Jodhpur, Rajasthan – 342003	Rajasthan
9.	Shyamsundar Ramchand Khanchandani Government Higher Secondary School,  Silvassa, Daman And Diu – 396230	Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu
10.	Avinash Murlidhar Parkhe Disha School For The Special Children,  Panaji, Tiswadi, North Goa, Goa – 403110	Goa
11.	Deepak Jethalal Mota Shree Hundraibag Primary School, Kachchh, Gujarat	Gujarat
12.	Dr. Ritaben Nikeshchandra Fulwala Sheth Shree P.H. Bachkaniwala Vidhyamandir Surat	Gujarat
13.	Sarika Gharu Govt. H. S. School, Sandiya District, Hoshangabad	Madhya Pradesh
14.	Seema Agnihotri CM Rise Govt. Vinoba H.S. School, Ratlam	Madhya Pradesh
15.	Dr. Brajesh Pandey Swami Atmanand Govt. English School, Sarguja	Chhattisgarh
16.	Md. Ejazul Hague MS Diwankhana, Chatra, Jharkhand	Jharkhand
17.	Bhupinder Gogia Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana, Punjab	C.I.S.C.E.
18.	Shashi Sekhar Kar Sharma Kenduapada Nodal High School Bhadrak	Odisha
19.	Subhash Chandra Rout Brundaban Govt. High School, Jagatsinghpur	Odisha
20.	Dr. Chandan Mishra Raghunathpur, Nafar Academy, Howrah	West Bengal
21.	Reyaz Ahmed Sheikh Govt. Middle School, Poshnari, Chittergul, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir-192201	Jammu And Kashmir
22.	Asiya Farooqui Primary School, Asti Nagar, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh-212601	Uttar Pradesh
23.	Chndr Prakash Agrwal Shiv Kumar Agarwal Janta Inter College, UP, Moh, Jatiyan Ahar Bypass Road, Jahangirabad, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh-203394	Uttar Pradesh
24.	Anil Kumar Singh Adarsh Girls Senior Secondary School, Ramgarh, Kaimur-Bhabua, Bihar-821110	Bihar
25.	Dwijendra Kumar N.S. Madhuban, Bangaon Bazaar, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi, Bihar-843314	Bihar
26.	Kumari Guddi High School Singhia Kishanganj, Bihar	Bihar
27.	Ravi Kant Mishra JNV, Beekar, Datia, Madhya Pradesh-475661	Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
28.	Manoranjan Pathak Sainik School, Tilaiya Kanti, Chandwara, Kodarma, Jharkhand – 825413	Sainik Schools Under M/o Defence
29.	Dr. Yashpal Singh Eklavya Model Residential School, Phanda, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh-462026	Eklavya Model Residential Schools Under Ministry of Tribal Affairs
30.	Mujib Rahiman K U Kendriya Vidyala, Kanjikode, Pudussery, Malampuzha, Palakkad, KeraIa-678623	Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
31.	Chetna Khambete Kendriya Vidyalay No.2, BSF, Indore, Madhya Pradesh-452005	Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
32.	Narayan Parmeshwar Bhagwat, Shri Marikamba Govt. PUC High School Section, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada Sirsi, Karnataka-581402	Karnataka
33.	Sapna Shrishail Anigol 29021112803 – K.L.E. Society’s S.C.P. Jr College High School, Bagalkot	Karnataka
34.	Netai Chandra Dey Ramakrishna Mission School, Narottam Nagar, Deomali, Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh-792129	Arunachal Pradesh
35.	Ningthoujam Binoy Singh, Chingmei Upper Primary School, Keibul Lamjao, Moirang, Bishnupur, Manipur-795133	Manipur
36.	Dr. Purna Bahadur Chhetri, Govt. Senior Secondary School, Soreng, Sikkim-737121	Sikkim
37.	Lalthianghlima Govt. Diakkawn High School, Kolasib, Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib, Mizoram-796081	Mizoram
38	Madhav Singh Alpha English Higher Secondary School, Lumsohdanei, Umling, Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya	Meghalaya
39	Kumud Kalita Pathshala Senior Secondary School, Muguria, Pathsalal, Raiali, Assam-781325	Assam
40	Jose D Sujeev Govt. Model Girls Higher Secondary School, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695004	Kerala
41	Mekala Bhaskar Rao Mcps Kondayapalem Sw. Sc. Colony Kondayapalem, 20thDivision, Spsr Nellore, Andhra Pradesh – 524004	Andhra Pradesh
42.	Murahara Rao Uma Gandhi Gvmcp School Sivajipalem, 21, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh – 530017	Andhra Pradesh
43.	Settem Anjaneyulu S.R.R. Z.P. High School Masapeta, Rayachoti, Annamayya, Andhra Pradesh – 516270	Andhra Pradesh
44.	Archana Nooguri Mpps Rebbanapally Rebbanpally, Luxettipet, Mancherial, Telangana – 504215	Telangana
45.	Santhosh Kumar Bhedodkar Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School Nipani, Bheempur, Adilabad, Telangana – 504312	Telangana
46	Ritika Anand St. Marks Sec Public School, Paschim Vihar, A- Block Meera Bagh, West Delhi, Delhi – 110087	CBSE
47	Sudhanshu Shekhar Panda K.L. International School, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh – 250005	CBSE
48	Dr. T Godwin Vedanayagam Rajkumar Government Boys HR Sec. School, Alanganallur, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – 625501	Tamil Nadu
49	Malathi S. S. Malathi Government Higher Secondary School Veerakeralampudur, Keelappvoor, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu – 627861	Tamil Nadu
50	Mrinal Nandkishor Ganjale Z P School Pimpalgaon Tarfe, Mahalunge, Ambegaon, Pune, Maharashtra – 410503	Maharashtra

Below is the list of awardees from Department of Higher Education :

1.	Dr. S. Brinda, HoD PSG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore – 641 004	Tamil Nadu
2.	Ms. Mehta Zankhana Dilipbhai, Lecturer Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad – 380 015.	Gujarat
3.	Shri Keshav Kashinath Sangle, Professor VJTI, Mumbai – 400 019.	Maharashtra
4.	Dr. S.R. Mahadeva Prasanna, Professor IIT, Dharwad – 580 011	Karnataka
5.	Dr. Dinesh Babu J, Associate Professor International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore – 560 100.	Karnataka
6.	Dr. Farheen Bano, Assistant Professor Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow – 226 007.	Uttar Pradesh
7.	Shri Suman Chakraborty, Professor IIT, Kharagpur – 721 302	West Bengal
8.	Shri Sayam Sen Gupta, Professor IISER, Mohanpur – 741 246 Kolkata.	West Bengal
9.	Dr. Chandragouda Raosaheb Patil, Professor R.C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, Dist. Dhule – 425 405	Maharashtra
10.	Dr. Raghavan B. Sunoj, Professor IIT, Mumbai – 400 076.	Maharashtra
11.	Shri Indranath Sengupta, Professor IIT, Gandhinagar – 382 055	Gujarat
12.	Dr. Ashish Baldi, Professor Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda – 151 001.	Punjab
13.	Dr. Satya Ranjan Acharya, Professor Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Bhat – 382 428, Dist. Gandhinagar.	Gujarat.

Below is the list of awardees from Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship:

1.	Ramesh Rakshit, Instructor, Government Industrial Training Institute, Durgapur P.O Durgapur-12 Dist, Paschim Bardhaman West Bengal Pin-713212
2.	Raman Kumar, Fitter Instructor, Government ITI Hilsa, Nalanda, Bihar-801302
3.	Shiyad S, Senior Instructor, Government ITI, Malampuzha, Palakkad, 678651
4.	Swati Yogesh Deshmukh, Craft Instructor – Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA), Government Industrial Training Institute, Lower Parel, Mumbai-11
5.	Timothy Jones Dhar, Mmv Instructor, Government ITI, Shilong
6.	Ajith A Nair, Senior Instructor, Government ITI, Kalamassery, H.M.T. Colony PO, Ernakulan, 683503
7.	S. Chithrakumar, Assistant Training Officer, Government Industrial Training Institute (Women), Natham Road, Kullanampatti, Dindigul-624003
8.	Rabinarayan Sahu, Training Officer, Special ITI for PwDs, At-Khudpur(Near Nageshwar Temple), Post-Jatni, District-Khordha, Pin Code-752050
9.	Sunita Singh, Assistant Training Officer (A.T.O.), Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Bhubaneswar Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Near Governor house, Post:- Nayapalli, Unit-8, Bhubneswar-751012
10.	Mrs. Pooja R Singh, Training Officer, National Skill Training institute, Bangalore, Beside ESIC hospital-peenya, Outer Ring Road, Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru
11.	Mrs Divy L, Training Officer, National Skill Training Institute for Women, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka
12.	Dr. Dibyendu Choudhary, Faculty Member, School of Enterprise Management (SEM) National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Yousufguda, Hyderabad