New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers’ Award for the year 2023 to 75 selected awardees at a function in New Delhi on Tuesday. They include 50 School Teachers, 13 teachers from Higher education, and 12 teachers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. From this year, the ambit of the National Teachers’ Award has been expanded to include teachers of the Department of Higher Education and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Every year, India celebrates 5th September, the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, as National Teachers’ Day. The purpose of the 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 50 thousand rupees, and a silver medal.
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan, Ministers of State for Education Annapurna Devi, Dr Subhas Sarkar, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, and Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar were also present on the occasion.