By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched the Chief Minister’s Award for Education for 5T transformed schools and other schools as well. Gracing the closing ceremony of State Level Children Festival Suravi 2022 announced the ‘CM’s Award for Education’ to make the educational ecosystem aspirational by incorporating recognition & reward for all stakeholders.
In this program, school students achieving excellence in education, educational institutions, principals, teachers, sarpanches, school management committees and old students will be awarded annually and Rs 100 crore will be spent for the same.
The initiative will benefit 50,000 students, 1500 teachers, headteachers, senior education officers, alumni committees, SMC members, and Gram Panchayats to create healthy competition and promote better educational outcomes.