President to confer National Teachers Awards -2023 to Odisha’s Shashi Sekhar Kar Sharma- Subhash Chandra Rout among 75 Teachers on Teachers Day

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NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: President of India to confer National Teachers’ Award 2023 to 75 selected teachers on 5th September 2023.

Shashi Sekhar Kar Sharma, Kenduapada Nodal High School in Bhadrak, Subhash Chandra Rout, Brundaban Government. High School, Jagatsinghpur from Odisha, will recive the award.

Hon’ble President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu shall confer the National Teachers’ Award 2023 to 75 selected Awardees on 5th September 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Every year, India celebrates 5th September, the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, as National Teachers’ Day.

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 would 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 will be 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). Hon’ble Shiksha Mantri constituted three separate Independent National Jury comprising of eminent persons for selection of teachers.

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