National Teacher Award

• 26 Aug 2022

Why In News?

• On August 25, 2022, the Ministry of Education, Government of India released the final list of names of 46 teachers from different states of the country selected for the National Teacher Awards 2022. It also includes the name of Haryana professor Anju Dahiya.

Key Points

• President Draupadi Murmu will present the National Awards for the year 2022 to selected teachers and teachers on the occasion of Teachers' Day on September 5, 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and a silver medal.
• Anju Dahiya is the only professor from the state to be selected for the National Teachers Award. Anju Dahiya, professor of chemistry at Government Senior Secondary School, Badwasani in Sonipat district, has done commendable work towards making the subject easier.
• He has made the subject of chemistry easier with activities like sports and poetry. Students are able to understand the subject through activities and remember it for a long time. He divided the subject of chemistry into poetry and sports activities. The quiz competition was organized and the children were motivated to participate. The students learned from sports activities that they remembered. This made them find the subject easier.
• Professor Anju Dahiya has also promoted the Indian education system abroad. He stayed in Uzbekistan for 15 days and inspired the people there about the Indian education system. Research papers were also presented. There he told the people how to teach children with sports and other activities.
• On the occasion of Teachers' Day, the Department of School Education and Literacy of the Ministry of Education organizes a national function every year on September 5, in which national awards are given to the best teachers of the country.
• The selection of teachers for the awards is done in a transparent manner through an online three-tier selection process.
• The objective of conferring the National Award to Teachers is to underline the unique contribution of the teachers of the country and to honor such teachers, who have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students with their commitment and hard work. has done.