Two Teachers from Rajasthan Honoured with 'National Teachers Award'

• 06 Sep 2022

Why in News?

On the occasion of Teacher's Day on September 5, 2022, President Draupadi Murmu honoured two teachers of Rajasthan with National Teacher Award-2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Key Points

• It is worth noting that this year 46 teachers from across the country were selected for the National Teacher Award, including two teachers from Rajasthan, Durgaram Muwal and Sunita Gulati.
• As a mark of respect to the teachers, a check of prize money of Rs 50,000 each, a silver medal, and a certificate were presented by the President.
• Durgaram Muwal, a teacher of Pargiyapada School, a government upper primary school of Falasiya Panchayat Samiti of Udaipur district, started teaching children in the tribal school and went to the families of the children and made them aware to send them to school. Launched an awareness campaign against child labor in the village and went to many homes and instilled the spirit of education among the children. By collecting information about trafficking, he also did a commendable job of rescuing children from the clutches of traffickers.
• Sunita Gulati, a teacher of the Government School for Deaf and Deaf in Bikaner district, was appointed in the school as a general teacher in the year 2017, after which she started working for the deaf and deaf children. She took training as a special teacher while living with the children and then got registered with the Rehabilitation Council of India. Prepared the deaf and deaf children for all kinds of difficulties, after which the children also won three awards in the National Level Science Competition.
• It is worth noting that on Teacher's Day, the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education organizes a national function every year on 5th September, in which national awards are given to the best teachers of the country.
• Teachers are selected for the awards 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 honour 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.