Uttarakhand

• 06 Sep 2023

17 Teachers of the state got Shailesh Matiyani Award

Why In News?

On September 5, 2023, Governor Lt. Gen. Gurmeet Singh (Retd.) honored 17 teachers with the Shailesh Matiyani State Educational Award at Dehradun Raj Bhavan on the occasion of Teachers' Day.

Key Points:

• The teachers awarded with Shailesh Matiyani State Educational Award include 10 teachers from elementary education, six from secondary and one from training institute.
• In the program, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced to increase the prize money. He said that the amount of Shailesh Matiyani Award has been increased from Rs.10,000 to Rs.21,000.
• It is known that the Shailesh Matiyani State Educational Award 2022 was announced by the Education Department in February this year, but the teachers selected for these awards could not be rewarded. Now these teachers were rewarded in a function organized at Raj Bhavan on Teachers' Day.
• In elementary education, Asha Budakoti from Pauri district, Sanjay Kumar Kuksal from Uttarkashi, Usha Gaur from Dehradun, Sanjay Kumar from Haridwar, Uttam Singh Rana from Tehri, Ravish Chandra Pancholi from Champawat, Suresh Chandra Sati from Bageshwar, Ganga Arya from Pithoragarh and Nainital. Dr. Asha Bisht was honored.
• In secondary education, Lokendrapal Singh from Uttarkashi, Sanjay Kumar from Dehradun, Damayanti Chand from Pithoragarh, Tribhuvan Chand from Bageshwar, Dr. Prabhakar Joshi from Almora, Nirmal Kumar from Udham Singh Nagar were awarded.
• Apart from this, Dr. Shailendra Singh Dhapola, spokesperson of District Education and Training Institute Bageshwar was also honored by the training institute.