President Draupadi Murmu will present the National Teachers Day 2024 award to 82 selected teachers today, September 5 at Vigyan Bhavan, Delhi in recognition of their commitment and dedication to the education sector.
In India, Teacher’s Day is celebrated on September 5, the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. On this occasion, the President of India Droupadi Murmu will honor 50 teachers with the National Teacher Award. The National Teacher Awards are given to recognize the contribution of teachers to improving the quality of education and promoting a positive learning experience for students. The prestigious award includes a certificate of achievement, a cash prize of ₹ 50,000, and a silver medal. In addition, the winners will have an opportunity to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Teachers who will be honored at the ceremony today
This year, 50 teachers from 28 states, 3 Union Territories, and 6 organizations have been selected for the prestigious award through a rigorous and transparent three-stage selection process that includes district, state, and national levels. The awardees, consisting of 34 male and 16 female teachers, including 2 visually impaired and 1 teacher working with children with special needs (CWSN).
In addition to school teachers, 16 teachers from the Department of Higher Education and 16 from the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship will be awarded this prestigious award. In 2023, two award categories were added to the list for Higher Education Institutions (IPTs) and Polytechnics under the National Awards for Teachers (NAT), which were previously limited to school teachers. The 16 teachers were selected from Polytechnics, State Universities, and Central Universities.
See the list of awards from the Department of Education & School Literacy
The list includes the names of teachers from each country who will be awarded the National Teachers’ Day award in 2024.
Below is a list of awards from the Department of Education & School Literacy, including names and countries:
| Beneficiary Name |
country
|
| Avinasha Sharma |
Haryana |
| Sunil Kumar |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Pankaj Kumar Goyal |
Punjab |
| Rajinder Singh |
Punjab |
| Baljinder Singh Brar |
Rajasthan |
| Law of Chand Chaudhary |
Rajasthan |
| Kusum Lata Gariya |
Uttarakhand |
| Chandralekha Damodar Mestri |
Goa |
| Chandrashkumar Bholashankar Borisagar |
Gujarat |
| Vinay Shashikant Patel |
Gujarat |
| Madhav Prasad Patel |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Sunita Godha |
Madhya Pradesh |
| K Sharda |
Chhattisgarh |
| Narasimha Murthy HK |
Karnataka |
| Dwiti Chandra Sahu |
Odisha |
| Santosh Kumar Kar |
Odisha |
| Ashish Kumar Roy |
West Bengal |
| Prasanta Kumar Marik |
West Bengal |
| Dr. Urfana Amen |
Jammu and Kashmir |
| Ravi Kant Dwivedi |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Shyam Prakash Maurya |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr Minakshi Kumari |
Bihar |
| Sikendra Kumar Suman |
Bihar |
| Suma K |
Andaman and Nicobar |
| Sunita Gupta |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Charu Sharma |
Delhi |
| Ashok Sengupta |
Karnataka |
| HN Girish |
Karnataka |
| Narayanaswamy R |
Karnataka |
| Jyoti Panka |
Arunachal Pradesh |
| Lephizo Apon |
Nagaland |
| Nandita Chongtham |
Manipur |
| Yankila Lama |
Sikkim |
| Joseph Vanlalhruaia Sailo |
Mizoram |
| Eternal Pyngrope |
Meghalaya |
| Dr Nani Gopal Debnath |
Tripura |
| Dipen Khanikar |
Assam |
| Dr Asha Rani |
Jharkhand |
| Jinu George |
Kerala |
| K Sivaprasad |
Kerala |
| Mr. Srinivasa Rao |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Suresh Kunati |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Prabhakar Reddy Retired |
Telangana |
| Thaduri Sampath Kumar |
Telangana |
| Pallavi Sharma |
Delhi |
| Charu Maini |
Haryana |
| Gopinath R |
Tamil Nadu |
| Muralidharan Ramiya Sethuraman |
Tamil Nadu |
| Mantaiah Chinni Bedke |
Maharashtra |
| Sagar Chittaranjan Bagade |
Maharashtra |
List of recipients of awards from the Department of Higher Education
Below is a list of awards from the Department of Higher Education, including names and countries:
| Beneficiary Name |
State / UT Org |
| Prof. Anitha Suseelan |
Karnataka |
| Prof Birinchi Kumar Sarma |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr. C. Jaya Sankar Babu |
Puducherry |
| Dr. A. Gandhimathi |
Tamil Nadu |
| Prof. Kapil Ahuja |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Prof SR Kesava |
Karnataka |
| Dr. Nandavaram Mrudula Babu |
Telangana |
| Prof. Nidhi Jain |
New Delhi |
| Prof Nilabh Tiwari |
New Delhi |
| Prof. Parmar Ranjitkumar Khimjibhai |
Gujarat |
| Prof Shahanaz Ayub |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Prof Shilpagauri Prasad |
Maharashtra |
| Dr. Shimi SL |
Chandigarh |
| AS Prof. Smiline Girija |
Tamil Nadu |
| Prof. Srinivas Hotha |
Maharashtra |
| Prof Vinay Sharma |
Uttarakhand |
