Teachers’ Day 2022: President to confer National Awards to Teachers

On the occasion of Teachers’ Day 2022, which will be celebrated on September 5, 2022, President of India Draupadi Murmu will confer the National Awards to Teachers 2022 to 46 teachers in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi at 11 am. Each award carries a certificate of merit, a cash award of ₹50,000 and a silver medal. Among the 46 teachers who have been selected for the National Awards to Teachers, two teachers, one from Andaman and Nicobar Islands and another one from Uttarakhand will be awarded under the Special Category for differently-abled teachers.

The Prime Minister will also interact with winners of the National Awards to Teachers, 2022 today, according to his office.

“On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the winners of National Awards to Teachers, 2022 at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on September 5, 2022 at 4:30 pm,” it said.

The PM also greeted teachers who spread the joys of education among young minds and paid homage to former president S Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary.

“Greetings on Teachers’ Day, especially to all the hardworking teachers who spread the joys of education among young minds,” Modi said in a tweet.

“The purpose of National Awards to Teachers is to celebrate and honour the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country who through their commitment and hard work have not only improved the quality of school education, but also enriched the lives of their students,” a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said.

The National Awards to Teachers accord public recognition to meritorious teachers working in elementary and secondary schools.

For the award this year, 45 teachers from across the country were selected through a rigorous and transparent online three-stage process. The awards will be conferred to honor those teachers who through their commitment and industry have not only improved the quality of school education but have also enriched the lives of their students.

Every year on Teachers Day, the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education has been organizing the national level function to confer the National Awards to Teachers to the best teachers in the country.

The winners of the National Awards to Teachers 2022 are selected through a rigorous transparent and online three-staged selection process.

Sl.No.	Name of the Teacher and School Address	State/UT/ Organisation Name
1	Ms. Anju Dahiya, Lecturer, Govt S Sec School Barwasni, District – Sonipat, Haryana – 131001	Haryana
2	Mr. Yudhveer, JBT Incharge of the School, GPS Anoga, District – Chamba, Himachal Pradesh – 176312	Himachal Pradesh
3	Mr. Virender Kumar, Teacher, GSSS Dharogra, District – Shimla, Himachal Pradesh – 171019	Himachal Pradesh
4	Mr. Harpreet Singh, Head Teacher, Gov’t Primary Smart School Bihla, District – Barnala, Punjab – 148100	Punjab
5	Mr. Arun Kumar Garg, Principal, GMSS Datewas, District – Mansa, Punjab – 151502	Punjab
6	Ms. Rajni Sharma, Teacher, Nigam Pratibha Vidyalaya, District – North West Delhi, Delhi – 110085	Delhi
7	Mr. Kaustubh Chandra Joshi, Principal, SDS GIC Pratappur-Chakaluwa, District – Nainital, Uttarakhand – 263139	Uttarakhand
8	Ms. Seema Rani, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School, District – Chandigarh – U.T., Chandigarh – 160014	Chandigarh
9	Ms. Sunita, Teacher, GSSS Badhir Bikaner, District – Bikaner, Rajasthan – 334004	Rajasthan
10	Mr. Durga Ram Muwal, Teacher, Government Upper Primary School Pargiyapada, District – Udaipur, Rajasthan – 313702	Rajasthan
11	Ms. Maria Murena Miranda, Principal, Government High School Morpirla, District – South Goa, Goa – 403703	Goa
12	Mr. Umesh Bharatbhai Vala, Teacher, Saint Mary School Rajkot, District – Rajkot, Gujarat – 360007	Gujarat
13	Mr. Neeraj Saxena, Teacher, Govt Primary School Salegarh, District – Raisen, Madhya Pradesh – 464665	Madhya Pradesh
14	Mr. Om Prakash Patidar, Lecturer, Govt. Excellence Higher Secondary School Shajapur, District – Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh – 465001	Madhya Pradesh
15	Ms. Mamta Ahar, Assistant Teacher, Govt Primary School P Sakharam Dubey, District – Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492001	Chhattisgarh
16	Ms. Kavita Sanghvi, Principal, Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School, District – Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400056	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination
17	Mr. Iswar Chandra Nayak, Teacher, Government Upper Primary School Kanapur, District – Puri, Odisha – 752114	Odisha
18	Mr. Buddhadev Dutta, Teacher, Joypur Primary School, District – Bankuraa, West Bengal – 722138	West Bengal
19	Mr. Javid Ahmed Rather, Principal, Government Boys Higher Secondary School Baramulla, District – Baramula, Jammu And Kashmir – 193101	Jammu And Kashmir
20	Mr. Mohd Jabir, Teacher, Government Middle School Karith, District – Kargil, Ladakh – 194109	Ladakh
21	Mr. Khursheed Ahmad, Teacher, Composite School Sahawa, District – Deoria, Uttar Pradesh – 274201	Uttar Pradesh
22	Mr. Saurabh Suman, Teacher, Lalit Narayan Laxmi Narayan Project Girls High School, District – Supaul, Bihar – 852139	Bihar
23.	Ms. Nishi Kumari, Teacher, Mahadev Higher Secondary School, District – Patna, Bihar – 803202	Bihar
24	Mr. Amit Kumar, Teacher, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Theog, District – Shimla, Himachal Pradesh – 171201	Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
25	Mr. Sidharth Yonzone, Principal, Eklavya Model Residential School, District – Gyalshing, Sikkim – 737111	Eklavya Model Residential School
26	Ms. Jainus Jacob, Teacher, Kendriya Vidyalaya Thrissur, District – Thrissur, Kerala – 680551	Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
27	Ms. G Ponsankari, Teacher, Kendriya Vidyalaya Tumakuru, District – Tumakuru, Karnataka – 572101	Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
28	Mr. Umesh TP, Teacher, GLPS Amruthapura, District – Chitradurga, Karnataka – 577526	Karnataka
29	Ms. Mimi Yhoshii, Head Teacher, GMS Officers Hill, District – Kohima, Nagaland – 797001	Nagaland
30	Mr. Nongmaithem Gautam Singh, Teacher, Eastern Ideal High School, District – Imphal East, Manipur – 795008	Manipur
31	Ms. Mala Jigdal Dorjee, Principal, Modern Senior Secondary School, District – Gangtok, Sikkim – 737101	Sikkim
32	Ms. Gamchi Timre R Marak, Head Teacher, Educere Higher Secondary School, District – East Garo Hills, Meghalaya – 794111	Meghalaya
33	Mr. Santosh Nath, Acting Head Teacher, South Mirzapur High School, District – South Tripura, Tripura – 799155	Tripura
34	Ms. Meenakshi Goswami, Principal, CNS Higher Secondary School, District – Sonitpur, Assam – 784153	Assam
35	Ms. Shipra, Teacher, Tata Workers Union High School Kadma, District – East Singhbum, Jharkhand – 831011	Jharkhand
36	Dr Ravi Aruna, Teacher, Asnra Zilla Parishad High School Kanuru, District – Krishna, Andhra Pradesh – 520007	Andhra Pradesh
37	Mr. TN Sridhar, Teacher, Zilla Parishad High School, District – Mahbubnagar, Telangana – 509340	Telangana
38	Mr. Kandala Ramaiah, Teacher, ZP High School Abbapur, District – Mulugu, Telangana – 506343	Telangana
39	Ms. Sunitha Rao, Principal, Delhi Public School Nacharam, District – Medchal Malkajgiri, Telangana – 500076	Central Board of Secondary Education
40	Ms. Vandna Shahi, Principal, BCM School, District – Ludhiana, Punjab – 141013	Central Board of Secondary Education
41	Mr. Ramachandran K, Teacher, Panchayat Union Primary School Keelambal, District – Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu – 623527	Tamil Nadu
42	Mr. Shashikant Sambhajirao Kulthe, Teacher, Zilla Parishad Primary School Damunaiktanda Tqgeorai, District – Beed, Maharashtra – 414203	Maharashtra
43	Mr. Somnath Waman Walke, Teacher, ZPCPS Pargaon Jogeshwari, District – Beed, Maharashtra – 414203	Maharashtra
44	Mr. Aravindaraja D, Teacher, Artchouna Soupraya Naikar Government High School Mudaliarpet, District – Pondicherry, Puducherry – 605004	Puducherry
Special Category for differently-abled teachers and so on
45	Mr. Pradeep Negi, Lecturer, Govt. Inter College Bhel, District – Hardwar, Uttarakhand – 249407 (Divyaang)	Uttarakhand
46	Mr. Ranjan Kumar Biswas, PSRT, GSSS Bambooflat, District – South Andamans, Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 744103. (Working with visually impaired students)	Andaman & Nicobar Islands