Department of School Education and Literacy selects 50 teachers from Schools across India for National Teachers’ Award 2024
Press Release Ministry of Education: The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, has selected 50 teachers for this year’s National Teachers’ Awards, to be conferred on 5th September 2024.
They have been selected through a rigorous transparent and online three stages, i.e., District, State and National level selection process by the Department of School Education and Literacy.
The 50 selected teachers are from 28 States, 3 UTs and 6 Organizations. Out of 50 selected teachers, 34 are males, 16 are female, 2 are differently abled and 1 working with CWSN. In addition, 16 teachers from the Department of Higher Education and 16 teachers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will also be awarded.
The award will be conferred to 82 teachers on 5th September 2024 at 4:15 PM onwards in a ceremony to be held at Vigyan Bhawan.
The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, organizes a national level function on Teachers Day, i.e., 5th September every year to confer the National Awards to the best teachers of the country selected through a rigorous transparent and online three-stage selection process.
The purpose of the National Teachers’ Awards is to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honour those teachers who through their commitment and industry have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students.
Online self-nominations from eligible teachers for National Teachers’ Awards 2024 were invited with effect from 27.06.2024 to 21.07.2024 on the Ministry of Education’s portal http://nationalawardstoteachers.education.gov.in.
The NTA 2024 List of Awardees is given below:
| Sl. No. | Applicant Name | Designation | School Name & Address | State / UT of Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVINASHA SHARMA | LECTURER | GMSSSS NIT 3 FARIDABAD | HARYANA |
| 2 | SUNIL KUMAR | LECTURER | GSSS KHARGAT | HIMACHAL PRADESH |
| 3 | PANKAJ KUMAR GOYAL | TEACHER | GSSS GIRLS BARNALA | PUNJAB |
| 4 | RAJINDER SINGH | TEACHER | GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, KOTHE INDER SINGH WALE | PUNJAB |
| 5 | BALJINDER SINGH BRAR | VICE PRINCIPAL | GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 4JJ | RAJASTHAN |
| 6 | HUKAM CHAND CHAUDHARY | TEACHER | GOVERNMENT SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BSF BIKANER | RAJASTHAN |
| 7 | KUSUM LATA GARIYA | ACTING HEAD TEACHER | GOVERNMENT UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL VEENA | UTTARAKHAND |
| 8 | CHANDRALEKHA DAMODAR MESTRI | TEACHER | SATYAWATI SOIRU ANGLE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MASHEM LOLIEM | GOA |
| 9 | CHANDRESHKUMAR BHOLASHANKAR BORISAGAR | ACTING HEAD TEACHER | NAVI BADHADA (BADHADAPARA) PRIMARY SCHOOL, BADHADA | GUJARAT |
| 10 | VINAY SHASHIKANT PATEL | PRINCIPAL | R.F.PATEL HIGH SCHOOL, VADADLA | GUJARAT |
| 11 | MADHAV PRASAD PATEL | TEACHER | GOVT MIDDLE SCHOOL LIDHORA | MADHYA PRADESH |
| 12 | SUNITA GODHA | TEACHER | GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, KHAJURIA SARANG | MADHYA PRADESH |
| 13 | K SHARDA | TEACHER | GOVT UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL KHEDAMARA | CHHATTISGARH |
| 14 | NARASIMHA MURTHY H K | TEACHER | DAFFODILS ENGLISH SCHOOL, SANJAYNAGAR-19 | KARNATAKA |
| 15 | DWITI CHANDRA SAHU | TEACHER | GOVT HIGH SCHOOL BILLESU | ODISHA |
| 16 | SANTOSH KUMAR KAR | TEACHER | JAYA DURGA HIGH SCHOOL, NARLA ROAD | ODISHA |
| 17 | ASHIS KUMAR ROY | TEACHER | SRI NARA SINGHA VIDYAPITH, ATHARAKHAI | WEST BENGAL |
| 18 | PRASANTA KUMAR MARIK | HEAD TEACHER | SHALBAGAN G S F P SCHOOL, 1 NO. GURDAHA | WEST BENGAL |
| 19 | DR URFANA AMIN | MASTER | BHSS SOURA | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
| 20 | RAVI KANT DWIVEDI | HEAD TEACHER | PRIMARY SCHOOL BHAGESAR | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 21 | SHYAM PRAKASH MAURYA | TEACHER | UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL MALHUPUR | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 22 | DR. MINAKSHI KUMARI | TEACHER | SHIV GANGA GIRLS PLUS 2 HIGH SCHOOL MADHUBANI | BIHAR |
| 23 | SIKENDRA KUMAR SUMAN | ACTING HEAD TEACHER | NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL TARAHANI | BIHAR |
| 24 | K SUMA | TEACHER | GMS DUGNABAD | A AND N ISLANDS |
| 25 | SUNITA GUPTA | LECTURER | JAWAHAR NAVODAY VIDYALAYA, DHAMANGAWN | MADHYA PRADESH |
| 26 | CHARU SHARMA | PRINCIPAL | DR RAJENDRA PRASAD KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NEW DELHI | DELHI |
| 27 | ASHOK SENGUPTA | TEACHER | PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 1 JALAHALLI WEST, KAMAGONDANNAHALLI | KARNATAKA |
| 28 | H N GIRISH | LECTURER | GOVERNMENT PU COLLEGE FOR GIRLS NN0045 HUNSUR MYSURU 571105 | KARNATAKA |
| 29 | NARAYANASWAMY R | HEAD TEACHER | GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL BASHETTIHALLI | KARNATAKA |
| 30 | JYOTI PANKA | TEACHER | PM SHRI GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL LONGDING | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
| 31 | LEPHIZO APON | TEACHER | GHSS DIMAPUR, UNITED COLONY WARD-20 | NAGALAND |
| 32 | NANDITA CHONGTHAM | TEACHER | SAGOLBAND RISHIKUL UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, SAGOLBAND | MANIPUR |
| 33 | YANKILA LAMA | TEACHER | MODERN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, ARITHANG | SIKKIM |
| 34 | JOSEPH VANLALHRUAIA SAILO | LECTURER | SYNOD HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, TUITHIANG VENG AIZAWL | MIZORAM |
| 35 | EVERLASTING PYNGROPE | PRINCIPAL | MYNGKEN CHRISTIAN HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, BHOIRYMBONG | MEGHALAYA |
| 36 | DR. NANI GOPAL DEBNATH | TEACHER | NETAJI SUBHAS VIDYANIKETAN, NETAJI CHOUMUHANI | TRIPURA |
| 37 | DIPEN KHANIKAR | TEACHER | CHI CHIA BOKULONI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, NO3 | ASSAM |
| 38 | DR. ASHA RANI | POST GRADUATE TEACHER | PLUS 2 HIGH SCHOOL CHANDANKIYARI BOKARO | JHARKHAND |
| 39 | JINU GEORGE | TEACHER | S.D.V.B.H.S.S, ALAPPUZHA | KERALA |
| 40 | K SIVAPRASAD | TEACHER | VPAUPS KUNDURKUNNU, THACHANATTUKARA | KERALA |
| 41 | MIDDE SRINIVASA RAO | TEACHER | S.P.S.MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL PLUS, GUDIVADA | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 42 | SURESH KUNATI | TEACHER | ZP HIGH SCHOOL URANDUR | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| 43 | PRABHAKAR REDDY PESARA | TEACHER | ZPSS THIRUMALAYAPALEM | TELANGANA |
| 44 | THADURI SAMPATH KUMAR | TEACHER | ZPHS DAMMANNAPET | TELANGANA |
| 45 | PALLAVI SHARMA | PRINCIPAL | MAMTA MODERN SR. SEC. SCHOOL, VIKASPURI | DELHI |
| 46 | CHARU MAINI | PRINCIPAL | DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL SECTOR 48-49, GURUGRAM | HARYANA |
| 47 | GOPINATH R | TEACHER | PANCHAYAT UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL – RAJAKUPPAM | TAMIL NADU |
| 48 | MURALIDHARAN RAMIYA SETHURAMAN | VOCATIONAL TEACHER | TVS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MADURAI | TAMIL NADU |
| 49 | MANTAIAH CHINNI BEDKE | TEACHER | Z.P.UPEER PRIMARY DIGITAL SCHOOL JAJAVANDI | MAHARASHTRA |
| 50 | SAGAR CHITTARANJAN BAGADE | TEACHER | SOU S. M. LOHIA HIGHSCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE KOLHAPUR | MAHARASHTRA |
