Overview

• At a Teachers’ Day ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred awards on 45 teachers and underscored nation-building through quality teaching, girls’ education and character formation.
• The cohort comprises 24 men and 21 women from big cities, small towns and remote villages, including the North-East and Union Territories, reflecting broad geographic and institutional representation.
• Awardees were chosen through a three-tier process at district, state and national levels administered by the Union Education Ministry to recognize measurable classroom impact and innovation.
• Each recipient receives a certificate of merit, a silver medal and a cash prize of Rs 50,000, with media publishing the full list of honourees and their schools.
• On the eve of the ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the awardees, praised teachers’ role in nation-building and urged mentorship that fosters self-reliance and responsible use of digital technologies.