Overview

• The awardees are Sukanta Konar of the Electrician trade and Indranil Mukherjee of Diesel Mechanic at Government ITI, Durgapur.
• They were selected in the technical and vocational training category administered by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
• The pair are among 16 honorees nationwide and are the only teachers chosen from West Bengal this year.
• President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to present the awards on September 5 in New Delhi.
• Officials cite innovative, employment-focused teaching and widely used instructional videos, and the institute notes strong placements and a prior 2023 national award.