2 Assam Teachers to be Honoured with National Award on September 5

NEW DELHI: On Teacher's Day (September 5) this year, 44 teachers from across the country will be awarded the prestigious National Award.

The teachers selected for the National Award are Kankan Kishore Dutta of Bamunpukhuri High School, Jorhat, and Binanda Swargiary of KB Deulkusi Higher Secondary School in Baksa district.

Among the selected teachers, two each are from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Gujarat, and Bihar. Two teachers are from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)'s Bal Bharati Public School Dwarka and Rajasthan's Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Jhunjhunu. A total of nine teachers are women.

The purpose of National Awards to teachers is to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honor 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, as per the Education Ministry.

Every year, the award is given to meritorious teachers to acknowledge sheer excellence and honor the unique contribution of the finest educators of India. 

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