The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
presented the National Award to Teachers – 2016 on the occasion of Teachers’
Day, in New Delhi today. Shri Venkaiah Naidu also launched DIKSHA portal, a
national digital Infrastructure for teachers. DIKSHA will enable, accelerate
and amplify solutions in the realm of teacher education.
Speaking
on the occasion, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu remembered Dr. Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan, an educationist and scholar par excellence. He congratulated
the winners of the awards for the invaluable services rendered by them. He said
this felicitation to teachers is inspiration to others
to perform in the future. He emphasized on the importance of mother tongue and
we must respect it. He also said that mediocre teacher tells, good teacher
explains, superior teacher demonstrates and a great teacher inspires. A teacher
should have an ideal behavior which can leave direct impression on their
students as values are caught and they cannot be taught.
On the occasion Shri Prakash Javadekar greeted one crore teachers of
the country. He said that the society which
respects the dignity of the teacher is a progressive society, the one which is
ours. And our teachers should perform efficiently so that society can value
them as they were valued in our ancient teaching system. He told that the
ministry is continuously making efforts in the direction of quality education
for all i.e “Sabko Shiksha aur Acchi Shiksha“.
He also reiterated the message of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to teachers
–“teach to transform, educate to empower and learn to lead”.
Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri Upendra
Kushwaha congratulated the winners of National Award to Teachers – 2016. He
said to overcome the challenge to provide quality education to each and every
child of our country, the Government of India and teachers should work collectively
to achieve it.
Addressing on the occasion Minister of State for Human Resource
Development, Dr. Satya Pal Singh said whatever we are today is because of our
teachers. Teachers have that capacity to make a New India by inculcating
knowledge, values, wisdom in the students who are the future of this country.
Shri Anil Swarup, Secretary, Department of School Education and
Literacy gave vote of thanks on the occasion.
The award
carries a Silver Medal, Certificate and Rs.50, 000/- as award money.
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GG/AK/RK/ National Award to Teachers 2016
