81 teachers honoured with State Teacher Award by UP CM Yogi

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 5 (ANI): On the occasion of Teachers' Day, a total of 81 teachers from basic and secondary education sectors were honoured with the State Teacher Award at a ceremony held at the Lok Bhavan Auditorium in Lucknow on Friday, as per an official release.
Of these teachers, 66 belonged to basic education and 15 to secondary education, recognised for their exemplary contributions.
On this occasion, the children's story collection 'Gullak' prepared by SCERT, the 'Bal Vatika' handbook, and the educational innovations compilation booklet 'Udgam' were released. The Chief Minister also launched the Udgam digital platform.
The 'Gullak' storybook aims to help teachers make learning more engaging while instilling moral and human values in students, while 'Udgam' highlights innovative practices being implemented by teachers in schools.

A short film showcasing the summer camp and tree plantation initiatives of the Basic and Secondary Education Departments was also screened. The program commenced with Saraswati Vandana performed by students of Janta Girls School, Alambagh.
As a mark of respect, the Chief Minister felicitated five teachers each from basic and secondary education with a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a citation, a statue of Maa Saraswati, and a shawl.
Among those honoured from the Basic Education Department were Assistant Teacher Santosh Kumar Singh (Bhadohi), Assistant Teacher Renu Singh (Meerut), Assistant Teacher Mohini Srivastava (Lakhimpur Kheri), Assistant Teacher Reena Mishra (Prayagraj), and Assistant Teacher Pramod Kumar Singh (Gorakhpur).
From the Secondary Education Department, the following were honoured-Principal Ramprakash Gupta (Hamirpur), Commerce Teacher Komal Tyagi (Ghaziabad), Principal Chaman Jahan (Bareilly), Principal Jang Bahadur (Jaunpur), and Science Teacher Virendra Kumar Patel (Gorakhpur).
In addition, tablets were distributed to principals of 2,204 government secondary schools across the state.
From the stage, the Chief Minister personally handed tablets to Sargam Khare (Mahoba), Gyanwant Singh (Mahoba), Dharmendra Kumar (Prayagraj), Rajesh Yadav (Chandauli), and Dr. Vibha Chauhan (Ghaziabad).
The Chief Minister also inaugurated smart classes in 1,236 government secondary schools and presented certificates to five principals Ajay Prakash Singh (Banda), Dinesh Yadav (Ghazipur), Kiranmai Tiwari (Gorakhpur), Anjana Verma (Lalitpur), and Vishwaprakash Singh (Gorakhpur).
The ceremony was graced by Secondary Education Minister (Independent Charge) Gulab Devi, Basic Education Minister (Independent Charge) Sandeep Singh, Chief Secretary in charge and Additional Chief Secretary of Secondary and Basic Education Departments Deepak Kumar, Director General of School Education Kanchan Verma, along with teachers from across the state. (ANI)