The President of India, Shri Ramnath Kovind presented the National Awards to Teachers for the year 2020 on the occasion of Teachers’ Day via video conferencing today. Forty-seven teachers from various states, who through their commitment and industry have enriched the lives of their students, have been awarded the prestigious honour.
https://webcast.gov.in/mhrd/5sep20.html
The awards were finalised by an independent national level jury constituted by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education. According to a statement by the union ministry of Education, the Independent Jury at National Level reviewed the list of 153 teachers as shortlisted by all the 36 State & UT Selection Committees and 7 Organisation Selection Committees through Video Conferencing. The Jury considered the applications and presentations made by all shortlisted teachers and after detailed deliberations recommended the names of 47 candidates for the National Awards to Teachers, 2020
Here is the list of Awardees:
https://nationalawardstoteachers.mhrd.gov.in/nat/file/Selected_Teachers.pdf
| S. No. | Name of Teacher | State/UT/ Organization |
| 1 | Mr. Manoj Kumar Lakhra, Teacher, Government Sr. Sec. School Bajghera Gurugram, Bajghera, Gurugram, Gurugram, Haryana, 122017 | Haryana |
| 2 | Mr Nardev Singh, Lecturer GSSS Biar, Biar, Bijhari, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, 177119 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 3 | Mr. Rajinder Kumar, Teacher, Govt. Primary School WaraBhaika, Wara Bhaika, Jaitu, Faridkot, Punjab, 151205 | Punjab |
| 4 | Sh. Surender Singh, Teacher, MCP School, Sarai Pipal Thala-II, Adarsh Nagar, North West Delhi. | Delhi |
| 5 | Dr. Kewalanand Kandpal, Principal, GHSS Pudkuni, Kapkote, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. | Uttarakhand |
| 6 | Ms. Geeta Kumari, Teacher S.K.S. Saruponi Maliyon Ka vas bandra, sar ka par bandra, barmer, Barmer, Rajasthan, 344035 | Rajasthan |
| 7 | Ms. Sindhu Prabhu Dessai, Principal, Government High School Malkarnem, Malkarnem, Quepem, South Goa, Goa, 403704 | Goa |
| 8 | Mr. Mahipalsinh Sajjansinh Jetavat, Teacher, Shree Tidana Primary Scool, Tidana, Muli, Surendranagar, Gujarat, 363510 | Gujarat |
| 9 | Mr. Prakashchandra Narbheram Suthar, Principal, Kanjeli Primary School, Kanjeli, Vadali, Sabar Kantha, Gujarat, 383235 | Gujarat |
| 10 | Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jain, Teacher, GGPS Dunda, Dunda, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh. | Madhya Pradesh |
| 11 | Mr. Mohammad Shahid Ansari, Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School Khirsadoh, Khirsadoh, Parasiya, Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh. | Madhya Pradesh |
| 12 | Mr. Akhileshwar Pathak, Head Teacher, Middle School Chainpur Bhaiswara, Chainpur Bhaiswara, Garkha, Saran, Bihar, 841301 | Bihar |
| 13 | Mr. Basant Kumar Sahu, Acting Head Teacher, Govt. Upper Primary School, Sarasara, Harabhanga, Boudh, Odisha. | Odisha |
| 14 | Mr. Tapas Kumar Mohanty, Teacher, Bhima Bhoi School for the Blind, BMC, Khorda, Odisha. | Odisha |
| 15 | Ms. Misha Ghoshal, Head Teacher, Dhanapati Toto Memorial High School, Totopara, Madarihat -Birpara Block, Alipurduar, West Bengal, 735220 | West Bengal |
| 16 | Dr. Kalimul Haque, Head Teacher, Nepalipara Hindi High School, Labourhut, Durgapur Municipal Corporation, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, 713201 | West Bengal |
| 17 | Mr. Sunil Kumar, Teacher, Govt. Middle School Jakhar, Upper Primary Tikri, Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir, 182121 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 18 | Ms. Rooohi Sultana, Teacher, BMS Kashiporatailbal, Gulab Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, 190006 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 19 | Mr. Sonam Gyaltsan, Head Teacher, Middle School Taknak Sakti, Kharu, Leh – Ladakh, Ladakh, 194201 | Ladakh |
| 20 | Mr. Vikas Kumar, Principal, S D Inter College Meerapur, Bhooma, Jansath, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, 251315 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 21 | Mr. Mohammed Ishrat Ali, Head Teacher, P.S.rajwana, Rajwana, Sultanganj, Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, 205262 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 22 | Ms. Snehil Pandey, Head Teacher, PS Soharamau Nawabganj Unnao, Soharamau, Nawabganj, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, 209859 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 23 | Ms. Jyoti Arora, Principal, Mount Abu Public School, Rohini, B-8, North West Delhi, Delhi, 110085 | Central Board Of Secondary Education |
| 24 | Ms. Sangeeta Sohni, Teacher, Atomic Energy Central Schools No 4, Mumbai, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400094 | Atomic Energy Education Society |
| 25 | Ms. Sapana Soni, Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School Jeora- Sirsa Durg, Jeora Sirsa, Durg, Durg, Chhattisgarh, 491001 | Chhattisgarh |
| 26 | Mr. Saji Kumar VS, Teacher, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chennithala, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, Kerala | Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti |
| 27 | Ms. Sudha Painuli, Vice Principal, Eklavya Model Residential School, Jogla, Kalsi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248159 | Eklavya Model Residential Schools |
| 28 | Ms. Chemmalar Shanmugam, Head Teacher, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 Jalahalli AFS (East), Bengaluru, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru, 560014 | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
| 29 | Ms. Ishita Dey, Vice Principal, Tarapore School, Jamshedpur, Road No. 3 Agrico, East Singhbum, Jharkhand, 831009 | Council for the Indian Schools Certificate Examinations |
| 30 | Ms. Archana Gurung, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School Jorethang, Daragaon, Jorethang, South Sikkim, Sikkim, 737121 | Sikkim |
| 31 | Mr. Lomas Dhungel, Teacher, Government Senior Secondary School Makha, Makha, Rakdong Tintek, East Sikkim, Sikkim, 737134 | Sikkim |
| 32 | Mr. Rahul Sankar Chatterjee, Lecturer, Shillong Jail Road Boys Higher Secondary School, Jail Road, Mylliem, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, 793001 | Meghalaya |
| 33 | Mr. Sanjay Das, Teacher, Tilabazar HS School, Tilabazar, Gournagar, Unakoti, Tripura, 799281 | Tripura |
| 34 | Mr. Goutam Dev Sarma, Teacher, Govt. H.S. and M.P. School Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, Assam, 783370 | Assam |
| 35 | Mr. Smith Kumar Soni, Acting Head Teacher, Govt. Middle School Bano (Project Girls H/S Bano), Bano, Bano, Simdega, Jharkhand, 835201 | Jharkhand |
| 36 | Ms. Nirupama Kumari, Teacher, Ram Rudra 2 High School Chas Bokaro, Chas, Chas, Bokaro, Jharkhand, 827013 | Jharkhand |
| 37 | Ms. Thankaleta Thankappan, Head Teacher, Govt LVLPS Chavara South, Thekkumbhagom, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala, 691584 | Kerala |
| 38 | Mr. Madhu Babu Asapanna, Teacher, Z.P.High School Kasibugga, Kasibugga, Tekkali Division Palasa Mandal, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, 532222 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 39 | Ms. Padma Priya Vummaji, Teacher, Government Nehru Memorial High School, Malakpet, Malakpet, Hyderabad, Telangana-500036 | Telangana |
| 40 | Mr. Yakub S. Teacher, Government High School Nada, Nada, Belthangady, Dakshin Kannad, Karnataka-574214 | Karnataka |
| 41 | Ms. Surekha Jagannath, Teacher, Government High School Bandarwad, Bandarwad, Afzalpur, Kalaburagi, Karnataka-585265 | Karnataka |
| 42 | Mr. Dhilip S, Teacher, Government Higher Secondary School Sathiyamangalam, sathiyamangalam, Gingee, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, 604153 | Tamil Nadu |
| 43 | Ms Saraswathi R C, Head Mistress, Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School, Ashoknagar, T.Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600083 | Tamil Nadu |
| 44 | Mr. Narayan Chandrakant Mangalaram, Teacher, Zhilla Parishad Primary School Gopalwadi, Chedgoan, Rahuri, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra-414105 | Maharashtra |
| 45 | Mr. Selvamuthukumaran Rajkumar, Teacher, Indira Gandhi Government High School Katterikuppam, Katterikuppam, Brc Iii, Pondicherry, Puducherry, 605502 | Puducherry |
Special Category for differently abled teachers etc.:
| 46 | Ms. Joshi Sudha Gautambhai, Teacher, Secondary School for the blind, Vastrapurahmedabad, Na, AHMADABAD, GUJARAT, 380015 (Working with Blind students) | Gujarat |
| 47 | Mr. Sant Kumar Sahani, Head Teacher, Upgraded High School Kharmauli, Kharmauli, Birpur, Begusarai, Bihar, 851127 (Visually impaired) | Bihar |
