Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Saturday accorded his approval to the list of 74 teachers to be honored by the Punjab government on Teacher's Day under three categories. According to the approved list, the Teacher State Award will be given to 55 teachers who have excelled in their fields, while the Young Teacher Award will be presented to 10 teachers. Apart from this, nine teachers have been selected for Administrative Awards. Bains said that the Punjab government will organise a state-level function on September 5 on Teacher’s Day at Virasat-e-Khalsa, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Chief Minister Bhagwant Maan will be the Chief Guest on this occasion.
