President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday conferred the National Teacher Award 2021 on Dr. Pramod Kumar Shukla of Eklavya Model Residential School in Bastar in Chhattisgarh along with 43 teachers across the country for developing innovative methods of teaching.
In the virtual event, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi were present.
Chhattisgarh Scheduled Caste and Tribe Department Secretary D D Singh and Commissioner Shammi Abidi presented Dr Shukla a medal, a citation, a shawl and shriphal during the event held at Secretariat, Mahanadi Bhawan.
Dr Shukla, an English teacher, experimented with English text based plays once a week to remove the fear of English from the minds of the children. This helped to create interest in English among students.
Under his guidance, 145 students were selected by the National Selection Committee for Inspire Award. Sixty-nine students cleared the National Means cum Merit Scholarship Examination, National Talent Search Examination, Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana and other state level examinations.