Tech Mahindra Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Tech Mahindra ltd, recently felicitated Delhi Municipal School Teachers for their excellence teaching, responsibilities and ethics.
The 5th edition of the Shikshak Samman Award was held at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
The Function was graced by IAS officer Reva Nayyar, chairperson of Bal Sahyog & director Essel Trust Foundation, Harsh D Malhotra, chairman, education committee, EDMC, P K Gupta, commissioner, NDMC), S Kumaraswamy, commissioner, EDMC and Manish Gupta, chairman, SDMC. Tech Mahindra Foundation was represented by its CEO Dr loveleen Kacker.
Speaking on the occasion Nayyar said, “I think change in the quality of learning of government schoolchildren is dependant on the quality of teaching that is imparted in classrooms. It is really a very good initiative by MCD and TMF towards this improvement by encouraging and motivating those teachers who are doing commendable job for our children in the Government school,” she added.
“Teachers are the strength of our education system. Our Municipal Corporation is very happy to collaborate with Tech Mahindra Foundation in celebrating and awarding the dedication and success of our teachers. We wish the teachers best in their future endeavours,” NDMC commissioner Gupta said.
Addressing the gathering, Dr Kacker said: “We believe that good quality education is every child’s right and is critical for our country’s future. We recognize that it is the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) which bears the major responsibility of delivering primary education to hundreds of thousands of underprivileged children of our capital.
“In spite of several daunting challenges, many teachers in the MCD schools are working with great dedication. They deserve recognition and encouragement by the civil society and, therefore, the Tech Mahindra Foundation has instituted the Shikshak Samman Awards to honour outstanding teachers working in the Municipal schools,” he added.
The scheme, which has been running successfully in partnership with the MCD honoured 25 teachers with the Shikshak Samman Award.
The SSA Award is
not only highly sought but has also begun to spin a change among the teachers who
now compete for the
award and constantly work towards upgrading quality education.
The award carries a citation, a cash amount of ` 15000 and a TlM kit worth ` 5000. It also supports the awardees through a series of
capacity building sessions and workshops culminating in a three-day residential retreat at an idyllic location.
Awardees also get opportunities to interact with leading educationists and thematic experts in fora like study circles, which are specially organised for them with a view to creating a platform for lateral learning.