Two teachers from Odisha, Ashok Kumar Satpathy and Ajit Kumar Sethy, were conferred with the prestigious National Awards on the occasion of Teacher’s Day on Sunday.
They were among the 44 teachers selected for the National Awards to Teachers (NAT), 2021. President Ram Nath Kovind honoured the teachers during a programme via videoconference attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
While Ashok Satpathy is posted at the Zilla Government School in Bhadrak, Ajit Sethy is the Acting Head Teacher of Government UP School, Kanamana, Chhatrapur, Ganjam district.
The purpose of National Awards to Teachers is to celebrate the unique contributions of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honour those teachers who through their commitment and industry have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students.