Delhi lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday felicitated of 111 heads of school of Government, Government-aided and public schools along with 11 topper students of commerce, science, arts and vocational streams belonging to all three categories of schools. “The role of the school teacher is unparalleled and cannot be compared with any other profession, as it is the teacher who not only inspires the student for better studies but also imbibes the interest in the subject,” said Jung. Chief Secretary SK Srivastava, Principal Secretary (Education) Anindo Majumdar and Director (Education) Padmini Singla with other senior education officers were present.
It is for the first time, when Directorate of Education (DoE) has started the felicitation of toppers in various streams and categories in Delhi. The Government School toppers included Rishabh Chaudhary from Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Saraswati Vihar with 97.4 per cent in Commerce, Kulvinder Singh from Rashtriya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Paschim VIhar with 96.2 per cent in Science and Surbhi Sharma from Government Girl Senior Secondary School, Roop Nagar No. 1 with 96.4 per cent in Arts and Amita Yadav from SKV (Rani Jhansi), Tughlakabad Railway Colony with 92.8 per cent in vocational stream.