PM interacts with winners of National Teachers Awards

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the 82 winners of the National Teachers Awards at Lok Kalyan Marg. The selected awardees comprise 48 teachers from the Department of School Education and Literacy, 21 faculty members from Higher Educational Institutions and Polytechnics, and 13 skill trainers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. During the interaction, awardees shared their creative teaching approaches and innovations. The Prime Minister emphasized that teachers should look beyond academic performance, address student behavior, remain alert to drug addiction among youth, preserve childhood innocence, and guide children away from excessive screen time toward sports and physical activities. He also underscored the importance of connecting students with real-world skills and instilling values like the dignity of labour under the National Education Policy.