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Chandigarh: 15 get State Award on Teachers’ Day

Each awardee was given a cash prize of 31,000, while those being awarded the commendation certificate were given a cash prize of 11,000.

Updated on: Sep 6, 2023, 24:44:54 IST
By , Chandigarh
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To celebrate Teachers’ Day on Tuesday, UT department of school education organised a felicitation ceremony for the recipients of the State Award and commendations for teachers at Tagore Theatre. UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit awarded 15 teachers with State Awards and nine teachers with commendations. Each awardee was given a cash prize of 31,000, while those being awarded the commendation certificate were given a cash prize of 11,000.

Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit presenting State Award to a teacher on the occasion of Teachers’ Day at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit presenting State Award to a teacher on the occasion of Teachers’ Day at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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