Teachers' day 2021 Live: President Kovind presents national teacher awards

“Teachers should keep in mind that every student has different abilities, different talents, different psychology, different social background and environment. Therefore, emphasis should be laid on all round development of each child according to his special needs, interests and abilities," President Kovind said.

“Our education system should be such that the students should inculcate loyalty to the constitutional values and fundamental duties of citizens, strengthen the feeling of love for the country and make them aware of their role in the changing global scenario," he also said.

“It is the duty of teachers to inculcate interest in studies in their students. Sensitive teachers can shape the future of students by their behavior, conduct and teaching," President Kovind has said on teachers' day.

Kamal Kishore Sharma, Kandaghat, Himachal Pradesh receives national teacher award 2021. He is the principal of government senior secondary school Kalhog, Kandaghat.

Chanda Dutt, a teacher from Government Middle School Rajnagar Madhubani receives the National Award for Teachers, 2021 virtually from the President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of Teachers Day 2021 today

President Ram Nath Kovind is presenting the national award to teachers on the occasion of teachers' day. The event is being held in virtual mode due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The live virtual ceremony of the national teacher award 2021 has begun. Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan is addressing the occasion. 

He remembers Padmashree Prakash Rao, a tea-seller from Odisha who used to give free education to slum kids.

Among the selected teachers are two each from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Odisha, Bihar, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.

Among CBSE schools, two teachers from Delhi's Bal Bharati Public School Dwarka and Rajasthan's Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Jhunjhunu have made it to the national honours list.

A teacher from Eklavya model residential school, Karpawand, Bastar, Chhattisgarh is also among the 44 recipients of the award.

“On Teachers' Day, greetings to the entire teaching fraternity, which has always played a pivotal role in nurturing young minds. It is commendable how teachers have innovated and ensured the education journey of students continues in the COVID-19 times," PM Modi has tweeted.

A total of 44 meritorious teachers will receive the national teacher award 2021.