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On Wednesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presented “Mukhyamantri Shikhya Puraskar” awards to district and block education officers, students, teachers, alumni committees, gram panchayats, and districts for their efforts to transform education into a social movement and bring about a revolution in the educational system as part of the 5T initiative.
Two categories of prizes were offered: individual and institutional. In 16 departments, 7,519 awards were awarded. A total of Rs 138 crore in prizes were awarded.
For their top matric test performance, 2,027 deserving students, 700 instructors, 419 headmasters, 58 coordinators of regional resource centers, 10 block education officers, and 3 district education officers were given awards in the Individual Prize (Secondary) category.
Similarly, in the Individual Prize (Primary) category, 319 teachers and 350 headmasters received awards.
In addition, 4 districts, 10 blocks, 1057 schools, 419 school management committees, 419 alumni committees, and 414 gram panchayats have received awards in the Institution (Secondary) category.
Additionally, 1307 schools in the Institutional (Primary) category have received awards. Aside from this, category 3 institutional prizes were awarded to the district education and training institutes.
These awards were granted in recognition of the children’s intellectual growth as well as the general advancement of schooling.
Along with the Chief Minister, Minister of School & Mass Education Sudam Marndi, Minister of Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Minorities and Backward Classes Jagannath Saraka and Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water, Information & Public Relations Minister Pradeep Kumar Amat were present during the programme among others.
Addressing the students, teachers, students and others present in the program, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman V Karthik Pandian said that seeing the problem of children’s education since the time of Covid, the Chief Minister thought about the system of online education. Then began 5T high school transformation. So far about 8,000 schools have been transformed.
According to him, the high school makeover is a special illustration of collaboration. Administration, people’s representatives, and alumni collaborated with one another. You are all a single pillar supporting the growth of Odisha. Children have been given the seeds of change by you. For this he thanked all of them.
Children today are more enthusiastic as a result of this. The “Mukhyamantri Shikhya Puraskar” of today has raised everyone working in education’s spirits and passion. The children’s confidence will be boosted by this prize, encouraging them to aim higher and fulfill their aspirations. According to him, it wouldn’t be overstatement to claim that secondary education in Odisha has undergone a revolution. He said that today everyone has become a champion towards building a new Odisha, an empowered Odisha of the Chief Minister’s dream. Along with secondary schools, higher secondary and colleges are also undergoing transformation. He said that these institutions will be dedicated soon
Commissioner-cum-Secretary of School and Mass Education Department Aswathy S gave the welcome address and Special Project Director of OSEPA proposed the vote of thanks.
