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New Delhi : This year’s National Award to Teachers 2020 holds special significance for Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) established under Ministry of Tribal Affairs as it saw its first NAT Awardee Ms Sudha Painuli, Vice Principal, EMRS-Kalsi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, since its establishment.
Union Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy, constituted an Independent Jury at National Level to bestow the National Award to Teachers (NAT) for the year 2020. Sudha Painuli made it to the list of 47 outstanding teachers selected after 3-stage rigorous online transparent process. The most unique features about her expedition include innovative experiments like initiative of Eklavya Birthday Garden, Theatre in Education, Eklavya Tribal Museum, Skill Development Workshops, and so on.
Sudha Painuli was congratulated by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda who said, “In reality, it is a huge achievement for EMRS. In the history of Eklavya, it is the first time an EMRS teacher, Smt. Sudha Painuli, has been selected for National Award.” Her achievement is a testament of Government’s efforts to provide quality education to tribal students.This achievement will motivate the entire EMRS teacher fraternity to showcase their excellence in the education field, he added, according to a PIB release.
EMRS started in 1997-98 to impart quality education to ST children in remote areas to enable them avail of opportunities in high and professional educational courses and get employment in various sectors.
