PM Modi interacts with recipients of National Teacher Awards 2018

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 3, 2019, interacted with the recipients of National Teacher Awards 2018 at Lok Kalyan Marg. He congratulated the award winners for their exceptional work and urged them to continue striving hard to transform the life of every student.

During the interaction, PM Modi talked about the importance of using technology as a teaching aid. He asked the teachers to encourage brainstorming amongst the students to find solutions for the various day to day problems. He urged the awardees to give every child an opportunity not  bind the students down.

The Prime Minister stressed on the need to stimulate creativity amongst students. He pointed out that encouraging creativity will act as self-motivation for children and enable them to compete with oneself. He added that it is important to understand student’s perspective about various issues.  He asked the teachers to keep the student inside each one of them alive and keep learning, according to a PIB release.

Interacting with the Prime Minister, the awardees narrated their transformational work in bringing about positive change in the schools. They also mentioned how Atal Tinkering Labs have enabled students to innovate and utilise technology.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and Minister of State for Human Resource Development Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre were also present on the occasion.