National Teachers Awards 2026: PM Modi Meets Awardees, Calls for Value-Based Education
This year, 82 teachers and educators from three departments have been selected for the National Teachers Awards
Sept 5, 2026 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the winners of National Teachers Awards at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg on September 4. The awardees highlighted the experiences and innovations that have shaped their teaching journey. They shared several creative approaches adopted by them to make classroom learning more engaging and effective.
PM Modi said teachers have an increasingly important role to play in the lives of children following the reduction in traditional joint family set up. Referring to the issue of drugs, Prime Minister called upon teachers to remain alert to changes in children, identify the cause and help such children overcome the habit.
Prime Minister referred to the National Education Policy (NEP) and stressed the importance of taking children outside the classroom and connecting them with real world skills and forms of work. He also asked teachers to go beyond imparting knowledge about syllabus and help inculcate values such as dignity of labour amongst the children.
This year, 82 teachers and educators have been selected for the National Teachers Awards from three departments. These include 48 teachers from the Department of School Education and Literacy, 21 teachers/faculty members from Higher Educational Institutions and Polytechnics and 13 skill trainers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
