Kerala announces State Teachers' Awards winners across five categories

The Keralam government will distribute the State Teachers' Awards and the newly introduced Srestha Vidyalaya Puraskaram at Kandamkulam Jubilee Hall, Kozhikode, at 10.30 a.m. on September 5.

General Education Minister N. Samsudheen announced the winners at a press conference, stating that the State Teachers' Awards would be given away in five categories.

Lower primary and upper primary winners

In the lower primary category, the winners are Abdul Azees I, head teacher (Malappuram); M.G. Geethamma, head teacher (Pathanamthitta); Joshi D. Kollannur, head teacher (Thrissur); Susan Kuruvila, head teacher (Pathanamthitta); and Kannan S., head teacher (Kollam).

The upper primary category awards go to Janil John, primary teacher (Thrissur); Abdul Ali M.C., upper primary teacher (Malappuram); Johnson V.J., head teacher (Palakkad); Siddique Hassan A., head teacher (Malappuram); and James V., head teacher (Kozhikode).

High school and higher secondary awardees

In the high school category, Sunil Kumar K.P., Malayalam teacher (Kannur); Ali Akbar V.P., high school teacher (Malappuram); Vinod Kumar K., head teacher (Kannur); Sirajuddin P.T., Natural Science teacher (Kozhikode); and Rajesh M., Mathematics teacher (Palakkad) won the awards.

The higher secondary school awards go to Bindu P. Subhash, Sociology teacher (Malappuram); Bhaskaran P., Malayalam teacher (Palakkad); Babu Mathew, principal (Pathanamthitta); Sreeja K., Botany teacher (Kozhikode); and Sunil Kumar K., Malayalam teacher (Kollam).

The vocational higher secondary awards have been bagged by Jinesh A., principal (Malappuram); Sameer Siddiqui P., vocational instructor (Kasaragod); and Satheesh T.V., vocational teacher in accountancy and auditing (Thrissur).

Srestha Vidyalayam Puraskaram for best schools

The Srestha Vidyalayam Puraskaram, announced as part of the 100-day programme of the State government, will be given away from this year in three categories, the Minister said.

In the primary category, the top three winners are GUPS, Beemapally, Thiruvananthapuram; St. Philomena's UPS, Mallappally, Pathanamthitta; and National LP School, Edavaka, Wayanad.

In the secondary category, Government Boys HSS, Manjeri, Malappuram, bagged the first position, followed by Mount Carmel HSS, Kottayam, and GHSS, Chavassery, Iritty, Kannur.

In the higher secondary category, the awards for the best three schools have gone to Chakkalakkal HSS, Madavoor, Kozhikode; GHSS, Kamballur, Kasaragod; and St. George HSS, Vazhathope, Idukki.

The school that bagged the top spot in each of the three categories will get a cash prize of ₹5 lakh, while the next two schools in each category will get ₹3 lakh and ₹1 lakh, respectively.

The revamped website of the General Education department will be inaugurated on the occasion, the Minister said.

Source: The Hindu