118 school teachers felicitated with 'The State Teachers' award

New Delhi: Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia felicitated 118 teachers in the national capital with 'The State Teachers' award on the occasion of Teachers' Day on Monday. The programme was organised at the Thyagraj stadium complex which was all decked up with flowers and colourful ribbons to mark the occasion.

One of the awardees, Neeru Vijh, who has been a lecturer for thirty-three years at the government girls senior secondary school in Vasundhara Enclave, said that interventions of the Education department and the initiatives that are being taken currently are "praiseworthy".

"We have never seen such a rapid transition in the education sector in the national capital. Apart from just the textbooks, we also focus on the well being and mental health of the children at schools. The policies of Delhi government have been shaping up the young minds and helping them be a responsible citizen of the country," Vij said.

Mini Khanna, principal of Green fields School in Safdarjung Enclave, said the policies, especially the 'Deshbhakti curriculum' and the 'Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum' - have been "widely appreciated" by the students as well as the teachers.

"The policies of Delhi government have been paving way for further development of the students in Delhi schools. Two policies — the Deshbhakti curriculum and the Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum — have been really appreciated by both, the teachers and the students. We are thankful to the government for all their resources," she said. Speaking about the changes in the education policies in the last decade in Delhi, DAV Public school lecturer, Nisha Sharma said teaching in schools has been more "easy" and "application-oriented" these days.