Dr Radhakrishnan Award conferred on 13 teachers

Coimbatore: Municipal administration minister S P Velumani on Wednesday handed over the Dr Radhakrishnan Award for best teachers to 13 schoolteachers in the district at an event that was organized at the district collectorate.
Of the 13 awardees, six were from the government and aided high and higher secondary schools, as many others from the government and aided elementary and middle schools, and one from a private school. The teachers were given a certificate, a medal and a cash award of Rs 10,000 each.
In addition, three staff members of the District Institute of Education and Training, including its principal, were honoured with congratulatory certificates for producing video lessons for online learning.
It is to be noted that the award ceremony was conducted in several other districts over the past four days. Teachers in the district had expressed concerns over the delay in holding the award ceremony and officials withholding the list of awardees.