Pune: Two Teachers from Ambegaon Taluka Honored with National and State-Level Exemplary Teacher Awards
Manchar, 6th September 2023: Mrinal Ganjale-Shinde and Santosh Ramchandra Thorat, both exceptional educators from Ambegaon taluka, received prestigious national and state-level exemplary teacher awards in New Delhi and Mumbai, respectively, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the field of education.
Ganjale-Shinde was honored with the National Education Award by the Union Ministry of Education for her remarkable contributions to education at Pune Zilla Parishad Primary School in Pimpalgaon-Khadki (Ambegaon). The award, presented in New Delhi, included a cash prize of Rs 50,000, a certificate, and a medal. Ganjale was accompanied by her husband Mayur Shinde, mother-in-law Shobha Shinde, and daughter Avina Shinde during the award ceremony.
In New Delhi, President Draupadi Murmu and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan jointly bestowed the Adarsh Teacher Award upon her.
Meanwhile, Santosh Thorat, a teacher at Pune Zilla Parishad Primary School in Nigdale (Ambegaon taluka) in the remote tribal area of Sri Kshetra Bhimashankar, was honored with the Great Social Reformer Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule State Teacher Award for the year 2022-23. School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar presented the award, which comprises a cash prize of one lakh rupees, a certificate, and a badge of honor.
The ceremony took place in the presence of Teacher MLA Vikram Kale, Education Commissioner Suraj Mandre, School Education Secretary Ranjitsinh Deol, and Teacher MLA Pratap Sarnaik. Santosh Thorat was joined by family members, including father Ramchandra Thorat, wife Kamal Santosh Thorat, sister Ujwala Rakshe, Vaishali Bhor, Ashwini Tambade, Rohini Ashok Padwal, headmistress Manisha Balasaheb Kanade, Lahu Ghodekar, Santosh Kanade, Changdev Padwal, Vikas Kanade, Santosh Bhor, and other dignitaries.
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