Srinagar, Sept 05 (KNS): On Teachers Day, the secretary education Jammu and Kashmir, Bishwajit Kumar Singh on Sunday said that the government had decided to give away best teachers award to 10 people every year for their outstanding performance.

Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), B K Singh said that this year they have given away awards  of best teacher to 9 people and now all this process will go through a proper screening to give away best teachers away to 10 people every year.

“For this we have also framed committees for its screening at district, division and UT level to select the awardees,” Singh said.

He also said that government had decided to frame district level committees that will advise them in the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Singh said that they have also decided to leave it up to the teachers to communicate them about the requirements to make education sector of Jammu Kashmir more advanced.

He also told that in the first week of September schools for class 12th with 50% students and faculty will be permitted to open and in the 2nd week schools class 10th will be opened.

He also wishes good luck to all the students, who are going for their exams, particularly students appearing in NEET next week.

“The students of Jammu Kashmir have huge potential,  they just need our well wishes and support to excel in their life,” he added. (KNS)