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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami Honors Teachers, Awards Scholarships to Top Students at Gyan Ganga Ceremony
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 08 Sep 2026, 11:49 PM
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Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami presided over the Gyan Ganga ceremony in Uttarakhand, where teachers were honoured and meritorious students received scholarships.
Dehradun, Uttarakhand – Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami chaired the Gyan Ganga ceremony, a state‑run event aimed at recognizing educational excellence. The gathering saw a select group of teachers receive formal commendations for their contributions to school‑level learning across the state.
In a parallel segment, the government announced scholarships for a cohort of high‑performing students, citing their academic results in board examinations and competitive tests. The scholarships are intended to support further studies in higher education institutions within and outside the state.
The ceremony highlighted the administration’s focus on strengthening the education sector, with Dhami emphasizing the need for sustained investment in teachers and student incentives. Officials noted that the scholarship scheme will be expanded in the upcoming fiscal year to cover more disciplines.
Attendees included senior education officials, school principals, and representatives of student bodies, all of whom expressed optimism about the impact of the awards on morale and academic outcomes.
The Gyan Ganga event is part of a broader series of initiatives launched by the Uttarakhand government to improve literacy rates and reduce dropout rates in rural areas.
In a parallel segment, the government announced scholarships for a cohort of high‑performing students, citing their academic results in board examinations and competitive tests. The scholarships are intended to support further studies in higher education institutions within and outside the state.
The ceremony highlighted the administration’s focus on strengthening the education sector, with Dhami emphasizing the need for sustained investment in teachers and student incentives. Officials noted that the scholarship scheme will be expanded in the upcoming fiscal year to cover more disciplines.
Attendees included senior education officials, school principals, and representatives of student bodies, all of whom expressed optimism about the impact of the awards on morale and academic outcomes.
The Gyan Ganga event is part of a broader series of initiatives launched by the Uttarakhand government to improve literacy rates and reduce dropout rates in rural areas.