Srinagar, Sep 5, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved awards for 20 teachers for their “excellence in services in the field of education” on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.
The School Education Department issued Government Order No. 362-JK(Edu) of 2026 on September 3, approving the awards and notifying the list of teachers selected from all districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The order was issued by Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Rumi Niwas Sharma.
The awardees include teachers, lecturers, principals and a master from different districts.
From the Jammu division, the awardees are Badhar Singh, Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School, Dablehar, Jammu; Namarita Sharma, Teacher, Government Higher Secondary School, Jakh, Samba; Amol Sharma, Teacher, Government Middle School, Pathwal, Kathua; Abhinav Gupta, Lecturer, SKS GIHSS, Udhampur; Anita Rani, Teacher, PM Shri HS, Talwara, Reasi; Jagat Dev Singh, Teacher, UPS Manwas, Doda; Sandeep Kumar, Teacher, UPS Anjole, Kishtwar; Kulbeet Singh, Teacher, Government GPS Haragoor, Zone Gool, Ramban; Shahid Qureshi, Senior Lecturer, GGHNHS, Rajouri; and Anwar Khan, Principal, HSS Boys, Mandi, Poonch.
From the Kashmir division, the government has selected Reyaz Ahmad Khan, Teacher, Government Middle School, Dremna, Zone Qazigund, Anantnag; Tawheed Parvaiz, Teacher, Government High School, Qazipora, Bandipora; Rabiya Mukhtar, Master, PM Shri School, Seer Jagir, Sopore, Baramulla; Ghulam Mohammad Dar, Teacher, GMS Batpora, Budgam; Muzaffar Ahmad Wani, Teacher, MS Kasanapati, Ganderbal; Javid Ahmad Rather, Teacher, MS Khanpora Pariwan, Kulgam; Nazir Ahmad Bhat, Teacher, Middle School, Chuntipora, Kupwara; Towfeeq Ali, Teacher, Primary School, Mirbagh, Pulwama; Shoket Hussain Bhat, Lecturer, HSS Imamsahib, Shopian; and Dr Sameena Wani, Principal, GHSS Kothibagh, Srinagar.
The government order states that the awards are being conferred in recognition of the teachers’ services in the field of education.
The award list covers 10 districts each from the Jammu and Kashmir divisions, with both male and female educators among the awardees. (KDC)

