Maharashtra Teacher Wins $1 Million, Says Will Share Half With Finalists

Friday, 4 December 2020Newsdesk

A primary school teacher from India was on Thursday named the winner of the $1 million annual Global Teacher Prize 2020 in recognition of his efforts to promote girls' education and trigger a quick-response (QR) coded textbook revolution in India.

New Delhi, 04 December 2020

As per news report of NDTV, Ranjitsinh Disale, 32, from Paritewadi village in Maharashtra's Solapur district, emerged the winner among 10 finalists from across the world. The annual prize was founded by the Varkey Foundation in 2014 to recognise an exceptional teacher who has made outstanding contribution to the profession.

Source -NDTV