Berhampur: In a rare achievement, additional district education officer (ADEO) of Odisha’s Ganjam, S Dhananjaya, has been selected to presented the Mukhyamantri Sikhya Puraskar on Teachers’ Day on Friday for the second year.
He will receive the award in recognition of his exceptional efforts in the field of education during his tenure as the Block Education Officer (BEO) of Bhanjanagar.
Dhananjaya will be honoured with the ‘block education officer award’ at the state-level felicitation ceremony, which he also received in 2023. “Excited after being selected for the Mukhyamantri Sikhya Puraskar,” TOI quoted Dhananjaya as saying.
He dedicated the award to his parents and teachers who work hard sincerely and honestly for the betterment of students.
The receipents of Mukhyamantri Sikhya Puraskar are selected after evaluating several aspects of performance, including administration, enrolment efforts and innovation.
During his tenure as BEO in Bhanjanagar from Aug 2018 to April this year, Dhananjaya initiated several projects aimed at environmental protection and tree plantation. In 2018, he introduced the ‘4G (Go for Ganesh to Make Green Ganjam)’ concept in at least two schools to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. From idol making to immersion, children from two schools in Bhanjanagar and Jagannath Prasad blocks adopted eco-friendly practices to celebrate Ganesh Utsav.