Maharashtra school teacher Ranjitsinh Disale to split $1 Million global prize he won

After Maharashtra primary school teacher Ranjitsinh Disale was named winner of $1 million annual Global Teacher Prize 2020, state Goverr, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, on Thursday congratulated him. Taking to Twitter, Maharashtra's Goverr conveyed his heartiest greetings and felicitations to Ranjitsinh Disale. Koshiyari also said that Disale's work of generating interest in education among children from rural areas is commendable. 

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Maharashtra: Ranjitsinh Disale wins $1 million

Ranjitsinh Disale, a primary school teacher from Paritewi vill in Maharashtra's Solapur district, was declared winner of 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. annual Global Teacher Prize was founded by Varkey Foundation in 2014 to recognise an exceptional teacher who has me an outstanding contribution to profession. 

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Disale to share 50 per cent of his prize money

While anuncing that he will be sharing 50 per cent of his prize money with his fellow finalists to support ir 'incredible work', primary school teacher said that COVID-19 pandemic has exposed education and communities it serves in multiple ways. 'But, in this hard time, teachers are giving ir best to make sure every student has access to ir birthright of a good education,' Disale ded. 

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Disale said, "Teachers are real changemakers who are changing lives of ir students with a mixture of chalk and challenges. y always believe in giving and sharing. refore, I am very pleased to anunce that I will share 50 per cent of prize money equally among my fellow top 10 finalists to support ir incredible work. I believe, toger, we can change this world because sharing is growing."

As per Disale's anuncement, or 9 finalists will receive approximately $55,000 each. As per reports from Global teacher Prize, this is has been first time that any winner is sharing his prize money. Commenting on this occasion, Indian education philanthropist Sunny Varkey, founder of prize said, 'By sharing prize money, you teach world importance of giving.'

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(With ANI inputs)