Assam headmistress to be conferred National Award by President

KV NFR Rangiya headmistress Manisha Khetrapal. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Manisha Khetrapal, headmistress of PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya, NFR Rangiya, Assam, will be awarded the National Teachers’ Award, 2026, for her innovation and contribution in strengthening Foundational and Preparatory Stages towards the rollout of the National Education Policy-2020. Before heading KV NFR Rangiya, Dr. Khetrapal worked for eight years at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Guwahati, where she initiated Project DivyaMitra, a step towards meaningful inclusion, in collaboration with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation Of India (ALIMCO).She was a key resource person of EduLead, a collaborative project between Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Samagra Shiksha Assam in which 382 principals and head teacher