Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya honours Punjab schools

Tribune News Service

Mohali, September 11

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya today presented the FAP State Awards 2021 at Chandigarh University, Gharuan.

The event was hosted by the Federation of Private School and Association of Punjab.

Gurukul Grover Crenza Senior Secondary School Patran (Patiala); Dream Public School, Ramgarh Sikri, Talwara (Hoshiarpur); Premjot Public Senior Secondary School Kapurthala; Dayanand Aadarsh Vidyala Hoshiarpur; and Angel World School, Morinda, were awarded for the best infrastructure.

Noted Punjabi writer and poet Dr Surjit Patar received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution in the field of Punjabi literature. Environmentalist and social worker Balbir Singh Seechewal was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution in the field of environment protection.

The Governor also conferred Award of Honor to India hockey players Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinderpal Singh and captain Manpreet Singh, who were part of the bronze medal winning team at the Tokyo Olympics.

“Punjab is a progressive state in every field, including education,” said Dattatreya.

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