India News | Maha ZP Teacher Who Got Global Prize Felicitated by CM, Dy CM

Mumbai, Dec 7 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his deputy Ajit Pawar on Monday felicitated Ranjitsinh Disale, a school teacher from Solapur who recently won the coveted USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize.

According to an official statement, the Zilla Parishad (ZP) school teacher's parents too were felicitated on the occasion.

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Ministers Balasaheb Thorat, Eknath Shinde, Aaditya Thackeray, Varsha Gaikwad and others were present, said the statement.

The ZP primary school teacher from Paritewadi, a village with less than 2,000 people in Maharashtra's Solapur district, was recognised for his efforts to promote girls' education.

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Disale has said he will share 50 per cent of the prize money among his fellow finalists.

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