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PM Modi Discusses Screen Addiction, Drug Abuse With Award-Winning Teachers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met teachers who won national awards.
They talked about how to help children learn in different ways.
Some teachers discussed interviews, public speaking and finding hidden talents.
One teacher explained how schools are spreading breast cancer awareness.
Modi said children should spend less time on screens.
He suggested playing real sports and doing creative activities instead of only playing video games.
He also warned teachers to watch for signs of drug abuse.
Modi said teachers should care about children’s lives, not just books and lessons.
He said teachers help keep childhood alive.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted National Teachers’ Award winners at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Friday.
Teachers discussed innovative teaching, public speaking, identifying student talents and breast cancer awareness.
Modi urged schools to address children’s screen addiction through sports and creative activities.
He asked teachers to watch for behavioral changes that could indicate drug abuse among students.
President Droupadi Murmu presented awards to 48 teachers representing 27 states, seven Union Territories and six central government organisations.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met National Teachers’ Award winners; President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards.
- What
- The interaction covered teaching methods, public speaking, student talent, breast cancer awareness, screen addiction and drug abuse.
- Where
- Modi hosted the teachers at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, and Murmu presented the awards at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
- When
- The meeting and award ceremony took place on Friday, with the interaction video shared on Teachers’ Day.
- Why
- The interaction recognized teachers’ contributions and discussed ways to support children’s development and address emerging challenges.
Key facts
- Award recipients
- 48 school teachers
- Representation
- 26 men and 22 women from 27 states, seven Union Territories and six central government organisations
- Selection process
- A three-stage process at the district, state and national levels
- Screen-time advice
- Modi recommended real sports and creative activities to help children reduce screen use
- Drug-abuse concern
- Modi urged teachers to monitor behavioral changes among students
- Other topics
- Innovative teaching, public speaking, hidden talents and breast cancer awareness
- Award ceremony venue
- Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Quotes
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“Either that child will start taking a lot of interest in sports... and by sports, I don't mean video games but actually playing on the field. Then slowly, they can come out of it. And we should make it a habit to involve kids as much as possible in creativity, and we should design some programmes for that, "Now take the case of drugs. It's not just in big cities or universities anymore, nobody even knows what it is; someone just comes and gives it," "We need to step outside of books and the syll”
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