Banega Swasth India Teachers' Awards 2026 - Meet The Winners

Banega Swasth India Teachers' Awards 2026 honour the nation‑builders: teachers. Their exemplary work in sanitation, hygiene, health awareness, and social impact turns classrooms into catalysts for lasting change. The awards recognises the ones who never asked for applause, the ones who built a healthier India, one child, one habit, one classroom at a time.

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Banega Swasth India Teachers' Awards 2026 - Meet The Winners

Tsering Wangmo, Ladakh

Tsering Wangmo upgraded toilets and daily hygiene at TDM Ladakh Model School, Gonpa–Leh.

Rupak Roy Choudhury, Delhi

He upgraded girls’ sanitation and menstrual support with pad machines, and student clubs at Delhi's Sulabh School Sanitation club.

M. Karunagaran, Puducherry

He boosted toilet upkeep and waste habits via student groups, parents, and local bodies in Tamil Nadu.

B. Neelaiah, Andaman & Nicobar Island

He inked chess to plastic pollution and led beach clean-ups with students and locals in Andaman & Nicobar.

Changamayum Damayanti Devi, Manipur

She made handwashing, toilet use, and litter disposal daily habits through demos and peer reminders in Manipur.

Geeta Kumari, Rajasthan

She built a rural Rajasthan school and an “Ijjat Ghar” toilet for girls’ safe sanitation and dignity.

Vijay Prasad Bhatt, Uttarakhand

He added classrooms, toilets, and handwashing stations in Uttarakhand, lifting attendance and hygiene sharply.

Satyapal Singh, Haryana

He rolled out hygiene guidance, check-ups, deworming, yoga, and tree planting across a Uttarakhand school campus.

Sushma Tamang, Sikkim

She fought menstrual stigma and waste via counseling, fundraising, and student cleaning drives in Sikkim.

Omprakash Mishra, Odisha

He restored water and sanitation in Odisha with solar purification, handwashing stations, and three toilets.

Dr. Niyati Chitkara, Chandigarh

She led student campaigns on handwashing, menstrual health, disease prevention, and waste at Chitkara International School.

Bhavini Dineshbhai Desai, Daman

She turned 1,000+ learners into cleanliness ambassadors with monitors and community-backed soap and dustbin habits.

K. Nzangbeni Lotha, Nagaland

She introduced hygiene education, a sanitizer stand, and a pad incinerator for adolescent health in a Govt. HSSS.

Bellinda Kharsati, Meghalaya

She made cleanliness a village duty, converting school waste into manure for a women’s self-help group.

Anjali Raina, Jammu & Kashmir

She broke menstrual stigma with talks, student groups, and pad distribution to keep girls in school.

R. Lalramsiami, Mizoram

She used Mizo hygiene books and Eco Club routines to spread school-to-home cleanliness in Mizoram.

Dr. Anjaly Saxena, Uttar Pradesh

She launched a menstrual club, pad bank, incinerator, and birthday soap gifts for accessible, collaborative hygiene.

Jury Members

Temjen Imna Along (Jury Chair)

Minister of Tourism and Higher Education, Nagaland

Padma Shri Dr. Indira Chakravarty

Public Health Specialist and Environmentalist

Padma Shri Sai Damodaran

Founder & CEO, Gramalaya

Shankar Venkatasubramaniam

EVP, Kumudam Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Manika Raikwar

COO, IILM University

Sonali Khan

Managing Director, Sesame Workshop India

Deepak Bagla

Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

Rusen Kumar

Founder & Managing Editor, India CSR

Kamal Narayan Omer

Founder & CEO , IHW Council

Pavan Jain

CEO, Yuva Unstoppable

Gautam Rishi

Marketing Director, Hygiene, South Asia, Reckitt  

Guntas Randhawa

Regional Marketing Director, Health, South Asia