Punjab Education Minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema today announced the names of 38 teachers, who will be bestowed with prestigious state awards while 14 teachers will be given appreciation letters on Teachers’ Day at a state-level function at the CGC, Landran, on September 5. Five PES cadre officers would also be honoured with appreciation letters for their exemplary performance. Congratulating the teaching community on Teachers’ Day, Cheema said the department had formed a four-member committee comprising Principal Secretary Education C.Roul, Director General (School Education) Pardeep Aggarwal, DPI (Secondary) Balbir Singh Dhol and DPI (Elementary) Harbans Singh Sandhu for the judicious selection of teachers for the awards.