Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj today presented the best performing and implementation Award bagged by Himachal Pradesh in education sector in Big State’s category in the India Today State of State’s Survey 2018 to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, here today.This Award was received by Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj from Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu at a function organised in New Delhi on 22 November, 2018.Jai Ram Thakur appreciated the efforts of the Education department and said that the Award presented to the state was result of consistent and sincere efforts of the state government to improve quality of education. He said the state government was committed to provide best educational facilities to the students nearer to their homes. The efforts were on to provide best infrastructural facilities and filling up the vacant posts of the teachers.Secretary, Education Dr. Arun Sharma, Director, Higher Education and Elementary education were also present on the occasion.