Mumbai: The Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale from Maharashtra won the Global Teacher Award 2020 on which Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his deputy Ajit Pawar felicitated him. A school teacher from Solapur recently won the coveted USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize. He was facilitated by the state government on Monday. According to an official statement, the Zilla Parishad school teacher's parents were also felicitated on the occasion. Ministers Balasaheb Thorat, Eknath Shinde, Aaditya Thackeray, Varsha Gaikwad, and others were present, said the statement. The Zilla Parishad primary school teacher from Paritewadi, a village with less than 2,000 people in Maharashtra's Solapur district, was acknowledged for his efforts to promote girls' education. Disale has said he will share 50 percent of the prize money among his fellow finalists. Also Read:- Mapathon To Promote Use Of Indian Satellite Imagery Application Begins In Chhattisgarh State Open School Attention! UPSC EA/AO Exam 2020 center change facility opened by UPSC