Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: NISHTHA Programme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## NISHTHA Programme

## 200. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has introduced National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic  Advancements  (NISHTHA)  for  providing  training  to  42  lakh  teachers  across  the country and if so, the details thereof; (b)  whether  the  Government  has  also  included  the  teachers working  in  schools  under  State Boards in NISHTHA and if so, the details thereof and the actual financial allocation proposed by the Government for this purpose; (c) whether NISHTHA covers the entire teaching workforce at the elementary level and if not, the basis on which 42 lakh teachers were chosen for the programme; (d) the criteria for identification of the key resource persons; (e)  whether  translations  of  the  modules  available  online  into vernacular  languages  is  being done and if so, the timeline for completion of the same along with the methods proposed for promotion of experimental and joyful learning; and (f) whether there is a timeline for SRG training in each State and Union Territory and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (f):  Yes,  Sir.  The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  has  launched  a National Mission to improve learning outcomes at the Elementary level through an Integrated Teacher Training Programme called NISHTHA - National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha in August 2019. This integrated programme aims to build the capacities of around 42 lakh participants  covering  all  teachers  and  Heads  of  Schools  at  the  elementary  level  in  all

Government  schools,  faculty  members  of  State  Councils  of  Educational  Research  and Training (SCERTs), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) as well as officials and Resource Persons from Block Resource Centres (BRCs) and Cluster Resource Centres (CRCs) in all States and UTs. The total estimated cost of NISHTHA training is around Rs. 1118.70 Crores. The Key Resource Persons are identified by the respective State and Union Territory Government. The English and Hindi version of all the modules are available on the website  of  NCERT  (nishtha.ncert.gov.in).  The  modules  of  NISHTHA  are  activity  based including educational games and quizzes, socio-emotional learning, motivational interaction, team  building,  thus  focus  on  experiential  and  joyful  learning  with  the  aim  to  empower teachers to work with creativity. All the States and UTs have been requested for translation of all  the  modules  in  regional  languages  as  also  to  implement  the  NISHTHA  training programme in a time bound manner.

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