Lok Sabha Question No. 3364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: PMMMNMTT
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3364 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## PMMMNMTT

## 3364. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  status  of  Pandit  Madan  Mohan  Malviya  National  Mission  on  Teachers  and  Training (PMMMNMTT) and the progress made thereunder;
- (b) whether any proposals under different components of the scheme have been placed before the Project Approval Board (PAB);
- (c) whether any of such proposals have been sanctioned by PAB and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  institutions  referred  to  as  the  international  mentoring  partners  for  the  said school of education mentioned in the scheme and the names of such institutions that have been narrowed down by the Government, if any?

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

(a) to (d): The Central Sector Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers & Teaching (PMMMNMTT) was launched in December, 2014. It will continue till March 2020. The aim of this mission  is to provide quality teachers  in schools and colleges, attract talented  people  in  the education  sector  and  improve  quality  in  teaching.  The  mission aims to set the  teaching  standard  so  that an  organized  cadre  of professional  teachers  can  be created. The objective of this mission is to develop innovative teaching method and high level institutional facilities in all the constituent areas of education.

Under the Scheme, 12 Project Approval Board (PAB) meetings have been held so far. A total of  191  proposals  have  been  received  by  the  PAB  from  universities/institutions  across  the country, out of which 95 proposals have been approved. Details of Component wise approved proposals are given below:

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Component                                                                                                   | Approved proposals   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Schools Of Education                                                                                                    | 25                   |
| 2.        | Centres Of Excellence For Curriculum And Pedagogy                                                                       | -                    |
| 2.1       | Centres Of Excellence In Science And Mathematics Education                                                              | 5                    |
| 2.2       | Teaching Learning Centres                                                                                               | 25                   |
| 2.3       | Faculty Development Centres                                                                                             | 20                   |
| 3.        | Inter-University Centres For Teachers' Education                                                                        | 2                    |
| 4.        | National Resource Centre For Education                                                                                  | 1                    |
| 5.        | Centres For Academic Leadership And Education Management                                                                | 4                    |
| 6.        | Innovations, Awards, Teaching Resource Grant, Including Workshop &Seminar                                               | 9                    |
| 7.        | Subject Networks For Curricular Renewal And Reforms                                                                     | 4                    |
| 8.        | Induction Training Programmes of Newly Recruited Faculty in Higher Education - implemented through 62 PMMMNMTT Centers. | -                    |
| 9.        | Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) - A flagship initiatives implemented underPMMMNMTT                       | -                    |
| 10.       | Leadership for Academician Programme (LEAP) - A flagship initiatives implemented underPMMMNMTT                          | -                    |
| Total     | Total                                                                                                                   | 95                   |

There is  no international collaboration with any  approved School of Education under the Scheme.

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