Lok Sabha Question No. 13 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: NISHTHA Programme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 13 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## NISHTHA Programme

## *13 . SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the details of progress made with regard to National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) Programme for teacher training, State-wise; and
- (b) the details of other such measures taken/being taken by the Government for capacity building of teachers in the country?

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

(a) to (b):         A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (B) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  13  FOR  REPLY  ON  03.02.2020  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL REGARDING NISHTHA PROGRAMME

- (a):       Under National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic  Advancement (NISHTHA) programme, more than 7 lakh teachers, head  teachers  and  other  functionaries  have been trained which includes 21224 Key Resource Persons. The details are at Annexure.
- (b):       Under Samagra Shiksha- an Integrated Scheme for School Education- support is provided for in-service training of  teachers, school Heads, subject teachers,  resource persons, master trainers, Education  Administrators,  Teachers  Educators,  key  resource  persons,  induction  training  of  newly recruited teachers at elementary and secondary levels.  Training of teachers is also provided through digital medium on Swayam and Disksha platform.

In higher education, the Ministry is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT). Under this Scheme, inter-alia, a programme namely 'The Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT)', a major and  unique  initiative  of  online  professional  development  of  higher  education  faculty  is  being implemented.

In  addition,  various  schemes,  namely,  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA), Global  Initiative  for  Academics  Network  (GIAN),  Technical  Education  Quality  Improvement Programme  (TEQIP),  are  being  implemented  to  improve  the  quality  of  teaching  in  higher education. A  number  of  initiatives  are  also  undertaken  by  UGC  and  AICTE  for  quality improvement of teaching in higher and technical education.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  13  FOR  REPLY  ON  03.02.2020  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL REGARDING NISHTHA PROGRAMME

Training Details (as on 31 st January, 2020)

| States                      | Total SRPLs and KRPs trained   | Total teachers and heads trained   | Total   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh              | *                              | *                                  | *       |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 24                             | 2938                               | 2962    |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 100                            | 352                                | 452     |
| Assam                       | 1376                           | 55700                              | 57076   |
| Bihar                       | 982                            | 56205                              | 57187   |
| Chandigarh                  | 38                             | 3511                               | 3549    |
| Chhattisgarh                | 600                            | 0                                  | 600     |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 12                             | 1572                               | 1584    |
| Daman and Diu               | 6                              | 470                                | 476     |
| Delhi                       | 389                            | 11282                              | 11671   |
| Goa                         | 24                             | 2104                               | 2128    |
| Gujarat                     | 1542                           | 41778                              | 43320   |
| Haryana                     | 694                            | 33271                              | 33965   |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 343                            | 25963                              | 26306   |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 323                            | 0                                  | 323     |
| Jharkhand                   | 909                            | 7109                               | 8018    |
| Karnataka                   | 709                            | 0                                  | 709     |
| Kerala                      | *                              | *                                  | *       |
| Lakshadweep                 | 6                              | 720                                | 726     |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 498                            | 0                                  | 498     |
| Maharashtra                 | 2022                           | 49118                              | 51140   |
| Manipur                     | 128                            | 2684                               | 2812    |
| Meghalaya                   | 130                            | 0                                  | 130     |
| Mizoram                     | 57                             | 4287                               | 4344    |
| Nagaland                    | 114                            | 2764                               | 2878    |
| Odisha                      | 1830                           | 0                                  | 1830    |
| Puducherry                  | 30                             | 2795                               | 2825    |
| Punjab                      | 509                            | 0                                  | 509     |
| Rajasthan                   | 2126                           | 171923                             | 174049  |
| Sikkim                      | 66                             | 4493                               | 4559    |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 1248                           | 130180                             | 131428  |
| Telangana                   | 1026                           | 1511                               | 2537    |
| Tripura                     | 173                            | 0                                  | 173     |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 2865                           | 61441                              | 64306   |
| Uttarakhand                 | 325                            | 23956                              | 24281   |
| West Bengal                 | *                              | *                                  | *       |
| Total                       | 21224                          | 698127                             | 719351  |

*The Programme is yet to start.

Source: NCERT NISHTHA Dashboard