Lok Sabha Question No. 1810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: NISHTHA Programme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1810 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## NISHTHA Programme

1810. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether any studies have been conducted to analyse the impact of teacher training under the National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Assessment (NISHTHA) Scheme on the learning outcomes of children and if so, the details thereof; and (b) the funds allocated under the scheme, Statewise?

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

(a) to (b): 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. It has been decided to conduct the National Achievement Survey in 2020 to assess the learning outcomes of students.

NISHTHA training covers various aspects related to Learning Outcomes, Competency Based Learning and Testing, Learner-centered Pedagogy, School Safety and Security, Personal-social qualities,  Inclusive  Education,  ICT  in  teaching-learning  including  Artificial  Intelligence, Health  and  well-being  including  yoga,  Initiatives  in  School  Education  including  library,  eco club, youth club, kitchen garden, School Leadership qualities, Environmental Concerns, Preschool, Pre-vocational Education and School Based Assessment, in a joyful learning manner. The State-wise funds allocated under NISHTHA are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1810 FOR REPLY ON 02.03.2020 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA REGARDING NISHTHA PROGRAMME

| State-wise fund allocated under NISHTHA, 2019-20.   | State-wise fund allocated under NISHTHA, 2019-20.   | State-wise fund allocated under NISHTHA, 2019-20.   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                               | States &Union Territories                           | Funds allocated (Rs. In lakh)                       |
| 1                                                   | Andaman &Nicobar                                    | 77.02                                               |
| 2                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                      | 3117.82                                             |
| 3                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                   | 416.22                                              |
| 4                                                   | Assam                                               | 5326.88                                             |
| 5                                                   | Bihar                                               | 11003.92                                            |
| 6                                                   | Chandigarh                                          | 70.47                                               |
| 7                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                        | 4305.21                                             |
| 8                                                   | Dadra &NHaveli                                      | 45.53                                               |
| 9                                                   | Daman &Diu                                          | 13.82                                               |
| 10                                                  | Delhi                                               | 1167.38                                             |
| 11                                                  | Goa                                                 | 69.41                                               |
| 12                                                  | Gujarat                                             | 6045.08                                             |
| 13                                                  | Haryana                                             | 1843.38                                             |
| 14                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                    | 1177.64                                             |
| 15                                                  | Jammu &Kashmir                                      | 2461.51                                             |
| 16                                                  | Jharkhand                                           | 3367.53                                             |
| 17                                                  | Karnataka                                           | 4824.82                                             |
| 18                                                  | Kerala                                              | 1308.66                                             |
| 19                                                  | Lakshadweep                                         | 19.84                                               |
| 20                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                      | 8252.02                                             |
| 21                                                  | Maharashtra                                         | 7389.01                                             |
| 22                                                  | Manipur                                             | 431.17                                              |
| 23                                                  | Meghalaya                                           | 667.90                                              |
| 24                                                  | Mizoram                                             | 255.21                                              |
| 25                                                  | Nagaland                                            | 402.42                                              |
| 26                                                  | Odisha                                              | 5576.24                                             |
| 27                                                  | Puducherry                                          | 75.34                                               |
| 28                                                  | Punjab                                              | 2116.79                                             |
| 29                                                  | Rajasthan                                           | 6982.52                                             |
| 30                                                  | Sikkim                                              | 229.56                                              |
| 31                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                          | 4120.23                                             |
| 32                                                  | Telangana                                           | 2816.72                                             |
| 33                                                  | Tripura                                             | 913.43                                              |
| 34                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                       | 16393.88                                            |
| 35                                                  | Uttarakhand                                         | 1106.27                                             |
| 36                                                  | West Bengal                                         | 11295.96                                            |

Source: PMS 2019-20.