Lok Sabha Question No. 2866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: NISHTHA in Bihar
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  MARCH, 2022

## NISHTHA in Bihar

## 2866. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Teachers trained under the National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) training programme during last two years in Bihar and especially Kishanganj; and
- (b) the  details  with  regard  to  the  concentration  of  such  trained  teachers  across  Bihar, especially Kishanganj?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b):  The Department of School Education and Literacy 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  on  21 st August,  2019.  This  was  launched  in  the  online  mode  on  DIKSHA platform on 6 th October, 2020.

Further, NISHTHA 2.0 for secondary/senior secondary level teachers was launched on 29th July, 2021 and NISHTHA 3.0- Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) in online mode on DIKSHA platform for teachers and school heads of pre-primary to class V was launched on  7th  September,  2021.  Module-wise  number  of  Teachers  trained  under  NISHTHA  1.0, NISHTHA  2.0  and  NISHTHA  3.0  training  programme  in  Bihar  and  Kishanganj  till  15 th March, 2022 are given at Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  THE  PARTS  (A)  AND  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2866 FOR ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022 ASKED BY DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED HON'BLE MP REGARDING NISHTHA IN BIHAR.

| NISHTHA 1.0 (Elementary)   | NISHTHA 1.0 (Elementary)                                                                                             | NISHTHA 1.0 (Elementary)              | NISHTHA 1.0 (Elementary)              |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Course Number              | Course Name                                                                                                          | Number of Teachers completed Training | Number of Teachers completed Training |
| Course Number              | Course Name                                                                                                          | Bihar                                 | Kishanganj                            |
| Course 1                   | Curriculum and Inclusive Classrooms                                                                                  | 318154                                | 5778                                  |
| Course 2                   | Developing Personal Social Qualities for Creating a Safe and Healthy School Environment                              | 304520                                | 5514                                  |
| Course 3                   | Health and Well-being in Schools                                                                                     | 302429                                | 5446                                  |
| Course 4                   | Integrating Gender In Teaching Learning Process                                                                      | 296113                                | 5253                                  |
| Course 5                   | Integration of ICT in Teaching- Learning and Assessment                                                              | 288092                                | 5015                                  |
| Course 6                   | Art Integrated Learning                                                                                              | 289574                                | 5008                                  |
| Course 7                   | School Based Assessment                                                                                              | 289467                                | 4994                                  |
| Course 8                   | Pedagogy of Environmental Studies                                                                                    | 285939                                | 4893                                  |
| Course 9                   | Pedagogy of Mathematics                                                                                              | 283498                                | 4828                                  |
| Course 10                  | Pedagogy of Languages (English)                                                                                      | 281466                                | 60247                                 |
| Course 11                  | Pedagogy of Social Sciences (Upper Primary Stage)                                                                    | 331450                                | 6263                                  |
| Course 12                  | Pedagogy of Science                                                                                                  | 279538                                | 4717                                  |
| Course 13                  | School Leadership : Concepts and Application                                                                         | 282780                                | 4637                                  |
| Course 14                  | Initiatives in School Education                                                                                      | 274378                                | 4584                                  |
| Course 15                  | Preschool Education                                                                                                  | 274743                                | 4606                                  |
| Course 16                  | Pre-Vocational Education                                                                                             | 273798                                | 4586                                  |
| Course 17                  | Covid-19 Scenario : Addressing Challenges in School Education                                                        | 273404                                | 4617                                  |
| Course 18                  | Understanding Rights, Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and The Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 | 272498                                | 4585                                  |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  THE  PARTS  (A)  AND  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2866 FOR ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022 ASKED BY DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED HON'BLE MP REGARDING NISHTHA IN BIHAR.

| NISHTHA 2.0 (SECONDARY)   | NISHTHA 2.0 (SECONDARY)                            | NISHTHA 2.0 (SECONDARY)               | NISHTHA 2.0 (SECONDARY)               |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Course Number             | Course Name                                        | Number of Teachers completed Training | Number of Teachers completed Training |
|                           |                                                    | Bihar                                 | Kishanganj                            |
| Course 1                  | Curriculum and Inclusive Classrooms                | 42858                                 | 608                                   |
| Course 2                  | ICT in Teaching-Learning and Assessment            | 42173                                 | 566                                   |
| Course 3                  | Personal-Social Qualities for Holistic Development | 40437                                 | 527                                   |
| Course 4                  | Art Integrated Learning                            | 42685                                 | 517                                   |
| Course 5                  | Understanding Secondary Stage Learners             | 42038                                 | 516                                   |
| Course 6                  | Health and Well-being                              | 41337                                 | 498                                   |
| Course 7                  | Integrating Gender in Schooling Processes          | 41651                                 | 526                                   |
| Course 8                  | School Leadership: Concepts and Applications       | 40378                                 | 475                                   |
| Course 9                  | Vocational Education                               | 38483                                 | 463                                   |
| Course 10                 | School Based Assessment                            | 39263                                 | 460                                   |
| Course 11                 | Initiatives in School Education                    | 38756                                 | 446                                   |
| Course 12                 | Toy Based Pedagogy                                 | 38562                                 | 440                                   |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  THE  PARTS  (A)  AND  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2866 FOR ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022 ASKED BY DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED HON'BLE MP REGARDING NISHTHA IN BIHAR.

| NISHTHA3.0 (FLN)   | NISHTHA3.0 (FLN)                                         | NISHTHA3.0 (FLN)                      | NISHTHA3.0 (FLN)                      |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Course Number      | Course Name                                              | Number of Teachers completed Training | Number of Teachers completed Training |
| Course Number      | Course Name                                              | Bihar                                 | Kishanganj                            |
| Course 1           | Introduction to FLN Mission                              | 196519                                | 2017                                  |
| Course 2           | Shifting Towards Competency Based Education              | 168850                                | 1748                                  |
| Course 3           | Understanding Learners: How Children Learn?              | 206640                                | 2252                                  |
| Course 4           | Involvement of Parents and Communities for FLN           | 195382                                | 2141                                  |
| Course 5           | Understanding "Vidya Pravesh" and "Balvatika"            | 213200                                | 1216                                  |
| Course 6           | Foundational Language and Literacy                       | 209953                                | 1187                                  |
| Course 7           | Multilingual Education in Primary Grades                 | 223398                                | 1517                                  |
| Course 8           | Learning Assessment                                      | 213797                                | 1477                                  |
| Course 9           | Foundational Numeracy                                    | 85371                                 | 1623                                  |
| Course 10          | School Leadership for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy | 84037                                 | 1567                                  |
| Course 11          | Integration of ICT in Teaching, Learning and Assessment  | 86614                                 | 516                                   |
| Course 12          | Toy Based Pedagogy for Foundational Stage                | 15514                                 | 213                                   |