Lok Sabha Question No. 3858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: Funds allocated for  MMTTP
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3858 ANSWERED ON 24.03.2025

## Funds allocated for MMTTP

3858. Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  for  the  Malaviya  Mission  Teacher  Training  Programme (MMTTP) from 2023, especially in Maharashtra;

(b) the details and the total number of said Training Centres established in Maharashtra;

(c) the total number of faculties trained under the MMTTPs especially district-wise, Maharashtra;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  assess  the  skill  and  knowledge  of  the trained faculties under the MMTTP; and

(e) if so, the details thereof particularly in Maharashtra, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a):  Since  the  launch  of  re-envisioned  scheme  Malaviya  Mission  Teacher  Training  Program (MMTTP) on 05.09.2023, Rs. 22.50 crore and Rs. 35.28 crore have been released to all Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centres (MMTTCs) in FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 respectively. For MMTTCs located in Maharashtra, Rs. 1.34 crore and Rs. 2.81 crore have been released in FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 respectively.

(b) & (c): MMTTP aims to enhance the capacity and competency of faculty of higher education institutions  in  the  field  of  NEP  Orientation  &  Sensitization,  Short  Term  Program,  Refresher Course, Faculty Induction Program, Specific Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Resilience & Well-being of HEIs, Nurturing Future Leadership, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Science Communication, Academic Leadership, Capacity Building Program on Design and Entrepreneurship,  STEM,  Capacity  Building  of  Administrative  Staff  and  Teacher  Connect Program etc. through 144 MMTTCs established across the country including 14 MMTTCs from Maharashtra. Details of the programmes are accessible at MMTTP portal https://mmc.ugc.ac.in/

Apart from invitation of applications on MMTTP portal, nominations are also invited from HEIs for some components of the scheme. Overall, more than 2 lakh faculty have been trained under different components of the scheme including more than 25 thousand faculty from institutions of Maharashtra since 05.09.2023.

(d)  &  (e):  To  assess  and  review  the  overall  progress  of  the  program,  Zone  wise  Regional Workshops are organized. During the workshop, progress, outcomes and feedback of program are reviewed and evaluated. Best practices adopted by MMTTCs are shared with other centres. So far,  2  Workshops  have  been  conducted.  The  workshop  of  MMTTCs  of  Southern  Zone  was organized on 18 th  - 19 th  October, 2024 at IIITDM Kancheepuram and workshop of MMTTCs of Central  &  Western  Zone  was  held  on  31 st January  -  1 st February,  2025  at  Guru  Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya,  Bilaspur,  Chhattisgarh.  The  workshop  of  Central  &  Western  Zone  held  at Bilaspur was attended by representatives/faculties of 7 MMTTCs of Maharashtra.

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