Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Teachers Training Programmes under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Mani A

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 10

ANSWERED ON-03/02/2024

## Teacher Training Programmes under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

## 10. Shri Mani A:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the types of training programmes available for teachers under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and the measures followed by the Government to ensure that teachers are equipped with modern teaching methodologies;

(b) the details of the number of teachers trained in the various programmes and its impact on teaching quality;

(c) the content and methodologies used in the teacher training programmes under the Abhiyan;

(d) the measures being taken by the Government to ensure that teachers in rural and remote areas have access to quality training programmes under the Abhiyan;

(e) the budget allocated for teacher training programmes under the Abhiyan and the increase in funding for these programmes over the years; and

(f) whether the Government has conducted any assessments on the impact of these training programmes on teaching quality and student learning outcomes?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDARY)

(a) to  (e):  Strengthening  of  teacher  training/education  programmes  is  supported  under  the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha in alignment with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. The interventions under Samagra Shiksha are aimed at strengthening of physical infrastructure in Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs); support to State Councils of Educational Research and Trainings (SCERTs) so that they can effectively and  efficiently  carry  out  quality  teacher  education,  research  and  develop  state-specific curriculum  framework,  as  a  follow  up  to  the  National  Curriculum  Framework  for  School Education (NCF SE); capacity building of District Institute of Education and Training  (DIET) functionaries; continuous academic support to schools through BRC/CRC etc.

Financial provision is provided under this scheme as per state specific proposals 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 including those in rural and remote areas at elementary and secondary levels through SCERTs and DIETs, as the nodal agencies.

The details  of  teacher  training  allocated  under  Samagra  Shiksha  in  the  last  three  years  are available in Annexure at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques .

The Department of School Education and Literacy has also 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. NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for "Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training".  NISHTHA online was launched using DIKSHA platform in October, 2020. NISHTHA training has been extended to secondary stage teachers in 2021-22. Subsequently, NISHTHA also extended to Foundational Literacy and Numeracy and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) for training of master trainers.

The Government has decided to develop all functional 613 District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) into Centers of Excellence under the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha  in  a  phased  manner  starting  from  FY  2023-24.  Based  on  proposals  submitted  by States/UTs for the FY 2023-24, the Government has sanctioned a financial assistance of Rs. 92,320.18 Lakhs for upgradation of 125 DIETs of 33 States/UTs out of which a total of Rs. 30,559.13 Lakhs have been released to 29 States/UTs as central share.

Further,  in  terms  of  NEP,  2020,  the  Government  has  released  a  Guiding  Document  on  the National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) and Bluebook on the National Mission for Mentoring (NMM). NPST defines competencies of teachers at different stages/levels. The Bluebook  on  NMM  contains  the  various  modalities  for  mentoring  of  schoolteachers  for enhancing their capacity building.

(f):  In  order  to  diagnose  learning  gaps  and  determine  interventions  necessary  in  policies, teaching  practices  and  learning,  the  Government  conducts  National  Achievement  Survey (NAS) in a cycle of three (03) years. NAS (now referred to as PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan) is  a  national  level  assessment  about  learning  achievements  in  schools  and  was  recently conducted on 03 rd December, 2024.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 10 FOR 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI MANI A REGARDING "TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN'.

|    |                                      | FY 2022-23   | FY 2022-23             | FY 2023-24   | FY 2023-24             | FY 2024-25   | FY 2024-25             |
|----|--------------------------------------|--------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|
| No | State/UT                             | Physical     | Financial (Rs in Lacs) | Physical     | Financial (Rs in Lacs) | Physical     | Financial (Rs in Lacs) |
| 1  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | 545          | 5.45                   | 962          | 24.05                  | 1,476        | 75.20                  |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh                       | 10,580       | 105.80                 | 64,769       | 1,887.31               | 206,171      | 7,833.73               |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 1,490        | 14.90                  | 8,505        | 447.55                 | 15,249       | 409.18                 |
| 4  | Assam                                | 8,006        | 80.06                  | 69,265       | 1,975.97               | 195,077      | 8,698.72               |
| 5  | Bihar                                | 53,684       | 1,163.42               | 139,221      | 6,979.40               | 437,410      | 21,847.32              |
| 6  | Chandigarh                           | 768          | 7.68                   | 3,030        | 96.96                  | 2,576        | 64.40                  |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh                         | 40,335       | 403.35                 | 48,962       | 1,468.86               | 126,878      | 2,833.01               |
| 8  | Delhi                                | 37,463       | 386.11                 | 34,232       | 697.83                 | 53,982       | 1,080.95               |
| 9  | Daman & Diu and Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 809          | 26.51                  | 2,165        | 119.18                 | 2,926        | 159.03                 |
| 10 | Goa                                  | 2,416        | 24.16                  | 3,961        | 50.38                  | 8,399        | 134.24                 |
| 11 | Gujarat                              | 20,010       | 200.10                 | 39,747       | 777.22                 | 33,220       | 332.20                 |
| 12 | Haryana                              | 36,701       | 367.01                 | 26,950       | 427.48                 | 88,331       | 1,601.68               |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh                     | 14,240       | 142.40                 | 4,083        | 134.89                 | 24,970       | 557.80                 |
| 14 | Jammu And Kashmir                    | 10,782       | 107.82                 | 77,890       | 1,650.49               | 110,322      | 2,346.92               |
| 15 | Jharkhand                            | 0            | 0.00                   | 13,255       | 331.38                 | 101,126      | 1,793.78               |
| 16 | Karnataka                            | 17,535       | 175.35                 | 79,477       | 1,986.93               | 387,986      | 5,384.38               |
| 17 | Kerala                               | 15,827       | 158.27                 | 0            | 0.00                   | 0            | 0.00                   |
| 18 | Ladakh                               | 596          | 5.96                   | 2,379        | 59.48                  | 1,757        | 44.11                  |
| 19 | Lakshadweep                          | 135          | 1.35                   | 158          | 1.58                   | 375          | 4.84                   |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh                       | 37,341       | 973.41                 | 185,732      | 7,829.74               | 357,321      | 12,814.91              |

| 21          | Maharashtra   | 68,245   | 526.38   | 296,480   | 3,014.80   | 300,064   | 3,200.64   |
|-------------|---------------|----------|----------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
| 22          | Manipur       | 2,307    | 23.07    | 7,448     | 356.65     | 18,761    | 963.53     |
| 23          | Meghalaya     | 1,537    | 15.37    | 0         | 0.00       | 13,268    | 154.06     |
| 24          | Mizoram       | 1,031    | 10.31    | 839       | 28.61      | 1,212     | 24.24      |
| 25          | Nagaland      | 610      | 6.10     | 10,028    | 317.37     | 11,188    | 334.45     |
| 26          | Odisha        | 6,028    | 60.28    | 0         | 0.00       | 86,559    | 432.80     |
| 27          | Puducherry    | 979      | 9.79     | 900       | 8.10       | 6,216     | 277.40     |
| 28          | Punjab        | 16,608   | 166.08   | 37,531    | 946.85     | 48,310    | 672.78     |
| 29          | Rajasthan     | 50,798   | 589.05   | 41,692    | 775.87     | 67,753    | 1,803.89   |
| 30          | Sikkim        | 133      | 1.33     | 2,818     | 84.54      | 2,391     | 69.01      |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu    | 46,267   | 462.67   | 33,175    | 856.25     | 340,554   | 12,485.66  |
| 32          | Telangana     | 0        | 0.00     | 38,384    | 575.76     | 119,592   | 3,047.43   |
| 33          | Tripura       | 4,641    | 46.41    | 16,561    | 414.03     | 29,158    | 728.95     |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh | 61,285   | 612.85   | 304,984   | 5,701.59   | 751,153   | 12,260.98  |
| 35          | Uttarakhand   | 14,480   | 144.80   | 12,923    | 386.98     | 28,413    | 718.43     |
| 36          | West Bengal   | 62,426   | 624.26   | 59,446    | 649.06     | 199,637   | 3,916.57   |
| Grand Total | Grand Total   | 646,638  | 7,647.86 | 1,667,952 | 41,063.11  | 4,179,781 | 109,107.17 |

(Source: Samagra Shiksha PABs)