Lok Sabha Question No. 1693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Multi-grade Teaching Scenario
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 1693

ANSWERED ON-10/03/2025

## Multi-grade Teaching Scenario

1693. Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke: Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the teachers in village schools are provided specialized training for handling multi-grade teaching scenario;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  teachers  who  have  undergone  such  training  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  collaborating  with  NGOs,  private  institutions  or  international organizations to enhance teachers' training in village schools; and
- (d) if so, the details of such collaborations and the impact observed in rural areas?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) &  (b):  In  order  to  provide  continuous  professional  development  opportunities  to  the  teachers, NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement) program has been introduced by the National Council of Education, Research and Training (NCERT). It aligns with  the  NEP  2020's  focus  on  enhancing  teacher  competency,  fostering  innovative  pedagogical practices, and integrating technology into education. The NISHTHA training programme is available on the DIKSHA portal. The pedagogical perspective being transacted in these training programmes enables teachers to handle multi-grade teaching scenario also.

Number of teachers trained under different NISHTHA programmes conducted by NCERT in the last three years, state-wise are available in Annexure at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.

(c) & (d): The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) conducts training programmes for Key Resource Persons (KRPs), identified by States/UTs and also by organizations as Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)/  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (NVS)/  Eklavya  Model Residential  School  (EMRS),  etc.  from  across  the  country,  on  various  themes  related  with  school education in line with NEP 2020 and National Curriculum Frameworks. These KRPs in turn organize training programmes for all teachers including those working in rural areas across the country.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1693 FOR 10TH MARCH, 2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT  SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE, SHRI NILESH  DNYANDEV  LANKE  &  PROF.  VARSHA  EKNATH  GAIKWAD  REGARDING  "MULTI-GRADE TEACHING SCENARIO'.

## Number of teachers trained under different NISHTHA programmes conducted by NCERT in the last three years, state-wise

| State/ UT                   | No. of Certificates Issued   | No. of Certificates Issued   | No. of Certificates Issued   | No. of Certificates Issued   |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                             | NISHTHA Elementary           | NISHTHA Secondary            | NISHTHA FLN                  | NISHTHA ECCE                 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3979                         | 2115                         | 1715                         | 371                          |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 92843                        | 28678                        | 33495                        | 2149                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 5738                         | 965                          | 1866                         | 158                          |
| Assam                       | 2228                         | 44995                        | 19350                        | 548                          |
| Bihar                       | 288917                       | 41264                        | 216399                       | 1313                         |
| Chandigarh                  | 4019                         | 2397                         | 1894                         | 200                          |
| Chhattisgarh                | 111936                       | 30645                        | 38036                        | 3092                         |
| DDN&DD                      | 1859                         | 280                          | 1263                         | 534                          |
| Delhi                       | 24156                        | 13370                        | 8260                         | 2411                         |
| Goa                         | 2890                         | 7229                         | 4815                         | 1382                         |
| Gujarat                     | 108135                       | 62099                        | 63188                        | 2285                         |
| Haryana                     | 63239                        | 18093                        | 20584                        | 1131                         |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 12020                        | 19580                        | 5221                         | 358                          |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 92646                        | 24612                        | 47970                        | 29698                        |
| Jharkhand                   | 88524                        | 12995                        | 42583                        | 947                          |
| Karnataka                   | 145801                       | 68549                        | 105720                       | 17229                        |
| Kerala                      | N.I.                         |                              | 481                          | 518                          |
| Ladakh                      | 4514                         | 1381                         | 1602                         | 1061                         |
| Lakshadweep                 | N.I.                         | 350                          | 327                          | 0                            |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 261997                       | 45541                        | 121721                       | 3709                         |
| Maharashtra                 | 23857                        | 109583                       | 65628                        | 2554                         |
| Manipur                     | 11053                        | 3658                         | 7344                         | 202                          |
| Meghalaya                   | 20475                        | 3358                         | 1405                         | 325                          |
| Mizoram                     | 2607                         | 2276                         | 1539                         | 69                           |
| Nagaland                    | 1327                         | 3042                         | 4087                         | 2397                         |
| Odisha                      | 174197                       | 16331                        | 67982                        | 7084                         |
| Puducherry                  | 3611                         | 2070                         | 1582                         | 21                           |
| Punjab                      | 622                          | 3056                         | 45590                        | 1902                         |
| Rajasthan                   | 173265                       | 113881                       | 135811                       | 43062                        |
| Sikkim                      | N.I.                         | 4345                         | 3785                         | 231                          |
| Tamilnadu                   | N.I.                         |                              | 857                          | 958                          |
| Telangana                   | N.I.                         | 53411                        | 41338                        | 554                          |
| Tripura                     | 11492                        | 202                          | 15086                        | 90                           |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 525928                       | D.N.I.                       | 201275                       | 25266                        |
| Uttarakhand                 | 689                          | 23927                        | 28178                        | 1124                         |
| West Bengal                 | N.I.                         |                              | 571                          | 553                          |
| Total                       | 2264564                      | 764278                       | 1358548                      | 155486                       |

N.I - Not implemented D.N.I - Discontinued and not yet implemented