Lok Sabha Question No. 1830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: NISHTHA
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1830

ANSWERED ON 31/07/2023

## NISHTHA

1830. DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced the scheme of National Initiative for School Heads Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA);
- (b) if so, the objectives of the scheme;
- (c) the details of amounts allocated and spent, State-wise; and
- (d) the details of teachers trained so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and  (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 201920. NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for "Improving Quality of School Education through  Integrated  Teacher  Training".    In  view  of  the  COVID  pandemic  and  in  order  to provide  continuous  learning  opportunities  to  the  teachers,  NISHTHA  online  was  launched using  DIKSHA  platform  in  October  2020.  NISHTHA  training  has  been  extended  to secondary stage teachers in 2021-22. Further, NISHTHA has been extended to Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) for training of master trainers.
- (c) State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  for  In-service  Teacher Training including NISHTHA for 3 years (2019-20 to 2021-22) under Samagra Shiksha is at Annexure-I.
- (d)  State/UT-wise details of Teachers trained under NISHTHA is at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1830  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  31.07.2023  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  DR. TALARI RANGAIAH REGARDING 'NISHTHA'.

Statement showing details of funds allocated and expenditure for In-service Teacher Training including NISHTHA under Samagra Shiksha for 3 years (2019-20 to 2021-22)

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No   | State/UT          | 2019-20         | 2019-20     | 2020-21         | 2020-21      | 2021-22         | 2021-22     |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|
| S. No   | State/UT          | Funds Allocated | Expenditure | Funds Allocated | Expenditure  | Funds Allocated | Expenditure |
| 1       | A &NIslands       | 102.92          | 69.44       | 8.71            | 0            | 23.5            | 22.16       |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 7704.36         | 463.304     | 1442.17         | 883.151      | 1480.71         | 30.56       |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 826.98          | 514.081     | 99.19           | 0            | 104.17          | 103.81      |
| 4       | Assam             | 6700.14         | 2297.557    | 596.69          | 16.41        | 1730.7          | 737.34      |
| 5       | Bihar             | 12370.57        | 3320.57     | 2543.39         | 1405.877     | 1873.21         | 284.339     |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | 98.31           | 96.209      | 2.32            | 0            | 37.91           | 10          |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 5068.94         | 688.1       | 1444.79         | 112          | 1323.1          | 1323.1      |
| 8       | Delhi             | 1653.98         | 590.722     | 397.43          | 198.02       | 472.57          | 0           |
| 9       | Dnd - Dnh         | 96.74*          | 48.391*     | 5.44            | 0            | 19.91           | 0           |
| 10      | Goa               | 173.83          | 29.69       | 21.26           | 0            | 67.62           | 0.348       |
| 11      | Gujarat           | 6170.22         | 527.001     | 1468.39         | 6.636        | 1652.15         | 5.782       |
| 12      | Haryana           | 2004.19         | 2004.18     | 276.58          | 102.65       | 724.75          | 637.42      |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1485.84         | 1200.901    | 232.14          | 0.56         | 359.92          | 248.91      |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3006.58         | 1200.34     | 974.06          | 974.06       | 622.44          | 403.18      |
| 15      | Jharkhand         | 3857.39         | 2613.296    | 279.51          | 135.9        | 819.05          | 468.685     |
| 16      | Karnataka         | 7349.64         | 2240.502    | 2021.18         | 1587.204     | 1093.05         | 582.49      |
| 17      | Kerala            | 3051.31         | 1397.954    | 811.55          | 126.55       | 1362.05         | 361.592     |
| 18      | Ladakh            | 153.32          | 0           | 23.17           | 0            | 19.44           | 14.86       |
| 19      | Lakshadweep       | 41.45           | 20.559      | 2.33            | 0            | 8.67            | 0.03        |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh    | 9529.28         | 4884.07     | 3093.49         | 2720.03      | 2333.41         | 2233.41     |
| 21      | Maharashtra       | 11002.67        | 5179.21     | 87.49           | 0            | 4128.98         | 0           |
| 22      | Manipur           | 753.58          | 556.455     | 141.08          | 111.2        | 160.17          | 160.17      |
| 23      | Meghalaya         | 693.21          | 122.7       | 238.5           | 13.544       | 263.33          | 10.32       |
| 24      | Mizoram           | 346.1           | 193.685     | 51.02           | 4.128        | 82.06           | 45          |
| 25      | Nagaland          | 443.28          | 403.69      | 41.88           | 11.22        | 121.7           | 16.77       |
| 26      | Odisha            | 7880.08         | 5982.21     | 2274.97         | 2271.53      | 1665.95         | 1202.89     |
| 27      | Puducherry        | 93.94           | 57.472      | 5.68            | 0            | 37.32           | 22.8        |
| 28      | Punjab            | 2980.94         | 2976.669    | 230.76          | 230.76       | 831.48          | 820.99      |
| 29      | Rajasthan         | 7626.24         | 2616.583    | 662.4           | 101.524      | 2091.75         | 1908.625    |
| 30      | Sikkim            | 295.02          | 252.435     | 14.85           | 0            | 75.09           | 0           |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu        | 6375.79         | 3848.632    | 269.36          | 0            | 2166.87         | 2109.17     |
| 32      | Telangana         | 3602.58         | 1013.035    | 535.72          | 0            | 1265.48         | 28.235      |
| 33      | Tripura           | 1372.06         | 1372.059    | 34.55           | 34.55        | 286.43          | 257.94      |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh     | 16903.04        | 9871.295    | 2139.39         |              |                 | 2766.825    |
| 35      | Uttarakhand       | 1661.72         | 1114.91     | 79.04           | 490.785 5.14 | 5482.45 462.93  | 462.93      |
| 36      | West Bengal       | 12823.02        | 93.601      | 4240.98         | 43.516       | 3788.94         | 180.255     |
|         | Total             | 146299.24       | 59861.51    | 26791.46        | 11586.95     | 39039.26        | 17460.94    |

Source: PRABANDH

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1830  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  31.07.2023  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  DR. TALARI RANGAIAH REGARDING 'NISHTHA'.

Statement showing State/UT-wise details of Teachers trained under NISHTHA

| S. No.   | State/ UT                             | NISHTHA Elementary (Face-to- Face)   | NISHTHA Elementary   | NISHTHA Secondary   | NISHTHA FLN     | NISHTHA ECCE          |
|----------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | 2962                                 | 3979                 | 2115                | 1472            | 35                    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                        | 0                                    | 92843                | 28678               | 23243           | 1053                  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 7743                                 | 5738                 | 965                 | 1844            | 88                    |
| 4        | Assam                                 | 146889                               | 2228                 | 44995               | 18808           | Phased implementation |
| 5        | Bihar                                 | 149778                               | 288917               | 41264               | 216011          | 876                   |
| 6        | Chandigarh                            | 3549                                 | 4019                 | 2397                | 1787            | 86                    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                          | 600                                  | 111936               | 30645               | 37122           | 1555                  |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu | 2060                                 | 1859                 | 280                 | 1144            | 18                    |
| 9        | Delhi                                 | 12015                                | 24156                | 13370               | 7215            | 994                   |
| 10       | Goa                                   | 2128                                 | 2890                 | 7229                | 4567            | 740                   |
| 11       | Gujarat                               | 88716                                | 108135               | 62099               | 62718           | 332                   |
| 12       | Haryana                               | 64594                                | 63239                | 18093               | 19736           | 110                   |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                      | 32655                                | 12020                | 19580               | 5097            | 33                    |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                     | 323                                  | 92646                | 24612               | 47692           | 764                   |
| 15       | Jharkhand                             | 66808                                | 88524                | 12995               | 42254           | 295                   |
| 16       | Karnataka                             | 1454                                 | 145776               | 64706               | 100725          | 2861                  |
| 17       | Kerala                                |                                      |                      | Not Implemented     |                 |                       |
| 18       | Ladakh                                | Not Applicable                       | 4514                 | 1381                | 952             | 35                    |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                           | 726                                  | Not Implemented      | 350                 | 327             | Phased implementation |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                        | 498                                  | 261997               | 45541               | 120074          | 443                   |
| 21       | Maharashtra                           | 247754                               | 23857                | 109583              | 64438           | 948                   |
| 22       | Manipur                               | 2812                                 | 11053                | 3658                | 7317            | 181                   |
| 23       | Meghalaya                             | 3928                                 | 20475                | 3358                | 1283            | 165                   |
| 24       | Mizoram                               | 6522                                 | 2607                 | 2276                | 1499            | 5                     |
| 25       | Nagaland                              | 15302                                | 1327                 | 3042                | 3182            | 15                    |
| 26       | Odisha                                | 1830                                 | 174197               | 16331               | 66202           | 1624                  |
| 27       | Puducherry                            | 2825                                 | 3611                 | 960                 | 1570            | 6                     |
| 28       | Punjab                                | 509                                  | 622                  | 3056                | 44332           | 384                   |
| 29       | Rajasthan                             | 232638                               | 173265               | 103908              | 133633          | 6072                  |
| 30       | Sikkim                                | 4559                                 | Not Implemented      | 4345                | 3657            | 66                    |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                            | 138425                               | Not Implemented      | Not Implemented     | Not Implemented | Not Implemented       |
| 32       | Telangana                             | 96087                                | Not Implemented      | 53411               | 40945           | 145                   |
| 33       | Tripura                               | 23775                                | 11492                | 202                 | 15000           | Phased implementation |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                         | 383119                               | 525928               | 47756               | 179557          | 6413                  |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                           | 29729                                | 689                  | 23927               | 22218           | 252                   |
|          | Total                                 | 1773312                              | 2264539              | 797108              | 1297621         | 26594                 |
| 36       | West Bengal                           |                                      |                      | Not Implemented     |                 |                       |

Source

: NCERT