National Mission 'NISHTHA' launched in J&K

National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) was launched in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with its formal inauguration by Commissioner Secretary, School Education Department, Sarita Chauhan.

The event was attended by around 300 teachers, Key Resource Persons (KRPs) and Chief Education Officers, DIET Principals and Educational Administrators.

Addressing the gathering, Sarita apprised the participants of the broad contours of NISHTHA which is a National Mission aimed at improving learning outcomes at Elementary level



through integrated Teacher Trainings. She added that "NISHTHA is a pioneer scheme being launched across the country, with a total of 86000 Elementary teachers of Government Schools being trained in J&K under the programme”.

Director NCERT, Prof HK Sanapati, elaborating on the significance of the programme, revealed that this Mission aims to build the capacities of 42 lakh participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at elementary level in all Government Schools across the country, faculty members of SIEs/SCERTs, DIETs etc.