HRD Minister launches Teachers Training Programme 'NISHTHA'

HRD Minister launches Teachers Training Programme 'NISHTHA'

HRD Minister launches Teachers Training Programme 'NISHTHA'

Human Resources Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the Integrated Teachers Training Programme, NISHTHA, National Initiative for School Head’s and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement, in New Delhi.

NISHTHA is the world’s largest teachers’ training programme of its kind in the world: Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal.

The basic objective of this massive training programme ‘NISHTHA’ is to motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in students.

This integrated programme aims to build the capacities of around 42 lakh participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at the elementary level in all Government schools, faculty members of State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) as well as Block Resource Coordinators and Cluster Resource Coordinators in all States and UTs.