Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 6: One day workshop on upcoming programs- National Initiative for School Head and Teachers Holistic Advancement- NISHTHA and Census of Schools SHAGUNOSTAV was conducted today to orient participants about objectives and implementation of these schemes.
The workshop, organized by Department of School Education, was chaired by Commissioner Secretary, Sarita Chauhan and attended by all Chief Education Officers and DIET Principals.
During the workshop, Commissioner Secretary also reviewed the preparedness of the department in execution of these schemes.
Speaking on the occasion, she advised the participants to ensure that every teacher attend the training programme and makes all necessary arrangements for the same.
Chauhan asked the officers to closely monitor the progress of the training and report about the functioning of the training. She reiterated the sincere participation in the programmes and to work in more coordinated manner for successful implementation of these schemes.
Commissioner Secretary stressed that SHAGUNOSTAV be carried out smoothly for capturing of school status / information correctly to enable department in addressing gaps in school infrastructure and quality. With the results of this survey, the Department of School Education shall facilitate the system to be responsive to school-specific needs, analyze school reports and initiate appropriate policy interventions, she added.
She stressed upon for constitution of different committees for various interventions of NISHTHA and SHAGUNOSTAV which shall be monitored by SPD Samagra Shiksha and Directors School Education Jammu/Kashmir on daily basis.
Earlier, State Project Director Samagra Shiksha Dr Arun Manhas gave an overview of the schemes and preparedness of the department for their implementation. He apprised the participants on the importance of NISHTHA and delineated the procedures of the scheme under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha in 2019-20.
Among others present in the programme included Anuradha Gupta, Director School Education Jammu; J. K. Sudan, Joint Director-School Education; Peerzada Mushtaq, Field Officer, Samagara Shiksha and G. R. Mir, State Coordinator-NISHTHA Samagra Shiksha.
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