National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) was launched in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The formal inauguration was done by Commissioner Secretary, School Education Department, Sarita Chauhan.

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

This Mission aims to build the capacities of 42 lakh participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at the elementary level in all Government Schools across the country, faculty members of SIEs/SCERTs, DIETs etc.