About Malaviya Mission:
- It aims to provide tailored training programmes for teachers.
- This programme will work for the capacity building of faculty members in higher educational institutions (HEI).
- It will ensure continuous professional development and help in building capacities of 15 lakh teachers of HEIs through 111 Malaviya Mission centres across India in a time-bound manner.
- It aims to improve the quality of teachers’ training, build leadership skills in teachers and help realise the goals of NEP.
- The capacity building under the Mission will be mapped to the credit framework to ensure career progression pathways for educators.
- The Indian Knowledge System has been included in the modules of the Programme.
- Human Resource Development Centres to be revamped and known as Madan Mohan Malaviya Teachers Training Centres
Key facts about Madan Mohan Malaviya
- He was an Indian educationist, a Freedom Fighter and a moderate leader.
- He was elected as the president of the Indian National Congress four times.
- He attended the Round Table Conference in 1931.
- He founded the Hindu Mahasabha in 1906.
- As an Educationist:
- He founded Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916, which was created under the B.H.U. Act, 1915.
- He was Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University from 1919-1938.
