LIVE updates on Shikshak Parv 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the students and teachers on the inaugural conclave of 'Shikshak Parv' on  Tuesday (September 7) via video-conferencing. The prime minister will also launch multiple key initiatives in the education sector.

The Shiksha Parv is being celebrated by the Ministry of Education. The celebration started on September 5 and will continue till September 17 in recognition of the valuable contributions of teachers and to take New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 a step forward.

Together with addressing all the education stakeholders, PM Modi will also launch five initiatives on the occasion, including Indian Sign Language dictionary of 10,000 words, Talking Books (audio books for visually impaired), School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework (SQAAF) of CBSE, NISTHA teachers' training programme for NIPUN Bharat, and Vidyanjali Portal for facilitating education volunteers, donors and CSR contributors for school development.

 The theme of 'Shikshak Parv-2021' is 'Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India', it noted. Its celebration will encourage innovative practices to ensure not only continuity of education at all levels but to improve quality, inclusive practices, and sustainability in schools across the country as well, the PMO said. 

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