(a) whether the Government has any data of the admission in Asha Accredited
social Health Activists project in National Institute of Open Schooling in the last
five years; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?
(a) whether the Government has any data of the admission in Asha Accredited
social Health Activists project in National Institute of Open Schooling in the last
five years; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
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(a)&(b): National Institute of Open Schooling(NIOS) has informed that in ASHA
Certification Programme, examination is conducted at different stages for the
beneficiaries, i.e., State Trainers, District Trainers, and then ASHAs. Till now, a total of
158 State ASHA Trainers across 17 States, and 308 District ASHA Trainers from 106
Districts of 12 States were certified from NIOS. After completion of all the systems and
processes such as certification of State and District Trainers and Accreditation of
training agencies at State and District level, the first examination for 2256 ASHA
workers was conducted on 31st January 2018.The State/UT-wise detailsof ASHAs
appeared in various States tabulated below:
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State No. of ASHAs
Arunachal Pradesh 22
Assam 471
Delhi 175
Jharkhand 558
Karnataka 302
Madhya Pradesh 120
Maharashtra 279
Sikkim 25
Tripura 304
Total 2256
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