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Detailed explanation-1: -NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for “Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training". It aims to build competencies among all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage. NISHTHA is the world’s largest teachers’ training programme of its kind.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. Option 4 is correct i.e. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. The then HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has launched the first on-line NISHTHA programme for 1200 Key Resources Persons of Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -He further informed that Andhra Pradesh is the first state for which we are launching on-line NISHTHA programme for 1200 Key Resources Persons through NISHTHA portal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) is a capacity building programme for “Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training”. It was launched by Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in August 2019.