AP SALT FLN Gnana Jyothi-II DRPs Training 2026

AP SALT FLN Gnana Jyothi-II DRPs Training 2026, AP SALT ECCE Gnana Jyothi 120-day Certificate Course DRPs Training 2026, Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT) Programme-Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (ECCE) - 120-day certificate course -Conduct of 6-Day Residential Training for District Resource Persons (DRPs) from 09.03.2026 to 14.03.2026 (1st Spell) at 6 Venues and 16.03.2026 to 18.03.2026 & 23.03.2026 to 25.03.2026 (2nd Spell – 3 Days + 3 Days) at 9 Venues

 

Samagra Shiksha, Andhra Pradesh - SALT Project - Strengthening of ECCE and FLN - Implementation of Gnana Jyothi Year–II (120-Day Certificate Course) – Conduct of 6-Day Residential Training for District Resource Persons (DRPs) from 09.03.2026 to 14.03.2026 (1st Spell) at 6 Venues and 16.03.2026 to 18.03.2026 & 23.03.2026 to 25.03.2026 (2nd Spell – 3 Days + 3 Days) at 9 Venues - Instructions Issued - Reg Rc. No: SS-15023/2/2025-SAMO-SSA Dt: #ApprovedDated#

 

Ref:

1. Approval accorded during the review meeting held on 07.01.2026.

2. Successful Completion of KRPs Training from 23.02.2026 to 28.02.2026 for 6 days at YES J Loyola Center Vijayawada.

 

The Government of Andhra Pradesh, in alignment with the objectives of NEP 2020 and the State’s commitment to strengthening Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), has introduced the Gnana Jyothi 120-Day Certificate Course (Year–II) to enhance the professional competencies of field-level functionaries working in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The programme aims to strengthen foundational learning through structured capacity building, focusing on play-based and activity-based pedagogy, inclusive practices, and improved early learning outcomes for young children.

 

In this regard, funds have been released to the Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department for organizing the Year–II Gnana Jyothi Training Programme. The training programme will be conducted by the WD&CW Department in coordination with the Department of School Education and Samagra Shiksha.

 

The Department of School Education and Samagra Shiksha shall depute 2037 Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) (three DRPs from each Mandal) to participate in the District Resource Persons (DRPs) training.

 

Further, the Travel Allowance (TA) payable to the DRPs for attending the training programme will be reimbursed by the Women Development and Child Welfare Department as per the approved norms.

 

Schedule of DRPs Training

• 09.03.2026 to 14.03.2026 for 6 days in residential mode across 6 Venues in the State in 1^st Spell
• 16.03.2026 to 18.03.2026 & 23.03.2026 to 25.03.2026 (2nd Spell – 3 Days + 3 Days) at 9 Venues

Venues for 1^st Spell & 2^nd Spell and Mapped Districts

 

Gnana Jyothi 120-day Certificate Course for Anganwadi Workers - Year 2 DRP Training | List of Venues Spell 1 - 09.03.2026 to 14.03.2026 Spell - 2 - 16.03.2026 to 18.03.2026 & 23.03.2026 to 25.03.2026 (2nd Spell – 3 Days + 3 Days)
S.No	District	Venue name	District Mapped	Spell	Name of the Incharge & Contact Number
1	Vizianagram	Oyster Internation school	Srikakulum	Spell 1 & 2	Srinivasa Reddy 99085 98887
			Manyan
			Vizianagaram
			Visakhapatnam
			ASR
			Anakapalli
2	East Godavari	Sathya Sai Parmala, Konda Guntur, Rajahmundry	East Godavari	Spell 1 & 2	D. Pavan Kiran 70132 05663
			Kakinada
			Konaseema
3	Krishna	Pragati Jr. Collage, Pamarru, Krishna	Krishna	Spell 1 & 2	K. Hareesh Chakravathy 98853 99369
			NTR
			Eluru
			West Godavari

 

4	Guntur	St. Joseph, B. Ed college, Guntur	Bapatla	Spell 1 & 2	K. Pranay 91105 88864
			Guntur
			Palnadu
5	Nellore	Indian Inistitute Tourism and Travel Management	Nellore	Spell 1 & 2	U. Rahul 73374 90085
			Prakasam
6	Tirupati	Medjee school, Tirupati	Tirupati	Spell 1	R. Sampath Kumar 99599 24862
			Chittoor
7	Kurnool	Ameelio Nursing College, Kurnool	Kurnool	Spell 2	G. Naveen 75698 75608
			Nandyala
8	Anantapur	Venue - 1 - Vijaya Bharati, Jr. College Venue - 2 - Global intermediate College	Anantapur	Spell 2	T. Ramanjaneyulu 90595 64332
			Sri Sathya Sai
9	Annamayya	Archana College, Rayachoti	Kadapa	Spell 2	P. Madan Mohan Reddy 93909 21505
			Annamaya

 

The training programme will be organized by the Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department. The Department of School Education shall depute 2037 Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) (three DRPs from each mandal) to participate in the District Resource Persons (DRPs) training programme, which will be conducted in two spells at nine venues across the State.

 

These DRPs should subsequently train the Anganwadi Workers in the State in coordination with the CDPOs and Supervisors of the WD&CW Department.

 

The list of DRPs identified from all 26 districts is placed in Annexure–I, which includes the names of the SGTs, their respective school names, and the UDISE codes.

 

All the Regional Joint Directors, District Educational Officers and Additional Project Coordinators in the State are hereby requested to act on the following immediately.

1. Relieve the identified DRPs from their respective districts well in advance for 2 spells.
2. Ensure their timely reporting at the venue at 8:00 AM for both the Spells.
3. Issue necessary instructions to avoid any disruption in school-level academic activities.
4. Monitor attendance and ensure 100% participation.
5. AMOs are instructed to depute 3 DRPs from each mandal. For each spell of the training programme, DRPs shall be sent from only half of the mandals in the district. For example, if a district has 30 mandals, DRPs should be deputed from 15 mandals in one spell, and the remaining mandals will be covered in the subsequent spell.

This has got the approval of the State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Andhra Pradesh.

 

Encl - Annexure-1 with DRPs list for convenience.

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