Archive · 23 May 2025
Pottangi MLA Calls for Teacher Training Program in Koraput
Imagine a school where people who want to be teachers don't have many chances to learn in their own area.
In Koraput, a place with many tribal communities, a leader named Ram Chandra Kadam wants the government to help.
He wants them to start a special program called ITEP in the local colleges.
This program would let people study to become teachers in their own community, instead of having to go far away.
Right now, most spots in the only local teacher school are taken by people from outside the area.
ITEP would combine regular college with teacher training, making it easier for local youth to become teachers and improve education for everyone in the region.
Pottangi MLA Ram Chandra Kadam has urged the Odisha government to introduce the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in Koraput.
The MLA raised concerns about limited access to teacher training programs in the tribal-dominated Koraput region.
Kadam highlighted the lack of local representation in the DAV College of Teacher Education (CTE) in Koraput.
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisions ITEP integrating undergraduate studies with B.Ed. training.
Kadam requested launching ITEP in Koraput colleges from the 2026-27 academic session to empower local youth.
- Who
- Pottangi MLA Ram Chandra Kadam.
- What
- Urging the government to introduce the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in Koraput.
- When
- The request was made in a memorandum on Wednesday; implementation proposed from the 2026-27 academic session.
- Where
- Koraput, Odisha.
- Why
- To improve access to teacher training for local tribal youth and enhance educational quality.
- Initiative
- Introduction of Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)
- Proponent
- Pottangi MLA Ram Chandra Kadam
- Location of Concern
- Koraput, Odisha
- Current Teacher Education
- Two-year B.Ed. course at DAV College of Teacher Education (CTE)
- Key Issue
- Lack of local representation in teacher training
- Proposed Action
- Launch ITEP in Koraput colleges from 2026-27