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Naina MishraTribune News ServiceChandigarh, September 20Elementary schoolteachers of the UT are being trained to develop personal and social skills of the students. The training is a part of an MHRD project, National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA), in which 2,700 elementary teachers (Class I to VIII) are being trained on various modules at six centres. Among 16 modules, ‘Developing personal-social qualities for creating a safe and healthy school environment’ plays an essential role. According to the module, personal-social qualities will be induced in the school curriculum in order to create space for the development of cognitive and personal-social capabilities of the students. Creating awarenessabout abuseTeachers will help to increase awareness among the students about the importance of breaking their silence in unwanted situation..