A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL TEACHING PROGRAM ON MISSION NIRAMAYA BY U.P. GOVERNMENT FOR SKILL COMPETENCY ENHANCEMENT AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AT SCHOOL OF NURSING SCIENCE AND RESEARCH, SHARDA UNIVERSITY, GREATER NOIDA.

Background : The landscape of healthcare is continually evolving, guided by initiatives aimed at improving public health and ensuring equitable access to healthcare services. Among these initiatives, Mission Niramaya stands out as a signicant effort to promote holistic health and preventive care practices. Mission Niramaya is a bold initiative that was launched on October 2022 by Uttar Pradesh's Honorable Chief Minister, Shri Yogi Adityanath, with the primary goal of revolutionizing medical education and improving the quality of nursing and paramedical staff in the state. Material and method : A pre experimental study was conducted to nd out the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Mission Niramaya by U.P. Government for skill competency enhancement among Nursing Students. On 1st day pre test was done by using structured questionnaire and on the same day structured teaching programme was conducted for 158 nursing students to make them aware about the initiative taken by uttar pradesh government for revolutionizing medical education and improving competency, skills for healthcare professionals and on 7th day the post test was conducted. Results : It has been found that the majority of nursing students have inadequate knowledge about Mission Niramaya 41.5 % and after structured teaching programme 84.8% of the nursing student were found to have adequate knowledge about mission Niramaya the mean difference between the pre-test and post-test score was statistically signicant (The mean pre-test score was 14.91 (SD = 4.2), indicating moderate initial knowledge. After the intervention, the mean post-test score rose to 18.07 (SD = 2.5), showing substantial improvement. A paired t-test revealed a statistically signicant t-value of -8.4 (p < 0.01), with a mean difference of 3.16, highlighting the program's positive impact on the students' understanding of Mission Niramaya. Conclusion : The study evaluated the effectiveness of an educational teaching program on Mission Niramaya among nursing students. The demographic prole showed that most participants were aged 18-20 (62.7%), rst-year students (97.5%), B.Sc. Nursing students (94.3%), and from urban areas (77.2%), with 53.8% having some prior knowledge of Mission Niramaya. Pre-test assessments indicated that 6.3% had poor knowledge, 38.6% had average knowledge, and 55.1% had good knowledge. Post-test results showed signicant improvement, with no students in the poor knowledge category, 15.2% with average knowledge, and 84.8% with good knowledge. The mean pre-test score was 14.91 (SD = 4.2), which increased to 18.07 (SD = 2.5) postintervention.