Lok Sabha Question No. 2652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: National ECCE Policy
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.2652

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/03/2017

## NATIONAL ECCE POLICY

2652. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT SHRI ARVIN SAWANT SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

Will the MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)      the  aims  and  salient  features  of  National  Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education  (ECCE) policy;
- (b)      whether  the  Government  has  provided  funds  for  implementing  the  policy  and  if  so,  the details thereof indicating the funds allocated/released and utilised and number of children covered/benefited  thereunder  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)    the performance of the States/UTs in implementing the policy and the achievements made during the period, State/UT-wise;
- (d)   whether all the States/UTs have prepared a syllabus and activity bank under the policy and if so, the compliance status thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (e)     whether the aims of the scheme have since been achieved and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)    whether the Government proposes to review the policy and if so, the details thereof along with  the  further  measures  taken  for  its  effective  implementation  and  to  achieve  holistic development and active learning capacity of children thereunder?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) The aim of the National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) policy is to achieve holistic development and active learning capacity of all children below 6 years of age by promoting free, universal, inclusive, equitable, joyful and contextualised opportunities for laying foundation and attaining full potential. The salient features/ key areas of the Policy are as below:
- i. Access  with  equity  and  inclusion  in  programmes  and  interventions  across  service providers;
- ii. Improving quality, Strengthening Capacity, Monitoring and Supervision
- iii. Research and Documentation
- iv. Advocacy and awareness generation
- v. Convergence and Coordination among policies and programmes
- vi. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements
- vii. Partnerships, Periodic Review and Increased investment towards ECCE
- (b)  The Government provides funds under ICDS Scheme for implementation of ECCE as per the approved cost sharing between Centre and States/UTs. State/UT-wise details of number of children covered/benefited and funds expended during last three years and funds released during current year are at ANNEXURE-I.

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- (c)    &  (d)  Under  the  National  ECCE  Policy  the  States/UTs  are  required  to  introduce  Annual Contextualized  Curriculum  along  with  Pre-School  Education  (PSE)  kit  by  aligning  to  the curriculum, activity books and celebrate ECCE day on monthly basis. State/UT-wise status of implementation of National ECCE Policy based on above indicators at ANNEXURE-II.
- (e)  The  aims  of  the  Policy/  scheme  with  reference  to  several  success  indicators  including 'Quality  Standards  for  ECCE'  for  building  and  infrastructure,  pupil-teacher  interaction, learning  experiences  planned  for  children,  health,  nutrition,  personal  care  and  routine, assessment and outcome measures and trained staff have been fulfilled to a large extent.
- (f)     No, Madam.

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Statement Referred in Reply to part (c) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Q.No. 2652 for 17.03.2017 asked by Shrimati Rekha Verma & others regarding National ECCE Policy

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2013-14                       | 2013-14              | 2014-15                       | 2014-15              | 2015-16                       | 2015-16              | 2016-17                                          | 2016-17                                 |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|          |                    | Funds Expended (Rs. In Lakhs) | No. of Beneficiaries | Funds Expended (Rs. In Lakhs) | No. of Beneficiaries | Funds Expended (Rs. In Lakhs) | No. of Beneficiaries | Funds Released (As on 28/02/2017) (Rs. In Lakhs) | No. of Beneficiaries (As on 31.12.2016) |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh     | 3817.43                       |                      | 1178.57                       | 941753               | 0.00                          | 952957               | 1565.55                                          | 918030                                  |
| 2.       | Telangana          |                               | 1737383              | 1010.39                       | 639138               | 0.00                          | 320435               | 1009.59                                          | 532878                                  |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0.00                          | 112416               | 325.51                        | 113011               | *                             | 113933               | 180.84                                           | 113933                                  |
| 4.       | Assam              | 1779.49                       | 1801441              | 1783.21                       | 1801441              | 1783.22                       | 1801441              | 1783.22                                          | 1801441                                 |
| 5.       | Bihar              | 0.00                          | 2388496              | 0.00                          | 2416088              | 1181.03                       | 2331123              | 2668.71                                          | 2331123                                 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh       | 1347.47                       | 880233               | 1411.11                       | 880233               | 223.5                         | 880233               | 1403.59                                          | 1076149                                 |
| 7.       | Goa                | 0.00                          | 20462                | 32.22                         | 20917                | 1.91                          | 21226                | 37.59                                            | 20505                                   |
| 8.       | Gujarat            | 960.54                        | 1403268              | 385.64                        | 1580094              | 1131.63                       | 1505347              | 1756.56                                          | 1381015                                 |
| 9.       | Haryana            | 0.00                          | 374820               | 0.00                          | 398895               | 0.00                          | 353511               | 771.18                                           | 308757                                  |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh   | 0.00                          | 153417               | 746.22                        | 149861               | *                             | 139275               | 559.62                                           | 134517                                  |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir    | 0.00                          | 297751               | 415.23                        | 300126               | *                             | 300126               | 869.82                                           | 300126                                  |
| 12.      | Jharkhand          | 852.7                         | 1244046              | 899.51                        | 1247550              | 530.14                        | 1234533              | 1114.71                                          | 1234533                                 |
| 13.      | Karnataka          | 618.59                        | 1715764              | 182.45                        | 1760253              | *                             | 1760253              | 1885.59                                          | 1760253                                 |
| 14.      | Kerala             | 0.00                          | 442419               | 1730.42                       | 444283               | *                             | 442838               | 991.53                                           | 342843                                  |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh     | 986.47                        | 3199102              | 2094.65                       | 3029398              | 3074.39                       | 3104200              | 2585.49                                          | 2904788                                 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra        | 694.83                        | 2991230              | 974.75                        | 2822502              | 329.65                        | 2823063              | 3082.94                                          | 2722575                                 |
| 17.      | Manipur            | 0.00                          | 179522               | 289.68                        | 179522               | *                             | 179522               | 322.02                                           | 179522                                  |
| 18.      | Meghalaya          | 85.34                         | 180042               | 122.55                        | 187563               | 0.00                          | 205476               | 157.89                                           | 218520                                  |
| 19.      | Mizoram            | 0.00                          | 821049               | 67.32                         | 934907               | 67.32                         | 872588               | 67.32                                            | 872588                                  |
| 20.      | Nagaland           | 182.55                        | 139689               | 93.29                         | 140325               | 103.65                        | 146396               | 103.65                                           | 144525                                  |
| 21.      | Odisha             | 276.88                        | 1531740              | 1489.46                       | 1535738              | 108.08                        | 1549474              | 1985.94                                          | 1549474                                 |
| 22.      | Punjab             | 508.21                        | 434586               | 154.2                         | 391036               | 0.00                          | 376458               | 781.38                                           | 338369                                  |
| 23.      | Rajasthan          | 0.00                          | 1100255              | 0.00                          | 1088980              | 0.00                          | 968244               | 1740.06                                          | 976566                                  |
| 24.      | Sikkim             | 0.00                          | 12072                | 0.00                          | 11671                | *                             | 11487                | 38.73                                            | 11487                                   |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu         | 1403.16                       | 1104148              | 1559.07                       | 1108348              | 935.43                        | 1019285              | 1559.07                                          | 1104546                                 |
| 26.      | Tripura            | 297.32                        | 155565               | 270.52                        | 152204               | 0.00                          | 152204               | 297.33                                           | 152204                                  |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh      | 536.27                        | 8718333              | 4071.45                       | 8309581              | 3115.30                       | 7681641              | 5307.12                                          | 6935504                                 |
| 28.      | Uttrakhand         | 0.00                          | 247999               | 0.00                          | 230615               | 0.00                          | 217971               | 511.5                                            | 199094                                  |
| 29.      | West Bengal        | 57.11                         | 3319384              | 1849.58                       | 3325069              | *                             | 3256562              | 3442.89                                          | 3244627                                 |
| 30.      | A & N Islands      | 2.34                          | 4413                 | 18.53                         | 3882                 | *                             | 3973                 | 21.15                                            | 2885                                    |
| 31.      | Chandigarh         | 14.99                         | 18184                | 14.99                         | 29285                | 14.66                         | 29052                | 15                                               | 27492                                   |
| 32.      | Delhi              | 87.07                         | 326612               | 0                             | 351177               | *                             | 262732               | 326.91                                           | 262732                                  |
| 33.      | Dadra & N Haveli   | 0.00                          | 9636                 | 0.00                          | 10621                | 0.00                          | 10107                | 8.04                                             | 10165                                   |
| 34.      | Daman & Diu        | 0.00                          | 1819                 | 2.8                           | 2643                 |                               |                      | 3.06                                             | 2643                                    |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep        | 0.00                          | 2292                 | 0.00                          | 2292                 | 1.19 0.00                     | 2643 2292            | 3.06                                             | 2292                                    |
| 36.      | Puducherry         | 23.64                         | 1398                 | 22.42                         | 2994                 | 0.00                          | 2285                 | 25.65                                            | 1260                                    |
|          | All India          | 14532.32                      | 37070986             | 23195.74                      | 36543996             | 12601.10                      | 35034886             | 38984.30                                         | 34119961                                |

## State/UT -wise status of implementation of National ECCE Policy

|   S. No. | States/ UTs       | Annual Contextualized   | Supply of activity books   | PSE kit       | ECCE Day    |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | Curriculum ADOPTED      | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|        2 | BIHAR             | UNDER PROCESS           | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|        3 | CHHATTISGARH      | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | NR          |
|        4 | GOA               | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|        5 | GUJRAT            | UNDER PROCESS           | UNDER PREPARATION          | NOT PROVIDED  | CELEBRATING |
|        6 | HARYANA           | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|        7 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | UNDER PRINTING          | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|        8 | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|        9 | JHARKHAND         | UNDER PILOTING          | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       10 | KARNATAKA         | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       11 | KERALA            | NR                      | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       12 | MADHYAPRADESH     | UNDER PILOTING          | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       13 | MAHARASHTRA       | ADOPTED                 | INITATED                   | PROVIDING     | NR          |
|       14 | ODISHA            | ADOPTED                 | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       15 | PUNJAB            | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | UNDER PROCESS | CELEBRATING |
|       16 | RAJASTHAN         | ADOPTED                 | INITATED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       17 | TAMIL NADU        | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PRINTING             | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       18 | UTTRAKHAND        | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | NR            | CELEBRATING |
|       19 | UTTAR PRADESH     | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|       20 | WEST BENGAL       | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | UNDER PROCESS | CELEBRATING |
|       21 | DELHI             | UNDER PRINTING          | UNDER PRINTING             | UNDER PROCESS | CELEBRATING |
|       22 | PUDUCHERRY        | UNDER PROCESS           | INITATED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       23 | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR  | ADOPTED                 | INITATED                   | NOT PROVIDED  | CELEBRATING |
|       24 | CHANDIGARH        | UNDER PROCESS           | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       25 | D. &NAGAR HAVELI  | NR                      | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       26 | DAMAN &DIU        | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|       27 | LAKSHADWEEP       | UNDER PROCESS           | SUPPLIED                   | NOT PROVIDED  | CELEBRATING |
|       28 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|       29 | ASSAM             | UNDER PILOTING          | UNDER PREPARATION          | UNDER PROCESS | NR          |
|       30 | MANIPUR           | UNDER PRINTING          | UNDER PRINTING             | UNDER PROCESS | CELEBRATING |
|       31 | MEGHALAYA         | ADOPTED                 | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       32 | MIZORAM           | UNDER PRINTING          | UNDER PRINTING             | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       33 | NAGALAND          | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|       34 | SIKKIM            | UNDER PRINTING          | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       35 | TRIPURA           | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       36 | TELANGANA         | ADOPTED                 | INITATED                   | UNDER PROCESS | NR          |