Lok Sabha Question No. 332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Quality of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 332 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  February, 2018

## Quality of Education

## 332. SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)        whether  it  is  true  that  the  quality  of  education  upto  secondary  level  has decreased and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b)    the number of students and teachers in the Government and private schools in the country upto secondary level, State/UT-wise;
- (c)    whether it is true that the private schools are taking tuition and other fees of their own at exorbitant rates; and
- (d)    if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government so as to regulate all this?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) &(b):  :    The  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT) conducts periodic national surveys of learning achievement of children in classes III, V and  VIII  and  X.  Four  rounds  of  National  Achievement  Survey  (NAS)  have  been conducted so far for class V and three rounds for classes III & VIII. These surveys reveal improvement in learning achievement levels of pupils, in identified subjects from first round  to  fourth  round.  Further,  a  National  Achievement  Survey  based  on  learning outcomes for classes III, V and VIII has been conducted on 13th November, 2017 with a sample  frame  upto  district  level  to  enable  states/UT s  to  identify  gaps  in  learning outcomes at district level and design strategies to address those gaps. As only first round of NAS has been conducted at Class X level, it is not possible to comment on the comparative learning achievement  of students of Class X.

The Central Government through the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiskha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) supports

States/UT s  to  improve  quality  of  education  at  elementary  and  secondary  level respectively. Under these schemes,  the States/UT s are supported on several interventions  to  improve  quality  of  education  including  regular  in-service  teachers' training,  induction  training  for  newly  recruited  teachers,  recruitment  of  additional teachers for improving pupil teacher ratio, academic support for teachers through block and cluster resource centres, Maths and Science kits, Lab equipment, special teaching for learning enhancement, ICT facilities in schools, introduction of vocational education component at the secondary level etc.

In addition to above, the Central Government, supports States and UT s on early grade reading, writing & comprehension, and early Mathematics programmes through a sub-programme of SSA namely 'Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat' (PBBB) in classes I and  II.  Further,  the  Government  has  launched  Rashtriya  Aavishkar  Abhiyan  (RAA) programme on 09.07.2015, inter alia, as a subcomponent of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), to motivate and engage children of the age group from 6-18 years in Science, Mathematics and Technology.

Further,  Section  23(2)  of  the RTE Act has been amended to ensure that all untrained in-service teachers working in Government, Government aided, and Private un-aided schools should acquire minimum qualification as laid down by an academic authority, authorized by the Central Government, by 31st March, 2019.

The  State-wise  details  of  number  of  students  and  teachers  in  the  Government  and private schools are at Annexure-I

(c) & (d) : Education being in concurrent list, the private schools are in the domain of concerned State Governments/UT s. Hence, it is for the respective State Governments and UTs to take action on any complaints regarding the same.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  332  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  05.02.2018  ASKED  BY SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP REGARDING 'QUALITY OF EDUCATION'.

Details of students and teachers in Government and Private Schools

| Sl.No.   | Government   | Private   |
|----------|--------------|-----------|

|     | STATE/UTs                 |   Students enrolled (1 to 10) |   Teacher(upto Secondary level) | Enrolment (1 to 10)   | Teacher(upto Secondary level)   |
|-----|---------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.  | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                         47946 |                            4521 | 13449                 | 920                             |
| 2.  | ANDHRA PRADESH            |                       3903213 |                          182243 | 2694520               | 84631                           |
| 3.  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                        278265 |                           16041 | 77659                 | 5253                            |
| 4.  | ASSAM                     |                       4825180 |                          230566 | 797160                | 48313                           |
| 5.  | BIHAR                     |                      24441943 |                          424429 | 1228444               | 44186                           |
| 6.  | CHANDIGARH                |                        128415 |                            5437 | 64168                 | 3513                            |
| 7.  | CHHATTISGARH              |                       4051239 |                          178487 | 1295939               | 61862                           |
| 8.  | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      |                         52390 |                            1979 | 17072                 | 741                             |
| 9.  | DAMAN & DIU               |                         18475 |                             941 | 10299                 | 386                             |
| 10. | DELHI                     |                       2130441 |                           76307 | 1427917               | 57640                           |
| 11. | GOA                       |                         44776 |                            3247 | 31654                 | 1524                            |
| 12. | GUJARAT                   |                       5934170 |                          211634 | 3510899               | 120976                          |
| 13. | HARYANA                   |                       2051570 |                           93507 | 2370092               | 101984                          |
| 14. | HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                        768517 |                           66338 | 438112                | 28591                           |
| 15. | JAMMU & KASHMIR           |                       1236684 |                          109075 | 958385                | 59223                           |
| 16. | JHARKHAND                 |                       5336493 |                          127680 | 956134                | 21328                           |
| 17. | KARNATAKA                 |                       4947273 |                          217486 | 3651488               | 140116                          |
| 18. | KERALA                    |                       1216484 |                           68152 | 1455170               | 68023                           |
| 19. | LAKSHADWEEP               |                         10094 |                            1058 |                       |                                 |
| 20. | MADHYA PRADESH            |                       9598000 |                          344372 | 5497388               | 233295                          |
| 21. | MAHARASHTRA               |                       6181093 |                          267718 | 4568183               | 148965                          |
| 22. | MANIPUR                   |                        207733 |                           20575 | 329643                | 15533                           |
| 23. | MEGHALAYA                 |                        387892 |                           23035 | 170444                | 10169                           |
| 24. | MIZORAM                   |                        131834 |                           13901 | 106529                | 7290                            |
| 25. | NAGALAND                  |                        187252 |                           19304 | 221659                | 11114                           |
| 26. | ODISHA                    |                       5800228 |                          227225 | 858915                | 44058                           |
| 27. | PUDUCHERRY                |                         67971 |                            4971 | 118044                | 6391                            |
| 28. | PUNJAB                    |                       2556431 |                          128315 | 1823381               | 101429                          |
| 29. | RAJASTHAN                 |                       7421994 |                          333471 | 7064631               | 321480                          |
| 30. | SIKKIM                    |                         96985 |                           10911 | 32935                 | 4013                            |
| 31. | TAMIL NADU                |                       5273775 |                          270336 | 3730934               | 204731                          |
| 32. | TELANGANA                 |                       2795935 |                          127859 | 3048351               | 95296                           |
| 33. | TRIPURA                   |                        594579 |                           40293 | 76092                 | 4384                            |
| 34. | UTTAR PRADESH             |                      16894465 |                          533927 | 21480866              | 443462                          |
| 35. | UTTARAKHAND               |                        965523 |                           67161 | 960786                | 38058                           |
| 36. | WEST BENGAL               |                      13726505 |                          453965 | 1154149               | 82981                           |
|     | INDIA                     |                     134311763 |                         4906467 | 72241491              | 2621859                         |

Source:UDISE15-16