Lok Sabha Question No. 4836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: e-Learning
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4836 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## e-Learning

4836. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

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

(a) whether any new e-Learning projects have been approved by the Government;

(b) if so, details thereof;

(c) the status of the ongoing projects and if they are on track to meet their deadlines; and

(d) if not, the time by which they are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) At present, no new e-Learning Projects have been approved by the Government.

(b)  to  (d)  The  key  e-Learning  Projects  running  by  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development (MHRD) are as follows:

(i) SWAYAM :  The  'Study  Webs  of  Active  Learning  for  Young  Aspiring  Minds' (SWAYAM)  an  integrated  platform for online courses, using information and communication technology (ICT) and covering school (9 th to  12 th )  to  Post  Graduate Level.  At  present,  about  1000+  MOOCs  Courses  are  listed  on  SWAYAM,  wherein about 30 Lakhs students have enrolled to these courses. It also offers online courses for students, teachers and teacher educators.

(ii) SWAYAM Prabha :  SWAYAM Prabha is an initiative to provide 32 High Quality Educational Channels through DTH (Direct to Home) across the length and breadth of  the  country  on  24X7  basis.  It  has  curriculum  based  course  content  covering diverse disciplines.

(iii) National Digital Library (NDL) :  The National Digital Library of India (NDL) is a project  to  develop  a  framework  of  virtual  repository  of  learning  resources  with  a single-window search facility. There are more than 153 Lakhs digital books available through the NDL.

(iv) ICT@ School  SCHEME :    The  'Information and Communication Technology in School'  (ICT)  component  of  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) provides for opportunities to secondary stage students to build  their  capacity  in  ICT  skills  and  make  them  learn  through  computer  aided learning process. The Scheme covers Government and Government Aided Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools. The ICT component of RMSA also has a provision for setting up of Smart Schools to act as 'Technology Demonstrators' and to propagate ICT skills among students of neighborhood schools.

(v) e-Pathshala :  e-Books  of  the  resources  developed  by  NCERT,  SCERT  /  SIEs, State Boards etc. SIEs in multiple languages and uploaded on e-Pathshala Website and disseminated through Mobile App (Android, iOS and Windows). e-Pathshala has been listed / made available on the UMANG App of Government of India, which was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 23 rd November, 2017 during GCCS2017.

(vi) Shagun Portal - an Initiative to monitor the implementation of SSA :  A web portal called ShaGun (from the words Shaala and Gunvatta) which has two parts i.e., one  is  a  Repository  of  good  practices,  photographs,  videos,  studies,  newspaper articles  etc.  on  elementary  education, State/UT wise. These would be in the public domain. Its purpose is to showcase success stories and also to provide a platform for all stakeholders to learn from each other. This would also instill a positive competitive spirit  among  all  the  States  and  UTs.  The  second  part  is  regarding  the  online monitoring  of  the  SSA  implemented  by  States  and  UTs  and  will  be  accessed  by Government Officers at all.

(vii) Shaala Kosh : Shaala Kosh is a repository of school data. The Shaala Kosh App for  schools  aims  to  reduce  the  time  wasted  in  academic  administrative  works  and non-academic administrative works in Schools. Streamlining school operations and reducing the administrative burden. Shaala Kosh application in Schools helps in the day-to-day functioning of schools at ease.

(viii) National  Repository  of  Open  Educational  Resources  (NROER) :  To  make digital  resources  available  for  teachers  and  students  as  free  and  open  source material. To enable the participation of the community in development and sharing of digital  resources.  To  facilitate  the  adoption  and  creation  of  digital  resources  in different Indian languages.

(ix) Saransh :  Saransh, developed by CBSE is a tool for comprehensive self-review for schools and parents. It is a data driven analytical solution for tracking performance of students, within schools, state, region and national level.

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