Lok Sabha Question No. 3848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Sabko Shiksha Achchi Shiksha Initiative
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3848 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## Sabko Shiksha Achchi Shiksha Initiative

## †3848. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  a  path  breaking  initiative  which  aims  to  provide  'Sabko Shiksha, Achchi Shiksha';
- (b) if so, the aims and the objectives thereof; and
- (c) the sectors of education emphasized through this initiative?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (c):  The Government is committed to improve the quality of education and it is a continuous ongoing process. The vision of the Ministry is to realize India's human resource potential to its fullest in the education sector with equity and inclusion. The Government is committed to provide equitable access to quality education to all sections of the society. Ministry of Human  Resource Development took a leap forward in transforming education sector with the motto of 'Sabko Shiksha, Achchi Shiksha' (Quality education to all). 'Education For All & Quality Education' guided policy actions  and  decisions  enabling  transformation  have  emphasized upon  making  education  Available, Accessible, Affordable and Accountable.

'Education for All' has driven the expansion in education with new institutes of School (KVS, NVS), initiatives  such  as  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009,  Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  programme  which  aim  for  improvement  in  school  infrastructure  and  in teaching  and  learning,  Swachh  Vidyalaya and  e-governance  initiatives  like  ShaGun  Portal, ePathshala, Shaala  Siddhi,  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA),  ICT  in  Schools, Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  on  Teacher  Education  (CSSTE),  Rashtriya  Avishkar  Abhiyan  in secondary education and in Higher Education, new institutions like IITs, IIMs, IIITs, IISER etc. have been set up and Institutional capacity building initiatives like, SWAYAM PRABHA - DTH channels on  24X7  basis  for  educational  programmes,  restructuring  of  IIT  fees  to  make  more  inclusive, Amendments  in UGC  Act to  make  more gender  sensitive, SWAYAM  -  MOOCs   etc.  have  been undertaken. On the other hand 'Quality Education' has been emphasized with the thrust on promoting research &  innovation, and initiatives like Impacting Research Innovation and  Technology (IMPRINT),  Global  Initiative  of  Academic  Network  (GIAN),  National  Digital  Library,  National Institutional  Ranking  Framework  (NIRF),  Higher  Educational  Financing  Agency  (HEFA), Digital ISBN, National Academic Depository (NAD), Seema Darshan, Kala Utsav, Prashikshak Portal etc.

Further,  the  Government is in the process of formulating a New Education Policy for which wide ranging  consultations  were  undertaken  at  multiple  levels  of  online,  expert/thematic  and  grassroots from  village  to  State,  Zonal  levels  as  well  as  at  the  National  level.  Initially,  a  Committee  for Evolution of the New Education Policy was constituted which submitted its report in May, 2016 and thereafter, the Ministry prepared 'Some Inputs for the Draft National Education Policy, 2016'. Both these  documents  are  treated  as  inputs  for  policy  formulation.  Suggestions  and  inputs  have  been received from various stakeholders such as, individuals, organisations, autonomous bodies, Hon'ble MPs,  GoI  Ministries  and  State  Governments  on  various  aspects  of  education.  The  exercise  of preparing  a  New  Education  Policy  is  still  ongoing  as  a  Committee  for  Draft  National  Education Policy under the Chairmanship of Dr. K. Kasturirangan has been constituted which will consider and examine all inputs and suggestions and is expected to submit its report by 31.03.2018.

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