Lok Sabha Question No. 1218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Teachers’ Performance
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BAHADUR SINGH KOLI

## Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development

## Department of School Education AND Literacy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1218

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2017

## Teachers' Performance

## †1218. SHRI BAHADUR SINGH KOLI:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has taken note of the world bank report which says that 25 per cent teachers of Government primary school are absent from work in India and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  contemplates  to  encourage  working  in Government  schools  by  providing  bonus  to  the  teachers  and  the
- headmasters for good performance and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether the Government is working on adopting e-teaching process for improving the level of education and removing the shortage of good
- teachers in the Government schools and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER DEVELOPMENT

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

- (a): The World Bank took up a research project more than thirteen years back,  in 2004, on teacher absenteeism in 6 countries, including India and conducted a survey in 3700 schools in 20 States.  The report, inter alia,  concluded  that  twenty-five  per  cent  of  teachers  in  Government primary schools remained absent from work on any given day, and only 50% of teachers present in schools were actually engaged in teaching.

The State and UT Governments monitor teachers' attendance through School Management Committees/School Management Development  Committees/Block  Resource  Centres/Clusters  Resource Centres.  States  like  Tamil  Nadu,  Andhra  Pradesh  Gujarat,  Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh have initiated biometric attendance on pilot basis.

- (b):  There  is  no  scheme  in  this  Ministry  to  give  performance  bonus  to teachers and principals.  However, there is a scheme of National Award to  teachers  to  recognize  good  performance  of  teachers  across  the country.  Further ,  Section  24  of  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and

Compulsory  Education (RTE) Act, 2009  mandates  that a teacher appointed  under  sub-section  (1)  of  the  Section  23  shall  perform  the following duties, namely  (a)  maintain  regularity and  punctuality in attending school and (b) complete entire curriculum within specified time.

(c): The  National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed e-content and uploaded on e-Pathshala (epathshala.gov.in) and National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) (nroer.gov.in) for showcasing and disseminating all educational e-resources including textbooks, audio and video material, periodicals  and  a  variety  of  other  print  and  non-print  materials.  The platform  addresses  the  dual  challenge  of  reaching  out  to  a  diverse clientele and bridging the digital divide (geographical, socio-cultural and linguistic),  offering  comparable  quality  of  e-contents  and  ensuring  its free  access  at  every  time  and  every  place.  Students,  teachers, educators and parents can access e-books through multiple technology platforms  i.e.  mobile  phones  and  tablets  and  on  web  through  laptops and desktops.    NCERT  has  also  designed  8  courses  for  students  of Class XI-XII and uploaded for its free use on SWAYAM (swayam.gov.in). Further,  under  Computer  Aided  Learning  (CAL)  component  of  Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), States/UTs have been supported financially to promote e-learning of Science and Mathematics at Upper Primary level. *****