Lok Sabha Question No. 3081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Learning Outcomes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Learning Outcomes

## 3081. SHRI  SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

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

(a) whether learning gaps in schools, highlighted by the ASER exercise over the years, are leading to elevated dropout levels and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) if so, the steps undertaken by the Government in this regard and the details of enrolment in the country under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, State/UT-wise?

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

(a)& (b): Achievement surveys are released in the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) by a non-governmental organization. It is a household survey limited to rural areas of the country. The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is not associated with this survey.

MHRD conducted National Achievement Survey (NAS) on 13th November, 2017 through which the learning levels of around 22 lakh students of Classes III, V and VIII from 1.10 lakh schools across 700 districts in all 36 States and UTs were assessed.  This competency based assessment was based on the Learning Outcomes developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).  District report cards for NAS 2017 have been released and are available on MHRD website. These contain various sections, including indicating the lowest performing area in Learning Outcomes to enable States to identify learning gaps and take steps to improve the learning outcomes based on the same.

In the year 2016-17, the total number of children enrolled at elementary level has increased from 15.1  crore  in  1998-99  to  18.98  crore  at  present.  Enrolment  of  students  State/UT-wise  is  at Annexure .

The  Central  Government  has  launched  an  Integrated  scheme  for  school  education  named  as Samagra Shiksha w.e.f 2018-19, which subsumes the three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored schemes of  school  education  i.e  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),    Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RMSA) and Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Teacher Education (CSSTE).The Samagra Shiksha scheme  focuses  on  improvement  of  quality  of  education  by  providing  support  for    different interventions  like;  in-service  training  of  teachers  and  schools  heads,  conduct  of  achievement surveys at National and State level,  provision of textbooks as per  Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, remedial teaching for academically weaker students, ICT and digital initiatives, vocational education, composite school grant to every school for providing a conducive learning environment  has been increased and provision for library grants and  grants for sports and physical education have also been introduced.

Further, in order to increase focus on quality of elementary education, the Central rules to the RTE Act, 2009 have been amended on 20 th February, 2017 to include reference on class-wise, subjectwise Learning Outcomes. The Learning Outcomes for each class in Languages (Hindi, English and Urdu), Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Science and Social Science up to the elementary stage have, accordingly, been finalized and shared with all States and UTs.  Learning outcomes have been translated in different languages and serve as a benchmark for student's capabilities to be achieved in each subject & class.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3081, ASKED BY SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.08.2018 REGARDING 'LEARNING  OUTCOMES'

| State/UTs                 | Total Enrolment (I to VIII) Elementary - 2016 - 17   | Total Enrolment (I to VIII) Elementary - 2016 - 17   | Total Enrolment (I to VIII) Elementary - 2016 - 17   |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|                           | Boys                                                 | Girls                                                | Total                                                |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 25009                                                | 24136                                                | 49145                                                |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 2911829                                              | 2648891                                              | 5560720                                              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 141280                                               | 137264                                               | 278544                                               |
| ASSAM                     | 2762882                                              | 2780960                                              | 5543842                                              |
| BIHAR                     | 10862092                                             | 10857372                                             | 21719464                                             |
| CHANDIGARH                | 84069                                                | 72329                                                | 156398                                               |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 2213623                                              | 2136628                                              | 4350251                                              |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI       | 31578                                                | 27702                                                | 59280                                                |
| DAMAN & DIU               | 15262                                                | 13389                                                | 28651                                                |
| DELHI                     | 1592595                                              | 1395906                                              | 2988501                                              |
| GOA                       | 101241                                               | 92343                                                | 193584                                               |
| GUJARAT                   | 4814610                                              | 4197563                                              | 9012173                                              |
| HARYANA                   | 2100628                                              | 1724274                                              | 3824902                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 493240                                               | 447434                                               | 940674                                               |
| JAMMU& KASHMIR            | 892417                                               | 800642                                               | 1693059                                              |
| JHARKHAND                 | 2959594                                              | 2829547                                              | 5789141                                              |
| KARNATAKA                 | 4346371                                              | 4017468                                              | 8363839                                              |
| KERALA                    | 2033261                                              | 1942882                                              | 3976143                                              |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 3688                                                 | 3590                                                 | 7278                                                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 6503752                                              | 5882956                                              | 12386708                                             |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 8495745                                              | 7489967                                              | 15985712                                             |
| MANIPUR                   | 236122                                               | 226486                                               | 462608                                               |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 355729                                               | 360734                                               | 716463                                               |
| MIZORAM                   | 104676                                               | 97270                                                | 201946                                               |
| NAGALAND                  | 150434                                               | 143684                                               | 294118                                               |
| ODISHA                    | 3207884                                              | 2990141                                              | 6198025                                              |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 87137                                                | 81594                                                | 168731                                               |
| PUNJAB                    | 2126227                                              | 1768001                                              | 3894228                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 6534144                                              | 5617961                                              | 12152105                                             |
| SIKKIM                    | 48830                                                | 45951                                                | 94781                                                |
| TAMIL NADU                | 4678433                                              | 4430459                                              | 9108892                                              |
| TELANGANA                 | 2491414                                              | 2326558                                              | 4817972                                              |
| TRIPURA                   | 278926                                               | 269149                                               | 548075                                               |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 17682217                                             | 17025528                                             | 34707745                                             |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 885672                                               | 793623                                               | 1679295                                              |
| WEST BENGAL               | 5998263                                              | 5935759                                              | 11934022                                             |
| India                     | 98250874                                             | 91636141                                             | 189887015                                            |

Source UDISE 2016 - 17 (Provisional)