Lok Sabha Question No. 1312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Quality of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2017

## Quality of Education

## †1312. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

- (a)       whether any inspection regarding quality of education has been carried out  in  the  schools  of  the  Government  running  one  to  twelve  classes  in comparison to the private schools;
- (b)         if  so,  whether  comparative  difference  has  been  found  between  the male and female students of the schools run by the Government and the private schools;
- (c)       whether it is true that huge shortcomings have been found in quality of education in the schools of the Government running one to twelve classes;
- (d)       if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)        the steps taken to make the quality of education best in the Government schools??

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

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a)  to  (e):  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. Findings of  the  NAS  at  class  X  indicates  that  privately  managed  schools  performed better than Government and Government Aided schools, in all the subjects and in  two subjects Girls outperformed boys. However, only first round of NAS has been conducted at class X level, therefore,  it is not possible to comment on the comparative learning achievement.

From  current  year  onwards,  Government  has  decided  to  conduct  National Achievement  Survey  with  district  as  the  sampling  unit.  In  order  to  focus  on quality education, the Central RTE Rules have been amended on 20 th February, 2017  to  include  reference  on  class-wise,  subject-wise  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.  These  would  serve  as  a  guideline  for  States  and  UTs  to ensure that all children acquire appropriate learning level. The students learning assessment  will  be  according  to  the  Learning  Outcomes  developed  by NCERT.

Under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiskha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the State Governments and UT Administrations are supported on several interventions to improve teaching standards,  including  regular  in-service  teachers'  training,  induction  training  for newly recruited teachers, recruitment of additional teachers for improving pupilteacher 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  and  activities  under  'Unnati'  project  for improvement in English language skills

Additionally, the Central Government, supports States and UTs 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  sub-component  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  through  observation,  experimentation,  inference drawing, model building, etc. both through inside and outside classroom activities.

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