Lok Sabha Question No. 4025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: National Early Childhood Care and Education Policy
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, OM BIRLA, Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4025

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09/12/2016

## NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION POLICY

## 4025.  SHRI N.K PREMACHANDRAN:

## SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

Will the MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features and objectives of the National Early Childhood Care and Education (NECCE) Policy;
- (b) whether the Government provides any funds under the policy for its implementation and if so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  funds  allocated/disbursed  and  utilised  thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the performance of States/UTs in implementation of the policy indicating the achievements made by them during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether curriculum and activity banks have been prepared by all the States/UTs under the policy, if so, the details and compliance status thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether objectives of the policy have been fulfilled and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to revise the said policy and if so, the details thereof along with the further measures taken for effective implementation of the policy?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a)   The objectives of the National Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) Policy, 2013 are:
- i. Facilitate comprehensive childcare supports, infrastructure and services aimed at holistic well-being of children and responsive to their developmental needs along the continuum of care from conception to age six years.
- ii. Universalise  and  reinforce  ECCE  and  ensure  adaptive  strategies  for  inclusion  of  all children with  specific attention to vulnerable children.
- iii. Engage  capable  human  resources  and  build  their  capacity  to  enhance  and  develop quality services for children and their families.
- iv. Set out the quality standards and curriculum framework for ECCE provisions and ensure their  application  and  practice  through  advocacy  and  enforcement  through  appropriate institutional arrangements.
- v. Raise awareness and create common understanding about the significance of ECCE and promote  strong  partnerships  with  communities  and  families  in  order  to  improve  the quality  of  life  of  young  children  through  institutional  and  programmatic  means  and appropriate use of technology as required.
- vi. Recognise diversity of contexts, develop and promote culturally appropriate strategies and  materials  and  work  within  the  framework  of  decentralized  governance  using participating and locally responsive approaches.

## The salient features/ key areas of the Policy are as below:

- i. Access  with  equity  and  inclusion  in  programmes  and  interventions  across  service providers;
- ii. Improving quality, Strengthening Capacity, Monitoring and Supervision
- iii. Research and Documentation
- iv. Advocacy and awareness generation
- v. Convergence and Coordination among policies and programmes
- vi. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements
- vii. Partnerships, Periodic Review and Increased investment towards ECCE
8. (b)   Yes, Madam, the Government provides funds under ICDS Scheme for implementation of ECCE  as  per  the  approved  cost  sharing  between  Centre  and  States/UTs.  State/UT-wise details of funds expended during last three years and funds released during current year are at ANNEXURE-I.
9. (c)  &  (d)  Under  the  National  ECCE  Policy  the  States/UTs  are  required  to  introduce  Annual Contextualized Curriculum along with PSE kit by aligning to the curriculum, activity books and  celebrate  ECCE  day  on  monthly  basis.  State/UT-wise  status  of  implementation  of National ECCE Policy based on above indicators is at ANNEXURE-II.
10. (e)    Yes,  Madam,  the  objectives  of  the  Policy  with  reference  to  several  success  indicators including  'Quality  Standards  for  ECCE'  for  building  and  infrastructure,  pupil-teacher interaction,  learning  experiences  planned  for  children,  health,  nutrition,  personal  care  and routine, assessment and outcome measures and trained staff have been fulfilled to a large extent.
11. (f)     No, Madam.

Statement in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Q. No. 4025 for 09.12.2016 asked by  S/Shri  NK  Premachandran,  Om  Birla  and  Shrimati  Pratyusha  Rajeshwari  Singh regarding National ECCE Policy

Statement  showing  expenditure  on  ECCE  during  last  three  years  &  current  year  as reported by the States / UTs

(Rupees in lakh)

|   S. No. | States/ UTs       | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   2016-17 (upto 31.10.16 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 3817.43   | 1178.57   | NR        |                   782.78 |
|        2 | BIHAR             | NR        | NR        | 1181.03   |                  1334.36 |
|        3 | CHHATTISGARH      | 1347.47   | 1411.11   | 223.5     |                   701.8  |
|        4 | GOA               | NR        | 32.22     | 1.91      |                    18.8  |
|        5 | GUJRAT            | 960.54    | 385.64    | 1131.63   |                   878.28 |
|        6 | HARYANA           | NR        | NR        | NR        |                   385.59 |
|        7 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | NR        | 746.22    | *         |                   279.81 |
|        8 | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | NR        | 415.23    | *         |                   434.91 |
|        9 | JHARKHAND         | 852.7     | 899.51    | 530.14    |                   557.36 |
|       10 | KARNATAKA         | 618.59    | 182.45    | *         |                   942.8  |
|       11 | KERALA            | NR        | 1730.42   | *         |                   495.77 |
|       12 | MADHYA PRADESH    | 986.47    | 2094.65   | 3074.39   |                  1292.75 |
|       13 | MAHARASHTRA       | 694.83    | 974.75    | 329.65    |                  1541.47 |
|       14 | ODISHA            | 276.8     | 1489.46   | 108.08    |                   992.97 |
|       15 | PUNJAB            | 508.21    | 154.2     | NR        |                   390.69 |
|       16 | RAJASTHAN         | NR        | NR        | NR        |                   870.03 |
|       17 | TAMILNADU         | 1403.16   | 1559.07   | 935.43    |                   779.54 |
|       18 | UTTRAKHAND        | NR        | NR        | NR        |                   255.75 |
|       19 | UTTAR PRADESH     | 536.27    | 4071.45   | 3115.30   |                  2653.56 |
|       20 | WEST BENGAL       | 57.11     | 1849.58   | *         |                  1721.45 |
|       21 | DELHI             | 87.07     | 0         | *         |                   163.46 |
|       22 | PUDUCHERRY        | 23.64     | 22.42     | NR        |                    12.83 |
|       23 | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR  | 2.34      | 18.53     | *         |                    10.58 |
|       24 | CHANDIGARH        | 14.99     | 14.99     | 14.66     |                     7.5  |
|       25 | D.&NAGAR HAVELI   | NR        | NR        | NR        |                     4.02 |
|       26 | DAMAN &DIU        | NR        | 2.8       | 1.19      |                     1.53 |
|       27 | LAKSHADWEEP       | NR        | NR        | NR        |                     1.53 |
|       28 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | NR        | 325.51    | *         |                    90.42 |
|       29 | ASSAM             | 1779.49   | 1783.21   | 1783.22   |                   891.61 |
|       30 | MANIPUR           | NR        | 289.68    | *         |                   161.01 |
|       31 | MEGHALAYA         | 85.34     | 122.55    | NR        |                    78.95 |
|       32 | MIZORAM           | NR        | 67.32     | 67.32     |                    33.66 |
|       33 | NAGALAND          | 182.55    | 93.29     | 103.65    |                    51.83 |
|       34 | SIKKIM            | NR        | NR        | *         |                    19.37 |

|   35 | TRIPURA   | 297.32   |   270.52 | NR   |   148.67 |
|------|-----------|----------|----------|------|----------|
|   36 | TELANGANA | #        |  1010.39 | NR   |    504.8 |

N.R = Not reported in Statement of Expenditure * Final Statement of Expenditure not received from States/UTs.

# Telengana has not been come into existence.

ANNEXURE-II

Statement in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Q. No. 4025 for 09.12.2016 asked by S/Shri  NK  Premachandran, Om Birla and Shrimati  Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh regarding National ECCE Policy

State/UT -wise status of implementation of National ECCE Policy

|   S. No. | States/ UTs      | Annual Contextualized   | Supply of activity books   | PSE kit       | ECCE Day    |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH   | Curriculum ADOPTED      | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|        2 | BIHAR            | UNDER PROCESS           | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|        3 | CHHATTISGARH     | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | NR          |
|        4 | GOA              | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|        5 | GUJRAT           | UNDER PROCESS           | UNDER PREPARATION          | NOT PROVIDED  | CELEBRATING |
|        6 | HARYANA          | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|        7 | HIMACHAL PRADESH | UNDER PRINTING          | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|        8 | JAMMU& KASHMIR   | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|        9 | JHARKHAND        | UNDER PILOTING          | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       10 | KARNATAKA        | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       11 | KERALA           | NR                      | UNDER PREPARATION          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       12 | MADHYA PRADESH   | UNDER PILOTING          | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       13 | MAHARASHTRA      | ADOPTED                 | INITATED                   | PROVIDING     | NR          |
|       14 | ODISHA           | ADOPTED                 | SUPPLIED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       15 | PUNJAB           | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | UNDER PROCESS | CELEBRATING |
|       16 | RAJASTHAN        | ADOPTED                 | INITATED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       17 | TAMILNADU        | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PRINTING             | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       18 | UTTRAKHAND       | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | NR            | CELEBRATING |
|       19 | UTTAR PRADESH    | NR                      | NR                         | NR            | NR          |
|       20 | WEST BENGAL      | ADOPTED                 | UNDER PREPARATION          | UNDER PROCESS | CELEBRATING |
|       21 | DELHI            | UNDER PRINTING          | UNDER PRINTING             | UNDER PROCESS | CELEBRATING |
|       22 | PUDUCHERRY       | UNDER PROCESS           | INITATED                   | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
|       23 | ANDAMAN&         | ADOPTED                 | INITATED                   | NOT           | CELEBRATING |

|    | NICOBAR           |                |                   | PROVIDED      |             |
|----|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------|
| 24 | CHANDIGARH        | UNDER PROCESS  | SUPPLIED          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
| 25 | D.&NAGAR HAVELI   | NR             | UNDER PREPARATION | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
| 26 | DAMAN &DIU        | NR             | NR                | NR            | NR          |
| 27 | LAKSHADWEEP       | UNDER PROCESS  | SUPPLIED          | NOT PROVIDED  | CELEBRATING |
| 28 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | NR             | NR                | NR            | NR          |
| 29 | ASSAM             | UNDER PILOTING | UNDER PREPARATION | UNDER PROCESS | NR          |
| 30 | MANIPUR           | UNDER PRINTING | UNDER PRINTING    | UNDER PROCESS | CELEBRATING |
| 31 | MEGHALAYA         | ADOPTED        | SUPPLIED          | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
| 32 | MIZORAM           | UNDER PRINTING | UNDER PRINTING    | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
| 33 | NAGALAND          | NR             | NR                | NR            | NR          |
| 34 | SIKKIM            | UNDER PRINTING | UNDER PREPARATION | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
| 35 | TRIPURA           | ADOPTED        | UNDER PREPARATION | PROVIDING     | CELEBRATING |
| 36 | TELANGANA         | ADOPTED        | INITATED          | UNDER PROCESS | NR          |

N.R = Not reported