Lok Sabha Question No. 3934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: New Education Policy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3934 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## New Education Policy

## †3934. SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

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

- (a) whether the proposed New Education Policy is being formulated to decide role of the students in  nation  building  according  to  the  requirements  of  the  country  and  to  curb  their  foreign migration and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any scheme has been formulated to remove shortage of schools, buildings, facilities, teachers and subject teachers in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the budget earmarked for the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a):  Presently,  the  Government  is  in  the  process  of  formulating  a  New  Education  Policy  (NEP) which aims to meet the changing dynamics of the population's requirement with regard to quality education, innovation and research, aiming to make India a knowledge superpower by equipping its students with the necessary skills and knowledge and to eliminate the shortage of manpower in science, technology, academics, industry etc. The finalization of NEP is likely to take some more time.

(b) and (c): Several schemes are being implemented by the Ministry so as to enhance access to public  funded  education  across  all  levels  ranging  from  elementary,  secondary,  higher  and technical education. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in partnership with State Governments for universalizing elementary education across the country by providing  universal  access  and  retention,  bridging  of  gender  and  social  gaps  in  education  and enhancing learning levels of children. Under SSA, a variety of interventions are included , such as, opening of new schools, construction of schools and additional classrooms, toilets and drinking water,  provisioning  for  teachers,  periodic  teacher  training  and  academic  resource  support, textbooks and support for learning achievement. These provisions are made in accordance with norms  and  standards  and  free  entitlements  as  mandated  by  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. The BE for SSA in 2016-17 is Rs.22500 crore.

Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme that envisages among other things, provision of a secondary school within a reasonable distance of any habitation and  to  enhance  standards  of  secondary  education  by  making  all  secondary  schools  conform  to prescribed norms, removing gender, socio-economic and disability barriers etc. BE for RMSA in 2016-17 is Rs. 3700 crore.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Teacher Education (CSSTE) puts emphasis on monitoring of the process and outcome parameters in respect of each level of institution. Joint Review Mission (JRM) is  an  integral  part  of  the  comprehensive  monitoring  mechanism  of  Teachers'  Education scheme. The Ministry has also launched Prashikshak, a teacher education portal on 30.06.2016 for a strong monitoring mechanism, which would contain a database of all 588 DIETs in the country with all relevant information about the institutes including performance indicators. BE for CSSTE in 2016-17 is Rs. 480 crore.

During the Twelfth Five Year Plan, a new scheme namely, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)  was  launched  with  the  aim  to  achieve  equity,  access  and  excellence  in  state  higher education system. The scheme supports components such as upgrading autonomous colleges to universities, clustering colleges to establish a university, setting up of new professional colleges in un-served  and  underserved  areas  as  well  as  providing  infrastructure  grants  to  universities  and colleges to scale up capacity. The BE for RUSA in 2016-17 is Rs. 1300 crore. In higher education, several  other  schemes  are  also  being  implemented,  such  as,  Global  Initiative  for  Academics Network (GIAN), Impacting Research, Innovation &  Technology (IMPRINT), Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM), National Digital  Library,  campus  connect  programme,  Uchhattar Avishkar Abhiyan, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan to ensure that our students are equipped to meet  the needs of a globally competitive society and prepare them for the knowledge society essential to national development.

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