Lok Sabha Question No. 1297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Assessment of Education in Rural Areas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

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

## LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1297 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2017

## Assessment of Education in Rural Areas

## 1297. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

## SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  study  with  regard  to  the functioning  of  Government/Government  aided  schools  particularly  in rural  areas  in  respect  of  the  performance  of  teachers,  principals, management,  facilities available, teacher student relationship  and causes of dropouts and if so, the details, including Madhya Pradesh along with the outcome thereof; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT  wise  including  Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN

## RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  Central  Government,  through  National  University  of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), has developed a Shaala  Siddhi,  a  National  Programme  on  School  Standards  and Evaluation (NPSSE) which is a comprehensive instrument for school evaluation  leading  to  school  improvement irrespective  of  the  area, whether  rural  or  urban.  It  aims  to  enable  schools  to  evaluate  their performance  in  a  more  focused  and  strategic  manner  and  facilitate

them to make professional judgment for improvement.

The  programme's  objective  is  to  establish  and  refer  to  an agreed  set  of  standards  and  to  provide  clear  pathways  for  each school for self evaluation by focusing on key performance domains and  their  core  standards  for  school  evaluation.  The  structure  of  the framework  is  simple  yet  flexible  and  lends  itself  to  both  self  and external evaluation. A web portal (http://www.nuepa.org/new/School\_Standards\_Evaluation.aspx)  which will  enable  all  schools  to  engage  in  self-evaluation  in  the  7  key domains  under  the  framework  has  been  launched.  The  State-wise details of schools covered under the programme including the State of Madhya  Pradesh  are  annexed.  Further,  the  Central  Government  has launched  Shagun  portal  to  monitor  various  interventions  of  SSA. Through  this  portal,  States  and  UTs  will  be  able  to  share  their progress on physical targets and fund utilization.

A  detailed  research  study  was  commissioned  in  2013  by  the Central Government entitled 'Survey for assessment of drop out at the elementary level in 21 States. According to the study, major factors of drop-out have been identified as lack of interest in studies, economic reasons;  migration  and  involvement  in  domestic  work  to  help  the parents.

Some States have developed their own programme of school evaluation like: Gunotsava (Gujarat), Pratibha Parve (Madhya Pradesh), Sambalan (Rajasthan) and Samiksha (Odisha) etc .

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1297 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2017 ASKED BY SHRI ANOOP MISHRA AND SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER REGARDING 'ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS'

## State-wise details of schools covered under the Shaala Siddhi programme for the Academic Year: 2016-17

| S.No.   | State Name                | No. of Schools Available   | Self Evaluation   | Self Evaluation   |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| S.No.   | State Name                | No. of Schools Available   | Completed         | In- Progress      |
| 1.      | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 414                        | 236               | 42                |
| 2.      | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 64000                      | 23559             | 5580              |
| 3.      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 4173                       | 0                 | 0                 |
| 4.      | ASSAM                     | 71042                      | 2122              | 810               |
| 5.      | BIHAR                     | 84236                      | 1744              | 291               |
| 6.      | CHANDIGARH                | 202                        | 82                | 24                |
| 7.      | CHHATTISGARH              | 54494                      | 28721             | 17495             |
| 8.      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 347                        | 231               | 22                |
| 9.      | DAMAN & DIU               | 145                        | 12                | 46                |
| 10.     | DELHI                     | 5798                       | 2754              | 212               |
| 11.     | GOA                       | 1579                       | 29                | 201               |
| 12.     | GUJARAT                   | 53098                      | 2946              | 1241              |
| 13.     | HARYANA                   | 23181                      | 19                | 244               |
| 14.     | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 18262                      | 2                 | 2                 |
| 15.     | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 29429                      | 5                 | 9                 |
| 16.     | JHARKHAND                 | 48750                      | 2884              | 1498              |
| 17.     | KARNATAKA                 | 76074                      | 0                 | 1                 |
| 18.     | KERALA                    | 17130                      | 135               | 632               |
| 19.     | LAKSHADWEEP               | 45                         | 0                 | 0                 |
| 20.     | MADHYA PRADESH            | 154218                     | 281               | 22874             |
| 21.     | MAHARASHTRA               | 108708                     | 98906             | 5424              |
| 22.     | MANIPUR                   | 5042                       | 967               | 11                |
| 23.     | MEGHALAYA                 | 14514                      | 63                | 76                |
| 24.     | MIZORAM                   | 3889                       | 212               | 100               |
| 25.     | NAGALAND                  | 2853                       | 134               | 124               |
| 26.     | ODISHA                    | 70402                      | 1                 | 3                 |
| 27.     | PUDUCHERRY                | 468                        | 468               | 0                 |

28.

| 28.   | PUNJAB        |   28988 |   2417 |   1467 |
|-------|---------------|---------|--------|--------|
| 29.   | RAJASTHAN     |   32967 |  32588 |     63 |
| 30.   | SIKKIM        |    1317 |    751 |     22 |
| 31.   | TAMILNADU     |   58272 |  36252 |   9153 |
| 32.   | TELANGANA     |   83276 |     55 |     38 |
| 33.   | TRIPURA       |    4924 |      0 |      4 |
| 34.   | UTTAR PRADESH |  268325 |   7240 |   3203 |
| 35.   | UTTARAKHAND   |   24186 |   4904 |   3030 |
| 36.   | WEST BENGAL   |   95736 |    191 |    489 |
|       | Total :       | 1510484 | 250911 |  74431 |