Lok Sabha Question No. 44 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Quality of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 44 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  FEBRUARY, 2017

## Quality of Education

## *44. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  poor  quality  of  primary  and  secondary education in the schools and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has recently reviewed the enrolment of students especially in rural areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  number  of  students  seeking  admission  in  upper  primary  schools  has declined in the recent past and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve the standard of primary  and  secondary  education  in  the  country  including  revamping  of  syllabus  and evaluation system?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 44 ASKED BY SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA AND SHRI SUNIL KUMAR  SINGH  TO BE ANSWERED  ON  06.02.2017 REGARDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION.

(a): The  National Council of Educational Research  and  Training  (NCERT) conducts periodic national surveys of learning achievement of children in grade III, V and  VIII  and  X.    Four  rounds  of  National  Achievement  Survey  (NAS)  have  been conducted so far for grade V and three rounds for classes III & VIII. These reveal improvement in learning achievement levels of pupils, in identified subjects from first round to fourth round. Since only first round of NAS has been conducted at class X level,  it  is  not  possible  to  comment  on  the  comparative  learning  achievement  or decline of students of grade X. As per the UDISE Flash Statistics 2015-16, the pass percentage at secondary level in the year 2014-15 is 79.21%.  From the current year onwards,    the  Government  has  decided  to  conduct  annual  National  Achievement Surveys covering all students from classes 1-8 in all Government and Government aided schools.  The students learning assessment will be according to the Learning Outcomes  developed  by  NCERT  for  all  subjects  covering  all  classes  in  the elementary cycle.

- (b)  &  (c):  The  Central  Government  reviews  progress  in  schools  education  system through various indicators including enrolment of students in rural areas every year and  the  data  for  the  same  shared  in  public  domain  by  National  University  of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) through Unified District Information System For Education (U-DISE). As per U-DISE 2015-16 (Provisional), 17,33,95,834 students are enrolled at elementary and  secondary schools in rural areas. Additionally, as per U-DISE 2015-16 (Provisional) the number of enrolment in upper  primary  schools  has  increased  from  38567724  in  the  year  2012-13    to 38869512  in the year 2015-16. The State-wise details are at Annexure.
- (d):  Under SSA, 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,  training  of  all untrained  teachers  to  acquire  professional  qualifications  through  Open  Distance Learning (ODL) mode, recruitment of additional teachers for improving pupil-teacher ratios,  academic  support  for  teachers  through  block  and  cluster  resource  centres,

continuous and comprehensive evaluation system to equip the teacher to measure pupil performance and provide remedial action wherever required, and teacher and school grants for development of appropriate teaching-learning materials, etc. The Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  specifies statutory  duties  and  responsibilities  of  teachers  and  lays  down  the  minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in elementary schools.  For  the  year  2016-17,  10%  of  SSA  funds  have  been  clearly  earmarked under SSA for quality interventions.

Additionally, the Central Government through a centrally funded programme, Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  supports  States  and  UTs  on  early  grade  reading, writing  &  comprehension,  and  early  Mathematics  programmes  through  a  subprogramme 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.

The National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005 developed by the NCERT provides the broad framework for school curriculum development. As per Section 29 of Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 the State Academic Authority is responsible for designing the curriculum and evaluation framework. All States/UT's have either adopted textbooks developed by the NCERT or revised their textbooks in accordance with the provisions of NCF.  Since Government of India has not revised the NCF 2005 no state has also revised their curriculum

As a follow up of the NCF-2005,  some changes have been brought out in the primary education curriculum viz. space is created for day-to-day experiences of the child;  emphasis is made on moving beyond textbooks and shifting away from rote learning;  adequate  space  is  given  for  children's  voices'  in  the  classroom;  and pedagogy is learner-centred.

In  order  to  provide  quality  education  to  students  at  the  secondary  level, various interventions are funded under the RMSA, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. These include provision for : (i) additional teachers to improve Pupil Teacher Ratio,

(ii)  induction  and  in-service  training  for  Principals,  Teachers  ,  Master  Trainers  and Key Resource Persons, (iii) Maths and Science kits, (iv) Lab equipments, (v) Special teaching for learning enhancement, (vi) ICT facilities in schools, (vii) introduction of vocational education component at the secondary level. Further, for improving the quality of school education, the School Standards & Evaluation framework, known as 'Shaala Siddhi' has been developed by NUEPA, to enable  schools  to  evaluate  their  performance  in  a  more  focused  and  strategic

manner and to facilitate them to make professional judgments for improvement.

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Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to  (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.44 ASKED BY SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA AND SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH TO BE ANSWERED ON

06.02.2017 REGARDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION.

| State/UTs                | Total enrolment in Government Upper Primary Schools   | Total enrolment in Government Upper Primary Schools   | Total enrolment in Government Upper Primary Schools   | Total enrolment in Government Upper Primary Schools   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UTs                | 2012 - 13                                             | 2013 - 14                                             | 2014 - 15                                             | 2015 - 16                                             |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS | 16650                                                 | 16074                                                 | 15463                                                 | 14997                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           | 2198441                                               | 2232461                                               | 1298080                                               | 1268666                                               |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 83078                                                 | 83326                                                 | 78704                                                 | 77941                                                 |
| ASSAM                    | 1081508                                               | 1254277                                               | 1262837                                               | 1198277                                               |
| BIHAR                    | 5083788                                               | 5828608                                               | 6254280                                               | 6715807                                               |
| CHANDIGARH               | 43189                                                 | 44090                                                 | 44519                                                 | 43964                                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH             | 1378304                                               | 1342997                                               | 1311036                                               | 1293508                                               |
| DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI      | 18723                                                 | 19114                                                 | 18448                                                 | 17850                                                 |
| DAMAN&DIU                | 5989                                                  | 5938                                                  | 5915                                                  | 5689                                                  |
| DELHI                    | 683637                                                | 716314                                                | 692284                                                | 680861                                                |
| GOA                      | 10449                                                 | 10444                                                 | 9508                                                  | 9335                                                  |
| GUJARAT                  | 2116305                                               | 2128100                                               | 2169367                                               | 2203614                                               |
| HARYANA                  | 740372                                                | 778165                                                | 771104                                                | 668326                                                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 270343                                                | 260721                                                | 254871                                                | 249604                                                |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR           | 392893                                                | 366567                                                | 337903                                                | 334045                                                |
| JHARKHAND                | 1497416                                               | 1493054                                               | 1479273                                               | 1455103                                               |
| KARNATAKA                | 1687570                                               | 1429887                                               | 1583729                                               | 1525500                                               |
| KERALA                   | 414433                                                | 406565                                                | 397961                                                | 384112                                                |
| LAKSHADWEEP              | 4187                                                  | 3598                                                  | 3379                                                  | 3168                                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH           | 3415737                                               | 3402060                                               | 3299619                                               | 3139830                                               |
| MAHARASHTRA              | 1544086                                               | 1365219                                               | 1447037                                               | 1384773                                               |
| MANIPUR                  | 35462                                                 | 39178                                                 | 39515                                                 | 40836                                                 |
| MEGHALAYA                | 98216                                                 | 95597                                                 | 98405                                                 | 101625                                                |
| MIZORAM                  | 57115                                                 | 41139                                                 | 36293                                                 | 36771                                                 |
| NAGALAND                 | 53004                                                 | 53451                                                 | 48322                                                 | 47680                                                 |
| ODISHA                   | 1643953                                               | 1662259                                               | 1677265                                               | 1694091                                               |
| PUDUCHERRY               | 29833                                                 | 26846                                                 | 24548                                                 | 22962                                                 |
| PUNJAB                   | 814222                                                | 858356                                                | 812677                                                | 835154                                                |
| RAJASTHAN                | 2076370                                               | 2043464                                               | 1961583                                               | 2146551                                               |
| SIKKIM                   | 36880                                                 | 38067                                                 | 36376                                                 | 36638                                                 |
| TAMIL NADU               | 1665054                                               | 1641048                                               | 1686895                                               | 1685036                                               |
| TELANGANA                | NA                                                    | NA                                                    | 893619                                                | 889611                                                |
| TRIPURA                  | 194178                                                | 180927                                                | 179466                                                | 176247                                                |
| UTTAR PRADESH            | 4460533                                               | 4188647                                               | 4026868                                               | 3857774                                               |
| UTTARAKHAND              | 316484                                                | 305986                                                | 295771                                                | 287771                                                |
| WEST BENGAL              | 4399322                                               | 4477080                                               | 4468815                                               | 4335795                                               |
| INDIA                    | 38567724                                              | 38839624                                              | 39021735                                              | 38869512                                              |

Source UDISE