Lok Sabha Question No. 290 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Operation Digital Board
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 290 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## Operation Digital Board

- *290.    SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) the details of progress made with regard to introduction of Operation Digital Board, State-wise;
- (b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  providing  personalized  adaptive  learning  as  well  as intelligent tutoring by exploiting emerging technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence and data analytics;
- (c)  whether  the  Government intends to take more steps in order to improve classroom education; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d):

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 290 FOR 9 th  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL AND SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING OPERATION DIGITAL BOARD.

(a) to (d) The Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform which is presently being used by organizations like CBSE, NCERT and several States and UTs to host e content has inbuilt  capability  to  leverage  machine  learning,  artificial  intelligence  and  data  to  provide  needed guidance and personalisation for the needs of teachers and students. Digitalised text books and other teaching-learning  e  resources  have  been  made  available  through  web  portals  like  e-Pathshala,

National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER), Study Webs of Active Learning for Young  Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM).  Government  has  also  launched  the  National  Education Alliance for Technology (NEAT) scheme for using technology for better learning outcomes. The scheme uses artificial intelligence  to  make  learning  more personalized  and  customized  as per  the requirements of the learner. Training of teachers on technology aided teaching in elementary classes has  also  been  undertaken  through  the  National  Initiative  for  School  Heads  and  Teachers  Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA).

An  Expert  Committee  constituted  to  prepare  the  concept  note  and  an  approach  paper  defining specifications,  modalities,  financing  systems  relating  to  the  Operation  Digital  Board  (ODB)  has given  its  recommendations.    ODB  is  being  implemented  by  taking  these  recommendations  into account and incorporating the above mentioned initiatives.

Ensuring higher coverage, easier access and enhanced quality of e content for teaching and learning, training  of  teachers  to  effectively  handle  technology  aided  teaching,  technologically  enabled monitoring of hardware and e content usage and online assessment of students linked to learning outcome are the steps being taken by the Government to improve classroom education through the use of technology.

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