Lok Sabha Question No. 1209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1209 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.2.2019

## Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

## 1209. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  addition  of  5000  more  seats  in  Jawahar  Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) from 2019-20 and if so, the number of seats in JNVs at present;
- (b) the details of pass percentage from Class 10 and Class 12 during the last five years;
- (c)  whether  the  Government proposes to engage full time counsellors in each of the 630 functional JNVs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  new  initiatives  of  the  Government  for  expansion  of  quality  education  for  rural  and underprivileged students?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a): A proposal received from the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) for increasing the intake of students at  Class  VI  level  in  the  Jawahar  Navodaya Vidyalayas  (JNVs) by 10% from the academic session  2019-20  leading  to  addition  of  about  5000  seats  has  been  approved  'in-principle'  and  is  at advanced stage of approval.
- (b): The details of the pass percentage of students of Classes X and XII in the JNVs during the last five years are tabulated below:
- (c): The Government has conveyed its approval to the NVS for engagement of two counsellors per school (1 male and 1 female) in all the functional JNVs, on outsourcing basis.
- (d): The Central Govt has launched an integrated centrally sponsored scheme for school educationSamagra  Siksha  w.e.f.  2018-19  with  the  key  objectives  of  quality  education  and  improvement  in learning levels. Under this scheme, the State Govt. and UTs are supported on several interventions to improve  teaching  standards,  regular  in-service  teachers'  training,  induction  training  for  newly recruited  teachers,  ICT  facilities  in  schools,  introduction  of  vocational  educational  component  at secondary level etc.

| Year      |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Class X   |     99.8  |     99.72 |     98.83 |     99.78 |     97.15 |
| Class XII |     97.67 |     96.91 |     96.7  |     95.87 |     97.08 |

The other initiatives inter-alia include the following:

-  Section 23(2) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 was amended  to  extend  the  period  for  training  of  untrained  in-service  elementary  teachers  to 31.03.2019.
-  In order to focus on quality education, the RTE rules have been amended to include reference on class-wise, subject-wise learning outcomes. Learning outcomes for each class upto the elementary stage have been finalised and shared with all States and UTs.
-  National Achievement Surveys are carried out by National Council for Educational Research and Training to assess learning achievements of children in Classes III, V, VIII and X.
-  To complement the activities  under Padhe  Bharat  Badhe  Bharat  and  to  inculcate  reading  habits among students, an annual grant of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000 per school has been provisioned under Samagra Siksha for strengthening of school libraries.
-  The Rashtriya Avaishkar Abhiyan (RAA) has been launched to motivate and engage children of the age-group of 6-18 years in science, maths and technology through observation, experimentation, both through inside and outside classroom activities.
-  The  Atal  Tinkering  labs  have  been  established  in  many  schools  across  the  country  with  the objective of fostering curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds.

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