Lok Sabha Question No. 1822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals in Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1822 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## Sustainable Development Goals in Education

1822. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

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

- (a) whether the Minister of Human Resource Development has met with the DirectorGeneral  UNESCO in the  recent  past  and  if  so,  the  details  of  issues  raised  by  the Government during the discussion;
- (b) the details of the goals set up by the Government for Sustainable Development of the educational sector in the country;
- (c)  the details of the steps taken by the Government to achieve goals so far;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to promote international education system in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the schemes so far prepared/implemented in this regard ?

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

- (a): Yes, Sir.  I met Director- General UNESCO on 4 th February, 2020 during her visit to India from 4-7 February, 2020.  The issues discussed relating to education for girls  and  their  increasing  participation  in  Science,  Technology,  Engineering  and Mathematics  (STEM),  vocational  education,  teacher  training,  education  for  the weaker and marginalized sections of society and those relating to differently-abled.
- (b): The details of the goals set up by the Government for Sustainable Development  of the educational sector in the country are at page 11 of the report 'SDGs-National Indicator Framework' available under the link

http://mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/National\_Indicator\_Framework\_6nov18.pdf

(c): The  Government  of  India  has  taken  various  steps  to  achieve  the  goals  and improving  the  quality  of  education.    The  Samagra  Shiksha,  an  integral  scheme  for School Education as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme  is being implemented throughout the country with effect from the year 2018-19 extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

To achieve the goal of quality in higher education, Government have initiated various schemes namely, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), Impacting Research, Innovation & Technology (IMPRINT), Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission of Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM),  National  Digital  Library,  campus  connect  programme, Uchhatar  Avishkar  Abhiyan,  Unnat  Bharat  Abhiyan,  Impactful  Research  in  Social Sciences  (IMPRESS),  Atal  Ranking  of  Institutions  on  Innovation  Achievements (ARIIA), National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

d) & (e): Yes,  Sir.    The  Government  promotes  international  education  through various  schemes like 'STUDY IN INDIA (SII)',  'Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Culture (SPARC)' and 'Global Initiative of Academic Network (GIAN)', etc.  SII aims to attract foreign students to pursue higher education in India thereby improving  the  global  reputation  and  ranking  of  Indian  institutions.        Key  activities under SII are providing scholarships to international students, funding institutions to build international facilities like hostels, promoting and brand building India as a study destination, arranging alumni meets, seminars and other workshops for international students etc.  The aim of SPARC is to improve research ecosystem of India's higher educational institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations between Indian institutions and the best institutions in the world.  Further, the objective of GIAN is  to  increase  the  footfalls  of  reputed  international  faculty  in  the  Indian  academic institutes,  provide  opportunity  to  our  faculty  to  learn  and  share  knowledge  and teaching  skills  in  cutting  edge  areas  and  to  provide  opportunity  to  our  students  to seek knowledge and experience from reputed International faculty.

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