Lok Sabha Question No. 2292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: e-Classrooms
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.7.2019

## E-CLASSROOMS

## 2292.  DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

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

- (a) the  details  of  funds  allocated/spent  for  Computer  Aided  learning  in  Kendriya Vidyalayas during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  number  of  e-classrooms  that  have  been  set  up  by  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  in different parts of the country;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  objectives  for  which  these  eclassrooms have been set up and if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government has set any target to achieve the objectives;
- (d) whether the teachers are not using e-classroom facility as they are not properly trained  and  if so, the  corrective steps taken  by  the  Government in this  regard; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to set up more e-classrooms to cover all students studying in Kendriya Vidyalayas?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) For Computer Aided learning in the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), the expenditure involved  is met by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) out of grants released by the Government of India for 'Creation of Capital Assets' as well as from the Vidyalaya Vikas  Nidhi  (VVN).  The  details  of  the  expenditure  incurred  by  the  KVS  for  Computer Aided learning in the KVs during the last three years and the current year are as under:-

## (Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Expenditure |
|---------|---------------|
| 2016-17 |         86.81 |
| 2017-18 |        169.63 |
| 2018-19 |        201.6  |
| 2019-20 |         51.03 |

- (b) 12011 e-classrooms have been set up in the KVs in different parts of the country.

(c) The  objectives  of  imparting  education  through  digital  learning  method  have  by and large been achieved though it is a continuous process with new students joining the Vidyalayas  every  year.    A  third  party  survey  conducted  to  study  the  efficacy  of  eclassrooms has shown positive impact on the teaching learning process.

- (d) The  teachers  in  KVs  are  properly  trained  and  e-classroom  facilities  are  being used  by  them  regularly  in  classroom  transactions.  For  monitoring  the  use  of  eclassrooms by Principals, Regional Offices and KVS (Hqrs.), a Multi Device Management Software (MDM) has also been developed by KVS.

(e) Government has launched Operation Digital Board (ODB) to leverage technology in order to boost quality education in the country.  The pedagogical interventions such as e-Pathshala, Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA), National Repository of  Open  Educational  Resources  (NROER),  National  Programme  on  Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and SWAYAM-Prabha Direct To Home (DTH) Channels etc. are expected to facilitate opening of more e-classrooms in the country including in the Kendriya Vidyalayas.

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