Lok Sabha Question No. 32 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Quality of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 32 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JUNE, 2019

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

## †*32.  SHRI RAVINDRA SHYAM NARAYAN SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHA: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHAWAHA:

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

- (a) the details of the policy formulated to improve the quality of education in primary and secondary schools in the country;
- (b) whether there  is  any  proposal  to  set  up  other  schools  on  the  lines  of  Rajkiya  Pratibha Vidyalayas by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  such  schools  set  up/  proposed  to  be  set  up  so  far,  State-wise  including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) the  number  of  States  where  Rajkiya  Pratibha  Vidyalayas  are  providing  their  services, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PART (A) TO (D) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 32 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDRA SHYAM  NARAYAN  SHUKLA  ALIAS RAVI KISHA AND SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHAWAHA REGARDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION

- (a) The  Central  Government  has  taken  several  initiatives  to  the  quality  of  education  in primary and secondary schools in the country as follows:
1.        In order to focus on quality education, the Central rules to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act have been amended to include reference on class-wise, subject-wise Learning Outcomes. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)  conducted  a  National  Achievement  Survey,  under  which  learning  outcomes  of students were evaluated.
2. The  online  D.El.Ed.  course  has  been  started  from  3rd  October,  2017  and  9,58,513 teachers have successfully completed the training. A four year B.Ed integrated course has been launched for which applications have been invited on 3 rd June 2019.
3. The  Central  Government  has  launched  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  Samagra  Shiksha,  from  2018-19.  Government  of  India  has  decided  to    participate  in  the Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) to be conducted by the Organization for  Economic  Cooperation  and  Development  (OECD)  in  2021.  Approval  has  been  given  for conducting a Census based audit called Shagunotsav of  all  government and government aided schools in all States and UTs. In 2019-20, approval has been given for an Integrated Teacher Training Programme formulated by NCERT & National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) and School Based Assessment (SBA).
4.  MHRD has designed  a  70  indicators  based  matrix Performance Grading Index (PGI) to grade the States/UTs.  To collect timely and accurate data,  a well-functioning and sustainable Educational Management Information System called UDISE+ (UDISE plus) has been launched in 2018-19.

5.  In 2019-20, approval has been given for setting up Youth and Eco Club in all Government Schools across the country. In order to experience  and celebrate the rich cultural diversity of India, Rangotsav was organized in schools in 2018-19.

(b) to (d) The Rajkiya Pratibha Vidyalaya is a State Government scheme. The State of Uttar Pradesh has informed that there are two schemes on lines of Rajkiya Pratibha Vidyalaya, namely 18  Abhinav  Vidyalaya  (one  in  each  Division)  and  148  Pandit  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  model schools.

However, the Ministry of Human Resource Development is running the Kendriya Vidyalayas & Novodaya Vidyalayas, which are pace setting institutions providing quality education.

Further, under the centrally sponsored scheme Samagra Shiksha, funds are given to all States and UTs for strengthening of infrastructure and provision of other facilities in schools to ensure that all  schools  meet  the  prescribed  norms,  besides  other  interventions  to  improve  the  quality  of education.

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