Lok Sabha Question No. 1543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: New Education Policy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1543 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## New Education Policy

## 1543.  SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

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

- (a) whether the draft Education Policy 2019 has been submitted by the Committee led by Dr. Kasturirangan and is placed for views of the general public;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the recommendations made by the Committee therein;
- (c) the details of important changes/additions incorporated in the draft Education Policy;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  consider  all  the  changes/additions/suggestions made  in  the  draft  Education  Policy  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  overall  quality  of  the education sector in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (d)  :  Yes  Sir.  The  Committee  for  the  Draft  National  Education  Policy  under  the Chairmanship of Dr. K. Kasturirangan has submitted its report to the Ministry on 31 st May 2019. The  draft NEP  2019  has  been  uploaded  on MHRD's  website  and  also at innovate.mygov.in platform to elicit suggestions/comments from all stakeholders including the  public,  Government  of  India  Ministries  and  State  Governments.  Several  reform measures have been proposed in  the  Draft  NEP 2019, so  that  all  students  have  equitable access to quality education across the country. The Government will finalize the National Education  Policy  only  after  considering  the  inputs/suggestions  and  comments  of  all stakeholders.

(e): Improving the quality of education across all levels from primary to university level is a continuous and ongoing process. Several initiatives are currently being undertaken in this direction.  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.  This  programme  subsumes  the  three  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  (RSMA)  and  Teacher Education (TE). It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all  levels  of  school  education.  It  envisages  the  'school'  as  a  continuum  from  pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to senior secondary levels.

In  higher  education  also,  various  schemes,  namely,  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha Abhiyan  (RUSA),  Scheme  for  promotion  of  Academic  and  Research  Collaboration (SPARC), Global Initiative for Academics Network (GIAN), Impacting Research, Innovation & Technology (IMPRINT), Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on 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)  are  being  implemented  to improve  the  quality  of  higher  education.  A  number  of  initiatives  are  also  undertaken  by UGC and AICTE for quality improvement in higher and technical education.

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