Lok Sabha Question No. 1874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: e-Learning
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1874 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## e-Learning

1874. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  launched  many  schemes  for  promoting  e-learning,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the amount spent towards Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Diet Library (NDL) e-PATHSHALA and National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) Schemes during the last three financial years; and
- (c) whether the Government is considering to launch e-learning in all the Universities of the country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The key e-Learning Projects running by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) are as follows:
-  SWAYAM :  The  'Study  Webs  of  Active  Learning  for  Young  Aspiring  Minds'  (SWAYAM)  an integrated platform for online courses, using information and communication technology (ICT) and covering school (9 th to  12 th )  to  Post  Graduate  Level.  At  present,  about  1000+  MOOCs Courses are listed  on  SWAYAM,  wherein  about  30  Lakhs  students  have  enrolled  to  these courses. It also offers online courses for students, teachers and teacher educators. It may be accessed on   swayam.gov.in
-  SWAYAM Prabha :  SWAYAM Prabha is an initiative to provide 32 High Quality Educational Channels  through  DTH  (Direct  to  Home)  across  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  country  on 24X7 basis. It has curriculum based course content covering diverse disciplines.
-  National  Digital  Library  (NDL) :  The  National  Digital  Library  of  India  (NDL)  is  a  project  to develop a framework of virtual repository of learning resources with a single-window search facility.  There  are  more  than 153 Lakhs digital books available through the NDL. It may be accessed on ndl.gov.in
-  ICT in Educational Curriculum for School System : The 'Information and Communication Technology in School' (ICT) component of centrally sponsored scheme of Integrated scheme for  School  Education  (Samagra  Shiksha)  provides  for  opportunities  to  secondary  stage students  to  build  their  capacity  in  ICT  skills  and  make  them  learn  through  computer  aided learning  process.  The  Scheme  covers  Government and Government Aided Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools.
-  e-Pathshala :  e-Books of the resources developed by NCERT, SCERT / SIEs, State Boards etc.  SIEs  in  multiple  languages  and  uploaded  on  e-Pathshala  Website  and  disseminated through  Mobile  App  (Android,  iOS  and  Windows).  e-Pathshala  has  been  listed  /  made available on the UMANG App of Government of India, which was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 23 rd November, 2017 during GCCS-2017. So far, 3311 audios and videos, 650 e-books (e-pubs) and 504 flip books have been made available on the portal and mobile app.
-  Shagun Portal - an Initiative to monitor the implementation of SSA : A web portal called ShaGun (from the words Shaala and Gunvatta) which has two parts i.e., one is a Repository of  good  practices,  photographs,  videos,  studies,  newspaper  articles  etc.  on  elementary education, State/UT wise. These would be in the public domain. Its purpose is to showcase success stories and also to provide a platform for all stakeholders to learn from each other. This would also instill a positive competitive spirit among all the States and UTs. The second part is regarding the online monitoring of the SSA implemented by States and UTs and will be accessed by Government Officers at all.
-  Shaala Kosh : Shaala Kosh is a repository of school data. The Shaala Kosh App for schools aims  to  reduce  the  time  wasted  in  academic  administrative  works  and  non-academic administrative works in Schools. Streamlining school operations and reducing the administrative burden. Shaala Kosh application in Schools helps in the day-to-day functioning of schools at ease.
-  National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) : To make digital resources available  for  teachers  and  students  as  free  and  open  source  material.  To  enable  the participation of the community in development and sharing of digital resources. To facilitate the adoption and creation of digital resources in different Indian languages.
-  Saransh :  Developed  by  CBSE  is  a  tool  for  comprehensive  self-review  for  schools  and parents.  It  is  a  data  driven  analytical  solution  for  tracking  performance  of  students,  within schools, state, region and national level..

(b)  The  amount  spent  towards  SWAYAM,  SWAYAM  Prabha,  National  Digital  Library  (NDL),  ePATHSALA and National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) Schemes during the F.Y. 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 are as follows:

|   S. No. | Name of Scheme                                                         |   2015-2016 |   2016-2017 |   2017-2018 |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|        1 | SWAYAM                                                                 |     52      |       61    |       63    |
|        2 | Swayam Prabha                                                          |      0      |        0    |       83.43 |
|        3 | National Digital Library (NDL)                                         |      4.97   |        9.71 |       10    |
|        4 | e-PATHSHALA, National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) |      0.8968 |        0    |        1.09 |

(c) University Grant Commission (UGC) has notified on 04 th July, 2018 the regulation regarding the minimum standards of instruction for the grant of Certificate or Diploma or Degree, through online mode, delivered through interactive technology using internet.

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