Lok Sabha Question No. 1873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Learning Science and Mathematics
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  July, 2018

## Learning Science and Mathematics

## 1873. SHRI PRATHAP  SIMHA:

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

- (a)  whether    the    Government    has  launched    any    scheme    across    School Education    and    Higher    Education    to  encourage  children  towards  learning science and mathematics through activities;
- (b)  if so, the details of such schemes taken during the last three years;
- (c)    the  objectives  of  establishing  Atal  Tinkering  Laboratories  (ATLs)  in  schools across India;
- (d)  the number of schools selected for establishing  Tinkering  Labs  in  schools across India, as on date, State-wise; and
- (e) the  steps  being  initiated  for building capacity of science teachers and teacher educators  at  the  secondary  state for content and pedagogies which promote inquiry, thinking and problem-solving skills in students?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) & (b): The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  launched  the Rashtriya  Avishkar  Abhiyan  (RAA)  in  July  2015,  across School  Education  and Higher Education to encourage children towards learning Science and Mathematics through  activities  related  to  Science  and  Mathematics.  Some  of the  interventions under  RAA  for  promotion  of  science  are strengthening  of  school  Science  and Mathematics  laboratories,  Science  Fair/Exhibition  and  Talent  Search  at  district level;  provision  of  mathematics  and  science  kits  to  schools,  visit  of  students  to higher educational institutions and learning enhancement of students.

(c) & (d):  National Institution for Transforming India ( NITI) under the Atal Innovation  Mission  is  establishing  Atal  Tinkering  Laboratories  (ATLs)  in  schools across India.  The  objective  of  this  scheme  is  to  foster  curiosity,  creativity  and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking,  adaptive  learning,  physical computing  etc.  The  State-wise number of schools selected for establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs is at Annexure.

(e): During last three years, an amount of Rs 952.47 crore has been approved for In- service  Teacher  training  of  Maths  and  Science  teachers  at  upper  primary level, learning enhancement programme, computer aided learning and innovations under  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA).  Further,  an  amount  of  Rs. 425.39 crore  has  been approved for  in-service  training  of  science  and  maths teachers, remedial teaching, provision of science and maths kits, science exhibitions etc under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005, suggested a paradigm shift in science education in India. As per NCF 2005, inquiry skills should be supported and strengthened by language, design and quantitative skills. Schools should place much  greater  emphasis  on activities  aimed  at  stimulating  investigative  ability, inventiveness, creativity and transfer of learning in varied situations. The perspective  of  NCF-2005,  on  science  has  been  translated  into  syllabi,  textbooks and  teacher  support  material  developed  by  the National  Council  of  Educational Research      And  Training  (NCERT). The  NCERT  has  continuously  been  building capacity  of  science  teachers  and  teacher  educators  at  the  secondary  stage  for content and pedagogies which promote inquiry, thinking and problem-solving skills in students. NCERT also conducts National Science Exhibition every year to further promote scientific temper among students.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1873 FOR ANSWER ON 30.07.2018 ASKED BY SHRI PRATHAP  SIMHA REGARDING LEARNING  SCIENCE  AND  MATHEMATICS.

## Number of Schools selected for establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs under Atal Innovation Mission

|     | State/ Union Territory      |   Number of Schools selected for ATL Establishment |
|-----|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                                 23 |
| 2.  | Andhra Pradesh              |                                                433 |
| 3.  | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                                 33 |
| 4.  | Assam                       |                                                225 |
| 5.  | Bihar                       |                                                 90 |
| 6.  | Chandigarh                  |                                                 25 |
| 7.  | Chhattisgarh                |                                                239 |
| 8.  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                                                  2 |
| 9.  | Daman and Diu               |                                                  0 |
| 10. | Delhi-NCR                   |                                                225 |
| 11. | Goa                         |                                                 20 |
| 12. | Gujarat                     |                                                250 |
| 13. | Haryana                     |                                                186 |
| 14. | Himachal Pradesh            |                                                 76 |
| 15. | Jammu and Kashmir           |                                                 50 |
| 16. | Jharkhand                   |                                                109 |
| 17. | Karnataka                   |                                                310 |
| 18. | Kerala                      |                                                435 |
| 19. | Lakshadweep                 |                                                  0 |
| 20. | Madhya Pradesh              |                                                372 |
| 21. | Maharashtra                 |                                                389 |
| 22. | Manipur                     |                                                 51 |
| 23. | Meghalaya                   |                                                 22 |
| 24. | Mizoram                     |                                                 26 |
| 25. | Nagaland                    |                                                 19 |
| 26. | Odisha                      |                                                278 |
| 27. | Puducherry                  |                                                 21 |
| 28. | Punjab                      |                                                157 |
| 29. | Rajasthan                   |                                                264 |
| 30. | Sikkim                      |                                                 28 |
| 31. | Tamil Nadu                  |                                                395 |
| 32. | Telengana                   |                                                239 |
| 33. | Tripura                     |                                                 18 |
| 34. | Uttar Pradesh               |                                                281 |
| 35. | Uttarakhand                 |                                                 50 |
| 36. | West Bengal                 |                                                100 |
|     | Grand Total                 |                                               5441 |