Lok Sabha Question No. 1203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in Maharashtra
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1203 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Kendriya Vidyalayas in Maharashtra

## 1203. SHRI SANJAY KAKAPATIL:

Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  promote  Indian  culture,  educational tradition, and value-based education along with job creation for the students and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to counter the competition of private schools in booming education sector; and
- (c) the  steps  taken/to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  target  the  economically  weaker sections of society to take advantage of good education?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF,  2005)  developed  by  National  Council  of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) emphasises on ethical development, inculcating values,  attitudes  and  skills  required  for  living  in  harmony  with  oneself  and  with  others. NCERT has incorporated Indian culture, traditions and values in the textbooks developed for students  as  also  for  curriculum,  classroom  climate,  school  management,  teaching-learning, teacher-pupil  relationships  etc.  In  2018-19,  NCERT  has  reviewed  its  textbooks  to  provide more space to knowledge, traditions and practices of India.

Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  there  is a provision for vocationalisation  of  School Education. It seeks to integrate vocational education with general academic education with an aim to prepare educated, employable and competitive human resource for various sectors of the economy and the global market.  Till the year 2018-19, the scheme has been implemented in 8654 schools.

(b):   Samagra  Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  envisages  school education  as  a  continuum  from  pre-school  to  senior  secondary  level  and  aims  to  ensure inclusive  and  equitable quality  education  for all.  Under  the  scheme,  financial assistance  is provided to States and UTs for undertaking various activities including opening/strengthening of  new  schools  upto  senior  secondary  level,  construction  of  school  buildings  &  additional classrooms,  setting  up,  up-gradation  and  running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas (KGBV),  setting  up  of  residential  schools/hostels,  free  uniforms,  free  text  books  and undertaking enrolment & retention drives. Also, mid-day meal is provided to students at the elementary level of education. Further, under the student oriented component for the children with  special  needs,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  identification  and  assessment  of children with special needs, aids and appliances, braille kits and books, appropriate teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc.

Samagra  Shiksha  focuses  on  improvement  in  quality  of  education  by  providing support  for  different  interventions  like  in-service  training  of  teachers  and  school  heads, conduct of achievement surveys at state and national level, composite school grant to every school for providing a conducive learning environment, grants for library, sports and physical activities,  support  for  Rashtriya  Avishkar  Abhiyan,  ICT  and  digital  initiatives,  School Leadership  development  programme,  remedial  teaching  for  academically  weaker  students etc.

(c):  Education  is  in  the  concurrent  list  of  the  constitution  and  majority  of  the  schools  are under the administrative control of the concerned States and UTs.  The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 makes elementary education a fundamental right of all children in the age group of 6-14 years.  Section 12 (1)(c) of the Act mandates all Private  aided,  Special  Category  schools  and  Private  unaided  schools  to  admit  in  class  I (or below) to the extent of at least 25% of the strength of that class, children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups and provide free and compulsory education till its completion.

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