Lok Sabha Question No. 2257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: e-Classroom
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2257 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  December, 2019

## e-Classroom

## †2257 . SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA :

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

(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the students of the rural areas of the country are still being deprived of better quality education;

- (b)  if  so,  whether  e-classes  have  been  introduced  in  the  schools,  particularly  in  Uttar  Pradesh keeping in view the Digital India Initiative;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  representations  from  various  organisations  and  the Members of Parliament regarding allocation of funds for extension of such classes in other schools of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise ?

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

(a): The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 lays down the duties of the appropriate Government and the local authority to ensure that good quality elementary education  conforming  to  norms  and  standards  is  provided,  curriculum  and  courses  of  study  are prescribed in a timely manner, and teachers are trained. In order to focus on quality education, the Central RTE Rules have been amended on 20th February, 2017 to include reference on class-wise, subject-wise  Learning  Outcomes.  The  Learning  Outcomes  for  each  class  in  Languages  (Hindi, English  and  Urdu),  Mathematics,  Environmental  Studies,  Science  and  Social  Science  up  to  the elementary stage have, accordingly, been finalized and shared with all States and UTs. These serve as a guideline for States and UTs to ensure that all children acquire appropriate learning level.

(b) to (d): In order to provide digital access, there is a provision for setting up of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) laboratories in Government and Government aided schools for classes VI to XII under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha.

For easy access of e-contents, platforms like Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) (https://diksha.gov.in/),  National  Repository  of  Open  Education  Resources  (NROER) (http://nroer.gov.in/welcome)  and  E-Pathshala  (http://epathshala.nic.in/,  http://epathshala.gov.in/) are available.

In Uttar Pradesh, ICT labs for 4000 Government and Government aided Secondary schools have been approved under erstwhile scheme of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan (RMSA), now  subsumed  under  Samagra  Shiksha.  In  addition  to  these,  ICT  programme  for  949  Upper Primary  Schools  and  Smart  Classrooms  for  509  Secondary  Schools  have  been  approved  under Samagra Shiksha.

All States & UTs submit their proposals for various intervention including ICT labs, smart classes etc.  in their  Annual  Work Plan  & Budget (AWP & B) proposals under Samagra Shiksha which are considered and approved in consultation with the concerned State/UT.

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