Lok Sabha Question No. 151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Moral Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  November, 2019

## Moral Education

## 151.  SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

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

(a) whether the Government is considering change in curriculum to infuse moral and human values, socio-behaviour  skills  in  both  theory  and  practice  at  all  levels  of  education  and  if  so,  the  details thereof ;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  model  legislation  for  States  to  introduce  periodic  inservice teacher's competency test and 'student's performance-based' career progression for teachers and if so, the details thereof ;

- (c) whether the Government has taken steps/propose to take steps to tame large scale Economically Weaker Section (EWS) admission scams by private schools across the country; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken/proposed to be  taken by  the  Government to  create  research,  experimenting  and knowledge attitude in students in place of theory based rote system of education?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) : National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF,  2005)  emphasises  on  ethical  development, inculcating  the    values,  attitudes  and  skills  required  for  living  in  harmony  with  oneself  and  with others.    The  values  and  attitudes  are  acquired  and  are  best  nurtured  through  experiences.  These experiences need to be consistent and inbuilt in the personal and social environment of the students, the  nurturance of values will ensure the right attitude amongst  students.  Value education in  school curriculum has been proposed and encouraged by NCERT.

The  strategy  proposed  for  achieving  this  goal  is  through  an  integrated  approach.    Value education  is  based  on  the  understanding  that  values  cannot  be  taught  but  are  caught.    Therefore, NCERT has incorporated such concerns, wherever possible, in the textbooks developed for school stage  as  well as  in  the  entire  school  life  -  the  curriculum,  classroom  climate,  school  management, teaching-learning, teacher-pupil relationships etc. instead of introducing it as a compulsory subject.

The Council has been developing support materials for teachers and school stakeholders. A resource  book  for  teachers    entitled 'Ways  to  Peace' published  by  NCERT  during  2010  and 'Education  for  Values  in  Schools  -A  Framework' during  2012  which  advocates  holistic  and integrated approach laying emphasis on orienting the school ethos, policies and practices, pedagogic strategies, transaction of subjects, evaluation system, home-school partnership, teacher development and staff orientation in view of promoting values.

Central Government has introduced a 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for pre-service training, to offer graduation with certain specializations built into it namely Primary and  Secondary  Education.  In  this  regard,  a  Gazette  Notification  dated  29th  March,  2019  has  been published and applications have been invited from 3rd June, 2019. Further, for in-service training of teachers, school heads and other functionaries, at the elementary level, approval has been given for an Integrated  Teacher  Training  Programme  to  be  conducted  through  National  Council  of  Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), in all States and UTs.

Moreover, Central Government launched a capacity building programme for teachers with the name NISHTHA, for improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training". It aims to build competencies among all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage. The functionaries (at the state, district, block, cluster level) are being trained in an integrated manner on  learning  outcomes,  school  based  assessment,  learner  -  centered  pedagogy,  new  initiatives  in education, addressing diverse needs of children through multiple pedagogies, etc. The Central Government has launched an Integrated Scheme for School Education - Samagra Shiksha, from 2018-19 which subsumes the erstwhile centrally sponsored schemes of Sarva Shiksha Education Scheme(TE).  Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  various  interventions  have  been  introduced  in  the  school

Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher system to help the student move away from rote learning.

Central supports States and UTs on early grade reading, writing & comprehension, and early Mathematics programmes through a sub-programme of SSA namely ' Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat ' (PBBB)  in  classes  I  and  II.  In  order  to  encourage  students  to  participate  and  take  up  meaningful environmental activities such as debates, music arts, sports, reading, physical activities after school hours and during vacation and projects constitution in schools, Youth Club and Eco Club have been set up. In order to provide supplementary learning material for students and for upgrading the skills of teacher, MHRD has developed a dedicated Digital infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing DIKSHA platform. The high quality e-learning material both for students and teachers are being uploaded by Ministry and States/UTs on this portal.

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