Lok Sabha Question No. 2445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Reforming School Education System
Ministry: Education
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2445 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  August, 2022

## Reforming School Education System

2445.  SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken necessary steps to reform school education system  so  that  they  become  credible  enough  to  obviate  the  need  for  large  scale entrance examinations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (c):  The reforms in the education system is a continuous & ongoing process. The Government of India has taken following measures for improvement of standard of education across the country:

1.  The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha has been aligned to the  recommendations  of  NEP  2020.  Samagra  Shiksha  is  an  Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for school education extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels  of  school  education.  Samagra  Shiksha  focuses  on  improvement  in quality  of  education  by  providing  support  for  different  interventions  like  inservice  training  of  teachers  and  school  heads,  conduct  of  achievement surveys,  composite  school  grant  to  every  school  for  providing  a  conducive learning  environment,  grants  for  library,  sports  and  physical  activities,  etc. Under the scheme, financial assistance is also provided to States and UTs for
2. undertaking various activities to ensure universal access to education including opening/strengthening of new schools upto senior secondary level, construction  of  school  buildings  &  additional  classrooms,  up-gradation  and running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas,  setting  up  of  residential schools/hostels.
2.  National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN  Bharat)  has  been  launched  under  Samagra  Shiksha  for ensuring  that  every  child  in  the  country  necessarily  attains  foundational literacy  and  numeracy  (FLN)  by  the  end  of  Grade  3,  and  e-content  for  the same has been released in DIKSHA platform.
3.  Integrated In-service teacher training programme - NISHTHA 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 has  been  introduced  under  Samagra  Shiksha  for  different  stages  of  school education for Teachers, Head Teachers/Principals and other stakeholders in Educational Management.
4.  Learning Outcomes for the Secondary level have been notified.
5.  National  Achievement  Survey  (NAS)  2021  has  been  conducted  on  12 th November 2021 to assess children's learning competencies as an indicator of the  health  of  the  education  system,  to  take  appropriate  steps  for  remedial actions at different levels.
6.  A  70  indicator  based  matrix  Performance  Grading  Index  (PGI)  has  been developed to grade the States/UTs. District level Performance Grading Index (PGI) has been prepared for grading of Districts.
7.  The Structured Assessment for Analyzing Learning levels (SAFAL) framework has been developed by CBSE  and launched for Competency-based assessment  for  grades  3,  5  and  8  focusing  on  core  concepts,  applicationbased questions and higher-order thinking skills.
8.  VIDYA PRAVESH-Guidelines for Three-month Play-based School Preparation  Module,  has  been  released  to  ensure  that  all  children  are exposed to a warm and welcoming environment when they enter Grade-I.
9.  Introduction  of  Indian  Sign  Language  as  a  subject  at  secondary  level  by National Institute of open Schooling (NIOS).

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