Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Robotic Laboratories in Government Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Subrata Pathak, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171

ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Robotic Laboratories in Government Schools

## 171. SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to build robotic laboratories in 14 Government schools in Union  Territories  including  NCT  of  Delhi  and  Chandigarh  to  raise  the  educational  standard  in Government schools in the country and NCT of Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has sanctioned and released any funds in this regard and if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be released;
- (d) the details of facilities likely to be provided by the Government in these labs;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set more such robotic labs in the country and if so, the details thereof, UT-wise and location-wise; and
- (f) the time by which such labs are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (c): Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under  domain  of  respective  State  and  UT  Government.  Department  of  School  Education  and Literacy  has  launched  the  Samagra  Shiksha-  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  from 2018-19.  It  envisages  the  'school'  as  a  continuum  from  pre-school,  primary,  upper  primary, secondary  to  Senior  Secondary  levels.  It  is  an  overarching  programme  for  the  school  education sector  extending  from  pre-school  to  class  XII  and  aims  to  ensure  inclusive  and  equitable  quality education at all levels of school education. Samagra Shiksha is implemented in partnership with all the  States  and  UTs  and  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  all  States  and  UTs  for  various components including strengthening of ICT infrastructure in schools.

In the Project Approval Board of Samagra Shiksha for UT of Chandigarh for the year 202223, 14 schools in each of the clusters have been approved for establishing Robotic Labs @ Rs. 6.50 lakh  to  provide  Hands  on  learning  and  promote  critical  thinking  among  students.  In  the  Project Approval Board of Samagra Shiksha of NCT of Delhi for the year 2022-23, 260 schools @ Rs. 2.00

lakh have been recommended for setting up Robotic programme in the existing computer labs by providing Robotic kits and hands on training to students.

- (d) Each Robotics lab will have of following components:
- Robot  Kit:  to  understand  practical  concept  of  Science  and  by  learning  by  doing approach where students will be facilitated with hands on experiments.
- DIY Circuit Kits: It helps students to understand basic laws circuits in physics.
- Programming  Kit:   It  Helps  students  to  shuffle  their  thoughts  in  various  sectors  of robotics and help finding its applications through programming skills and Coding.
- Mechanical  Construction  Set:  These  are  add-ons  to  the  DIY  kits  which  will  help students to move on to the next level.
- 3D Printer & pen: It helps students to physically see and observe the designs made by them over CAD software.
- Mechanical Fabrication Tools: It helps students to fabricate their designs with the help of pliers, tools, clamps, hacksaws etc.
- IoT, Solar, AI, Drone etc.
- Safety  equipment  and  more:  There  are  safety  equipment  kept  in  lab  to  ensure  safety during  project  making  and  prototyping.  There  are  many  items  to  complement  the Robotics Kit like wires, ICS, LEDs etc.

## Infrastructure facilities:

- 4-5 Worktables of size 5ft x 2.5ft (Can be rectangle or round tables)
- Computer Table & 3-4 Computers with Internet (Config of computer shall be minimum i3 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD)
- 40 Stools/Chairs for Students and 1 Chair for Teacher
- Bookshelves, Almirah, Robotics Model Showcase Cabinet and Storage Racks
- Electricity Plugs on Worktables, Extension Boards
- Projector  with  30  Watts  Speakers,  6  x  4  sq  feet  White  Board,  Projector  Screen  and Notice Board.

(e) & (f): NEP 2020 recommends adoption and extensive use of Technology using Learning by  Doing  based  approach  with  the  convergence  of  technologies.    It  has  become  imperative  to integrate all possible information and communication technologies. Additionally, focus will be on 4C's  of  21st  century  skills  (including  Critical  Thinking,  Communication,  Collaboration  and Creativity  including  Design-thinking  based  Innovation  approach to connect Curriculum with real life  scenario.  This  will  be  key  to  the  widespread  infusion  of  technology  enabled  practices  in  the school  system.  It  will  also  help  students  with  the  concept  of  innovation  and  interactive  learning process  and  results  not  only  in  better  concept  framing  and  better  education  but  in  the  levels  of enhanced performance and learning levels as well.

States/UTs may include such proposals in their Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) of Samagra Shiksha aligned to NEP suggestions, which will be apprised in the Project Approval Board (PAB) of Samagra Shiksha based on the feasibility and scalability and recommended accordingly.

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