Lok Sabha Question No. 1961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Web Cameras for Online Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Navneet Ravi Rana

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1961 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Web Cameras for Online Education

## †1961. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the web cameras being used by the Government School Teachers of the country including West Bengal for taking online classes are not of good quality and is adversely affecting the students;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any enquiry in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has determined any guidelines/funds for the teachers for imparting onlinequality education and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d) Education  is  a  concurrent  subject  in  the  constitution  and  majority  of schools  come  under  the  purview  of  the  state  and  UT  governments.  The  details  of facilities available with teachers is available at Covid initiative report, which has been placed at the website of Education Ministry. The report can be found at following link: https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/update/covid\_initiatives.pdf

- (e) Ministry of Education released PRAGYATA  Guidelines  on  Digital/Online Education.  The  guidelines  provide  a  roadmap  or  pointers  for  carrying  forward enhanced  quality  online  education.  It  is  useful  for  a  diverse  set  of  stakeholders including  school  heads,  teachers,  parents,  teacher  educators  and  students.  The guidelines can be accessed at:

https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/pragyata-guidelines\_0.pdf

During the COVID pandemic situation, NCERT continued NISHTHA online integrated  teacher  training  using  DIKSHA  platform  and  conducted  three  levels  of NISHTHA  training  at  the  elementary,  secondary  and  foundational  level.NISHTHA

has a Module on Integration of ICT in Teaching-Learning and Assessment. It covers identification of appropriate learning resources suitable to the nature of content and teaching-learning strategies, various eContent, tools, software, hardware for teaching, learning and assessment for different subjects and design and implementing a teaching-learning plan based on ICT-Content-Pedagogy integration.

-  A repository is created for teachers, students and other stakeholders on various ICT tools, digital initiatives at national level, which can be accessed athttps://ciet.nic.in/pages.php?id=webinar&ln=en.
-  Around  7  ICT  Trainings  sessions  have  been  organized.  Details  of  these sessions may be accessed athttps://ciet.nic.in/workshop-training.php?&ln=en
-  NCERT is taking up several activities to create awareness on cyber safety and security  among  students  and  teachers.  These  resources  can  be  accessed athttps://ciet.nic.in/pages.php?id=booklet-on-cyber-safety-security&ln=en&ln=en

Special capacity building of teachers on conduct of online classes has been undertaken by CIET-NCERT. This is for the enrichment and professional development of students, teachers, teacher educators and researchers.

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