Lok Sabha Question No. 5109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: ICT Labs and Smart Classroom Functional in Government/Aided Schools/Technical Training of Teachers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Rajendra Agrawal, Arun Sao

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5109 ANSWERED ON 03/04/2023

## ICT Labs and Smart Classroom Functional in Government/Aided Schools/Technical Training of Teachers

## 5109.   SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of ICT labs and smart classrooms functioning in the Government and aided schools in the country, State-wise, especially in Maharashtra;

- (b)  whether there is  any sort of training mechanism for teachers to upgrade their skills in tune with upcoming technology in school education;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the initiatives taken by the Government to augment the knowledge base of the students and technical skills of teachers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the domain of respective State and UT Governments. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 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 ICT infrastructure in  schools.  Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  ICT  component  envisages  covering  all  Government  and Aided schools from classes VI to XII and Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs), subject to the availability of budgetary provision.

For  ICT  component  onetime  non-recurring  grant  upto  Rs  6.40  lakh  per  school  and  a recurring grant of upto Rs. 2.40 lakh per school per annum for a period of 5 years is provided.

The State/UT wise details of ICT labs and Smart Classrooms approved and functional in the country is at Annexure .

The  Ministry  has  issued  PRAGYATA  guidelines  on  safe  usage  of  digital  devices  by students  and  teachers  on  14 th July,  2020.  The  guidelines  brief  on  various  modes  of  digital education  including  online  mode  that  depends  more  on  availability  of  internet,  partially  online mode  that  utilizes  the  blended  approach  of  digital  technology  and  other  offline  activities,  and offline  mode  that  utilizes  television  and  radio  as  a  major  medium  of  instruction  of  education. These  guidelines  provide  a  roadmap  or  pointers  for  carrying  forward  enhanced  quality  online education. The guidelines recommend screen time for different categories of students such as Pre Primary, Classes 1 to 8 and Classes 9 to 12. The guidelines are useful for a diverse set of stakeholders  including  school  heads,  teachers,  parents,  teacher  educators  and  students.  It  also outlines  the  support  to  be  provided  to  students  with  special  needs.  These  guidelines  are  also useful, to take care of the physical health and mental wellness of the students and ensure that the children do not get over-stretched or stressed, or get affected negatively owing to prolonged use of digital devices. The guidelines can be accessed at:

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

The  Ministry  of  Education  through  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and Training  (NCERT)  had  conducted  a  survey  related  to  online  teaching  learning  in  Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and Central Board of Secondary Education  (CBSE)  schools.  Based  on  the  outcomes  of  the  survey,  Learning  Enhancement Guidelines have been issued, which may be accessed at the following links:

https://www.mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Learning\_Enhancement\_0.pdf

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5109 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023 ASKED BY SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE, SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL AND SHRI ARUN SAO, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF  PARLIAMENT REGARDING ICT LABS AND SMART CLASSROOM FUNCTIONAL IN GOVERNMENT/AIDED SCHOOLS/ TECHNICAL TRAINING OF TEACHERS

State/UT wise details of ICT labs and Smart Classrooms approved and functional are as follows:

| S.No.   | State/UT                    | ICT      | ICT        | Smart Classroom   | Smart Classroom   |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------|------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| S.No.   | State/UT                    | Approval | Functional | Approval          | Functional        |
| 1.      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 137      | 137        | 0                 | 0                 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh              | 8635     | 6133       | 1531              | 33                |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 426      | 408        | 107               | 75                |
| 4.      | Assam                       | 6903     | 6149       | 3883              | 1                 |
| 5.      | Bihar                       | 5310     | 2061       | 2865              | 125               |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                  | 106      | 106        | 184               | 90                |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                | 1989     | 1989       | 5338              | 3633              |
| 8.      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 55       | 55         | 99                | 99                |
| 9.      | DND -DNH                    | 1181     | 1106       | 38                | 38                |
| 10.     | Delhi                       | 52       | 50         | 1029              | 0                 |
| 11.     | Goa                         | 460      | 424        | 24                | 24                |
| 12.     | Gujarat                     | 5598     | 5580       | 7788              | 1624              |
| 13.     | Haryana                     | 4022     | 3396       | 2921              | 2808              |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh            | 3317     | 2555       | 2248              | 2248              |
| 15.     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 3037     | 1974       | 1352              | 27                |
| 16.     | Jharkhand                   | 3589     | 3064       | 640               | 639               |
| 17.     | Karnataka                   | 8323     | 3292       | 1768              | 0                 |
| 18.     | Kerala                      | 2409     | 2409       | 372               | 372               |
| 19.     | Ladakh                      | 124      | 102        | 46                | 2                 |
| 20.     | Lakshadweep                 | 28       | 0          | 0                 | 0                 |
| 21.     | Madhya Pradesh              | 2822     | 249        | 1358              | 642               |
| 22.     | Maharashtra                 | 9826     | 9815       | 3292              | 1700              |
| 23.     | Manipur                     | 734      | 727        | 451               | 394               |
| 24.     | Meghalaya                   | 382      | 329        | 22                | 8                 |
| 25.     | Mizoram                     | 507      | 505        | 229               | 13                |
| 26.     | Nagaland                    | 738      | 640        | 636               | 505               |
| 27.     | Odisha                      | 8317     | 3999       | 6974              | 2001              |
| 28.     | Puducherry                  | 176      | 176        | 145               | 114               |
| 29.     | Punjab                      | 4963     | 3969       | 3567              | 172               |
| 30.     | Rajasthan                   | 8816     | 8006       | 9207              | 2388              |
| 31.     | Sikkim                      | 372      | 372        | 274               | 274               |
| 32.     | Tamil Nadu                  | 9815     | 9814       | 865               | 865               |
| 33.     | Telangana                   | 4975     | 4879       | 3010              | 2706              |
| 34.     | Tripura                     | 1245     | 951        | 812               | 330               |
| 35.     | Uttar Pradesh               | 4798     | 3967       | 18987             | 2055              |
| 36.     | Uttarakhand                 | 865      | 620        | 2433              | 1186              |
| 37.     | West Bengal                 | 3961     | 2788       | 0                 | 0                 |
|         | Total                       | 119013   | 92796      | 84495             | 27191             |

Source : PRABANDH (As on March 2023)