Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Vocational Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 94 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Vocational Education

## 94. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  introduced  Hub  and  Spoke  model  of  vocational education and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  number  of  schools  established  under  this  model  in  the  State  of  Gujarat, district-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  under  this  model,  proposes  to  utilize  the  existing vocational infrastructure of hub schools for providing vocational education in nearby spoke schools; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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  jurisdiction  of  the  respective  State  Governments  and  UT Administrations. The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing the  scheme  of  Vocationalisation  of  School  Education  under  the  umbrella  of  the Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Samagra  Shiksha'.  The  scheme  aims  at  integrating Vocational  Education  with  general  academic  education  in  all  Secondary/Senior Secondary schools; enhancing the Employability and Entrepreneurial abilities of the students, providing exposure to work  environment; and generating awareness amongst students about various career options so as to enable them to make a choice in  accordance  with  their  aptitude,  competence  and  aspirations.  The  scheme  covers Government and Government aided schools.

Under  the  scheme,  Hub  &  Spoke  model  of  Vocational  Education  has  been introduced  which  provides  for  utilization  of  Vocational  infrastructure  in  'Hub' Schools for Vocational Education of students in the 'Spoke' schools.

Based on the proposals  received from the States/UTs in their  Annual  Work Plan  and  Budget,  a  school  with  adequate  vocational  infrastructure  is  designated  as 'Hub' and nearby schools are designated as 'Spokes'. Vocational Labs and Trainers of 'Hub' schools are utilized to provide vocational education for the students of the schools identified as 'Spoke' schools.

The scheme provides for an additional grant of Rs. 5 lakh per 'Spoke' school to the 'Hub' schools where lab has been established, to meet the additional costs of incentive to trainers/additional trainers/raw material, on the job training, etc. It also provides  for  an  additional  grant  of  Rs.  3000/-  per  student  per  annum  to  'Spoke' schools for transportation of students from 'Spoke' school to 'Hub' School.

The Hub & Spoke model was initiated from the year 2021-22. Based on the proposals  received  from  the  States  and  UTs  in  their  Annual  Work  Plan  &  Budget, 1002 Hub schools  and 1038 Spoke  schools  have  been  approved  in  21  States/UTs. This department has yet not received any proposal from the State of Gujarat for the implementation of Hub & Spoke model of Vocational Education.

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