Lok Sabha Question No. 73 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Employment Oriented Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 73 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th  February, 2022

Employment Oriented Education

## †*73.  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the details of various initiatives taken to improve the quality of education at all levels i.e. from Primary to University level under the New Education Policy (NEP); (b)  the amount of funds earmarked for the said purpose, year-wise; (c) the funds proposed to be allocated to various States including Haryana, Assam and other North-Eastern States; (d) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Governments to make education employment oriented at Secondary level so that the students can get gainful employment after passing Class XII and if so, the details thereof; and (e)  the efforts made by the Government to introduce vocational education at school

- level in various States including Haryana, Assam and other North-Eastern States?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 73 TO BE  ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022  ASKED BY SHRI DILIP  SAIKIA  AND  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK  REGARDING EMPLOYMENT ORIENTED EDUCATION

(a):   The National Education Policy 2020 recommends various initiatives in school education as well as higher education including technical education.

The following initiatives have been taken by Government of India to improve the quality of education at all levels under the NEP 2020:

1.  The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha and PM Poshan have been aligned to the recommendation of NEP 2020.
2.  National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN  Bharat)  has  been  launched  under  SamagraShiksha  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.  NISHTHA integrated training programme 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 Integrated Teacher Training  Programme  has  been  introduced  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 by the Ministry of Education to evaluate children's progress and  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 Indices (PGI) has been prepared and a Web application for compilation of PGI-District has been developed.
7.  The Structured Assessment for Analyzing Learning levels (SAFAL) framework has  been  developed  by CBSE  and  launched  on  29th  July 2021  for Competency-based  assessment  in  CBSE  schools  for  grades  3,  5  and  8 focusing on testing for core concepts, application-based questions and higherorder thinking skills.
8.  VIDYA PRAVESH-Guidelines for Three-month Play-based School Preparation  Module  for  Grade-I  Children,  has  been  released  on  29th  July 2021  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).
10.  Launch of on-line Module on AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Public Awareness.
11.  Guidelines for setting up of Academic Bank of Credit have been issued.
12.  Guidelines on Multiple Entry/Exit in Academic Programmes offered in Higher Education Institutions.
13.  AICTE has approved 19 colleges offering 1st Year Engineering Programmes in Regional Languages.
14.  Guidelines for Internationalisation of Higher Education issued.
15.  Framework  for  National  Digital  Education  Architecture  (NDEAR)  has  been issued & National Education Technology Forum (NETF) has been set up.
16.  Joint Entrance  Examination  (JEE)  (Mains)  and  National  Eligibility  Cum Entrance Test (UG) ( NEET) are now conducted in 13 languages.
17.  To  enhance  access  to  students,  regulations  have  been  amended  enabling more  HEIs  to  offer  Online  /  ODL  programmes  and  also  offering  of  online course  component  has  been  increased  from  20%  to  40%  in  a  degree programme.
18.  To promote equity, AICTE has also launched National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT), a PPP initiative, to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions to SEDG learners free of cost.

(b):      Revised  Budget  allocation  of  Ministry  of  Education  for  2020-21  was  Rs. 85,089.07 crores and Budget allocation for 2021-22 is Rs. 93,224.29 crores. Budget Estimates for 2022-23 is Rs. 104277.72 crores.

- (c): Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha during 2021-22, the State-wise details of funds allocated to various States including Haryana, Assam and the other North-Eastern States, are at Annexure - I .
- (d)  and  (e):  The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  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 the working environment;  and  generating  awareness  amongst  students  about  various  career options  to  choose  in  accordance  with  their  aptitude,  competence  and  aspirations.

The  scheme  covers  Government  and  Government  aided  schools.  Various  new interventions  under  revamped  Samagra  Siksha  Scheme  relating  to  Vocational Education include the following:

-  The provision for Hub and Spoke Model has been made. Under this model, the infrastructure available in the Hub schools is utilised by the students of nearby schools (spoke schools) for vocational training. Under the Hub & Spoke model initiated  from  this  year,  139  Hub  schools  and  241  Spoke  schools  have  been approved for the year 2021-22.
-  Exposure  to  pre-vocational  education  at  the  Upper  Primary  level,  internships, bagless days etc has been included under the Innovation component of Samagra Shiksha. 6316 Schools are approved for providing Exposure of Vocational Education to Upper Primary in the year 2021-22.

The  States  submit  proposals  under  the  component  of  Vocationalisation  of School Education as part of the Annual Work Plan and Budget of Samagra Shiksha which are considered by the Project Approval Board of Samagra Shiksha.

Till date, 14435 schools have been approved for Vocational Education under Samagra Shiksha. The State-wise details including Haryana, Assam and the other NER States, covered under Vocational Education Component of Samagra Shiksha are at Annexure-II .

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 73 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022 ASKED BY SHRI DILIP SAIKIA AND SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK REGARDING EMPLOYMENT ORIENTED EDUCATION

## Samagra Shiksha Proposed Release for F.Y. 2021-22

(Rs. In lakhs)

|   Sl.No. | Name of the State   |   2021-22 Samagra Shiksha Proposed Release |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | A & N Islands       |                                    5637.45 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh      |                                  134854    |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                   44215.9  |
|        4 | Assam               |                                  197703    |
|        5 | Bihar               |                                  382755    |
|        6 | Chandigarh          |                                   10024.1  |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh        |                                   88790.3  |
|        8 | DND - DNH           |                                    6740.66 |
|        9 | Delhi               |                                   31521    |
|       10 | Goa                 |                                    1861    |
|       11 | Gujarat             |                                  100974    |
|       12 | Haryana             |                                   82538.7  |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                   58166.2  |
|       14 | Jammu & Kashmir     |                                  132022    |
|       15 | Jharkhand           |                                   90018    |
|       16 | Karnataka           |                                   70761.1  |
|       17 | Kerala              |                                   25222    |
|       18 | Ladakh              |                                    9999.72 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep         |                                     573.33 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                  294631    |
|       21 | Maharashtra         |                                  101370    |
|       22 | Manipur             |                                   37042.5  |
|       23 | Meghalaya           |                                   30584.2  |
|       24 | Mizoram             |                                   22560    |
|       25 | Nagaland            |                                   21808.8  |
|       26 | Odisha              |                                  145334    |
|       27 | Puducherry          |                                    1514    |
|       28 | Punjab              |                                   54353.3  |
|       29 | Rajasthan           |                                  273020    |
|       30 | Sikkim              |                                   12249.3  |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu          |                                  164996    |
|       32 | Telangana           |                                   88061.4  |
|       33 | Tripura             |                                   31820.2  |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh       |                                  512311    |
|       35 | Uttarakhand         |                                   67262.6  |
|       36 | West Bengal         |                                  133877    |

## Annexure - II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 73 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022 ASKED BY SHRI DILIP SAIKIA AND SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK REGARDING EMPLOYMENT ORIENTED EDUCATION

| S. No.   | State                              |   Total Schools approved so far |   Implementation Status so far |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | A & N                              |                              73 |                             49 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                             505 |                            437 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                             171 |                             99 |
| 4        | Assam                              |                             708 |                            340 |
| 5        | Bihar                              |                              81 |                              0 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         |                              38 |                             28 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       |                             592 |                            546 |
| 8        | Daman & Diu and Dadar Nagar Haveli |                              24 |                              9 |
| 9        | Delhi                              |                             137 |                            101 |
| 10       | Goa                                |                             137 |                            119 |
| 11       | Gujarat                            |                             345 |                            260 |
| 12       | Haryana                            |                            1108 |                           1074 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   |                            1100 |                           1003 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                    |                            1067 |                            714 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          |                             490 |                            388 |
| 16       | Karnataka                          |                             240 |                            150 |
| 17       | Kerala                             |                             247 |                            193 |
| 18       | Ladakh                             |                              34 |                             19 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                        |                               9 |                              5 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                            1200 |                           1200 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                        |                             666 |                            625 |
| 22       | Manipur                            |                             140 |                             97 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          |                              92 |                             24 |
| 24       | Mizoram                            |                              52 |                             46 |
| 25       | Nagaland                           |                              53 |                             34 |
| 26       | Odisha                             |                             991 |                            955 |
| 27       | Puducherry                         |                              12 |                              9 |
| 28       | Punjab                             |                            1039 |                            955 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                          |                            1037 |                            905 |
| 30       | Sikkim                             |                             198 |                            194 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                         |                             226 |                            184 |
| 32       | Telangana                          |                             292 |                            192 |
| 33       | Tripura                            |                             205 |                             80 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                             200 |                              0 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                        |                             200 |                              0 |
| 36       | West Bengal                        |                             726 |                            676 |
| Total    | Total                              |                           14435 |                          11710 |