Lok Sabha Question No. 3559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: E-learning
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jual Oram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 E-learning

## 3559. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of school students in the country who do not have access to any form of online learning or e-learning State and UT-wise break-up;
- (b) the measures taken to ensure seamless continuation of learning for students who lack such access;
- (c)  the  details  of  measures  taken  to  equip  teachers  with  appropriate  resources  to continue conducting classes during the Covid-19 pandemic; and
- (d)  the  frameworks,  if  any,  for  the  safe  reopening  of  schools  and  universities  and contingency plans for prolonged e-learning in case of extended closure of schools and Universities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The State/UT wise data regarding the 'number of schools having internet facility by  school  category  and  management'  and  'number  of  schools  having  computer available by school category and management' is available at serial No. 37 (Id 3106) and  38  (Id  3109)  respectively  under  the  sub-heading Infrastructure of  which  the UDISE++ link has been provided herewith:

## https://dashboard.udiseplus.gov.in/#/reportDashboard/sReport

- (b) To facilitate the online learning by all students a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA has been initiated as part of AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multimode access to education. The initiative includes:
-  DIKSHA  the  nation's  digital  infrastructure  for  providing  quality  e-content  for school  education  in  states/UTs  and  QR  coded  Energized  Textbooks  for  all grades (one nation, one digital platform).
-  One earmarked Swayam Prabha TV channel per class from 1 to 12 (one class, one channel).
-  Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and CBSE Podcast- Shiksha Vani.
-  Special  e-content  for  visually  and  hearing  impaired  developed  on  Digitally Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.

(c) An Integrated Teacher Training Programme called NISHTHA has been launched,  it is  a  capacity  building  programme  for  " Improving  Quality  of  School Education through Integrated Teacher Training ". NISHTHA can be accessed from the below link: https://itpd.ncert.gov.in//

(d) The Ministry of Education has issued detailed SOP/guidelines regarding health and safety precautions for reopening of schools after issue of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)  guidelines  for  unlock-5,  on  5 th   October,  2020.  These  guidelines  can  be accessed at:

https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/SOP\_Guidelines\_for\_reopen ing\_s chools\_0.pdf

University Grant Commission or UGC has released a notification on the official website which is available at:

https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/0626368\_UGC-Letter-Regarding-COVID-AppropriateBehaviour-in-HEIs.pdf

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