Lok Sabha Question No. 3497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Enrolment in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3497 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Enrolment in Schools

## 3497. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the percentage of enrolled school children who had access to live online classes and recorded classes in the country, Government/ private school-wise and Statewise; and
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  noticed  any  increase  in  enrolment  of  children  in Government school because of shifting of private school children to Government schools and if so, the details of percentage of the school children who shifted from private schools to Government schools along with the reasons for shifting, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  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  multi-mode 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 Energised Textbooks for all grades (one nation, one digital  platform).  Till  date  (25.11.2021)  DIKSHA  has  more  than  402  crores  learning sessions, more than 4,844 crore learning minutes and more than 2,730 crores page hits with more than 5 crore average daily page hits. A total of 2,27,704 pieces of e-contents are live on DIKSHA as on date.
-  One  earmarked  Swayam  Prabha  TV  channel  per  class  from  1  to  12  (one  class,  one channel): The same content is simulcast through YouTube and Jio channels, where the viewership as per latest data is 7,48,06,128.

·  Extensive  use  of  Radio,  Community  radio  and  CBSE  Podcast-  Shiksha  Vani:  3,211 pieces  of  curriculum-based  radio  programmes  (Classes  1  -12)  for  its  dissemination/ broadcast on 230 Radio Stations (18 GyanVani FM Radio Stations, 80 Community Radio Stations), 132 All India Radio Stations, Podcasts on iRadio and JioSaavn Mobile apps.

·  Special  e-content  for  visually  and  hearing  impaired  developed  on  Digitally  Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube. In all 767 textbook based ISL videos recorded. Out of these 510 textbook based on ISL videos are uploaded on DIKSHA. Out of 10,000 word ISL dictionary words, all 10,000 ISL dictionary words have been uploaded on DIKSHA. 3,142 audio books chapters are also uploaded on DIKSHA. The data given w.r.t. DIKSHA usage, includes this e-content.

(b): The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education has developed the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) system to record  data  on  indicators  of  school  education  provided  by  all  the  States  and  Union Territories.  As  per  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus  (UDISE+), enrolments in Government and Private schools for the years 2018-19 and 2019-20, Statewise are at Annexure.

Under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  which  is  an  overarching scheme  for  school  education  covering  all  levels  from  pre-primary  to  senior  secondary, financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  States  and  UTs  for  various  activities  to  reduce dropouts  at  secondary  level,  which  include  opening/strengthening  of  new  schools  up  to senior  secondary  level,  strengthening  school  infrastructure,  setting  up,  upgradation  and running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBV)  upto  class  12,  setting  up  of residential  schools/hostels  named  Netaji  Subhas  Chandra  Bose  Avasiya  Vidyalayas, transport  allowance,  undertaking  enrolment  drives,  seasonal  hostels/  residential  camps, provision of vocational education and ICT facilities in schools, etc, financial assistance is also provided for aids and appliances for children with special needs.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3497 TO BE ANSWRED ON 20.12.2021 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH REGARDING 'Enrolment in Schools'

## Enrolment from Primary to Higher Secondary, 2018-19 and 2019-20

| State/UT                  | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   |
|---------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|                           | Government | Private   | Government | Private   |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 49418      | 17746     | 48269      | 18037     |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 3897043    | 3672881   | 4022662    | 3842897   |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 224374     | 82611     | 208386     | 90928     |
| Assam                     | 4798865    | 1290181   | 4788567    | 1402453   |
| Bihar                     | 19849571   | 2295434   | 19578573   | 3020340   |
| Chandigarh                | 149683     | 79308     | 145340     | 79464     |
| Chhattisgarh              | 4088725    | 1487071   | 3996644    | 1582517   |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 58456      | 21316     | 60340      | 22914     |
| Daman & Diu               | 20783      | 13171     | 22006      | 13222     |
| Delhi                     | 2288296    | 1697805   | 2309819    | 1716477   |
| Goa                       | 43777      | 34375     | 42703      | 34614     |
| Gujarat                   | 5417447    | 4238255   | 5287936    | 4383517   |
| Haryana                   | 2136665    | 3277808   | 2121214    | 3402400   |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 848791     | 525328    | 825368     | 534085    |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 1264331*   | 984502*   | 1196203#   | 1002633#  |
| Jharkhand                 | 4877167    | 1159920   | 4710525    | 1285232   |
| Karnataka                 | 4949769    | 4848469   | 4895352    | 5109996   |
| Kerala                    | 1560458    | 1517551   | 1583993    | 1573884   |
| Ladakh                    | -          | -         | 23171#     | 22898#    |
| Lakshadweep               | 11675      | 0         | 11409      | 0         |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 9278857    | 6140328   | 9109760    | 6389261   |
| Maharashtra               | 5664237    | 5887708   | 5542622    | 6087033   |
| Manipur                   | 193994     | 398131    | 190716     | 406361    |
| Meghalaya                 | 377818     | 191101    | 380425     | 204839    |
| Mizoram                   | 121897     | 121638    | 118493     | 124479    |
| Nagaland                  | 138085     | 238216    | 134179     | 239432    |
| Odisha                    | 5455260    | 1285848   | 5170489    | 1493252   |
| Puducherry                | 76637      | 134649    | 76784      | 137492    |
| Punjab                    | 2255538    | 2703692   | 2379623    | 2820351   |
| Rajasthan                 | 8482441    | 7812690   | 8517638    | 8088828   |
| Sikkim                    | 88897      | 34551     | 83881      | 35203     |
| Tamilnadu                 | 4575575    | 5254459   | 4523957    | 5257626   |
| Telangana                 | 2822435    | 3613352   | 2832859    | 3720166   |
| Tripura                   | 570161     | 98161     | 559503     | 102696    |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 16875056   | 20320662  | 16848709   | 21617570  |
| Uttarakhand               | 967805     | 1133876   | 941251     | 1173209   |
| West Bengal               | 14236382   | 1510005   | 14853227   | 1876706   |
| Total                     | 128716369  | 84122799  | 128142596  | 88913012  |

Note:  * Jammu & Kashmir including Ladakh

# Jammu & Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT)