Lok Sabha Question No. 2104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Scheme to Launch New Education Policy
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2104 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## Scheme to Launch New Education Policy

## †2104. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any scheme is being prepared to launch New Education Policy in all the States of the country at one go and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to impart training for all the States at central level under New Education Policy and if so, the reasons thereof;
- (c) the reasons for changes in educational institutions at present, State-wise, district-wise; and
- (d) whether the number of school going children or their attendance has decreased in rural areas during the last three years and if so, the details thereof, State/yearwise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a): The National Education Policy 2020 has been announced on 29.07.2020. The implementation of this Policy is led by various bodies including Union and State Governments, education-related Ministries,  State  Departments  of  Education,  Boards,  National  Testing  Agency  (NTA),  the regulatory bodies of school and higher education, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs), schools, and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The policy provides different timelines as well as principles and methodology for its implementation. Accordingly, Ministry and other implementing agencies under its purview have started taking initiatives towards implementation of NEP 2020. Moreover, this Ministry has communicated to all States/UT Governments for taking steps for implementation of NEP 2020.
- (b) and (c): NEP 2020 aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school  education  and  higher  education  including  access  to  education.  Since  education  is  a concurrent subject, State/UT Governments play a vital role in the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020. NEP 2020 provides for different interventions in all States and UTs such as  professional  training  to  Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education  (ECCE)  Anganwadi  workers  / teachers,  training  of  teachers  with  high-quality  content.  For  training  of  teachers,  technology platforms  such  as  Study  Webs  of  Active  Learning  for  Young  Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM)/ Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) are utilized.
- (d):    State-wise  details  of  number  of  school  going  children  in  rural  areas  during  the  last  three years  are  given  in Annexure-I .  Year-wise  details  of  number  of  school  going  children  in  rural areas during the last three years are given in Annexure-II .

Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2104  FOR  REPLY  ON  02.08.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING SCHEME TO LAUNCH NEW EDUCATION POLICY

## State-wise details of number of school going children in rural areas during the last three years

| Enrolment of students from Pre-primary to Higher Secondary   | Enrolment of students from Pre-primary to Higher Secondary   | Enrolment of students from Pre-primary to Higher Secondary   | Enrolment of students from Pre-primary to Higher Secondary   | Enrolment of students from Pre-primary to Higher Secondary   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                     |                                                              | 2017-18                                                      | 2018-19                                                      | 2019-20                                                      |
| India                                                        | Rural                                                        | 1845,50,536                                                  | 1827,57,304                                                  | 1831,56,230                                                  |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                     | Rural                                                        | 47,423                                                       | 45742                                                        | 45120                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                               | Rural                                                        | 49,81,224                                                    | 5059586                                                      | 5233312                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                            | Rural                                                        | 2,47,840                                                     | 229031                                                       | 221133                                                       |
| Assam                                                        | Rural                                                        | 63,51,278                                                    | 6475553                                                      | 6528521                                                      |
| Bihar                                                        | Rural                                                        | 227,65,765                                                   | 21757658                                                     | 21892861                                                     |
| Chandigarh                                                   | Rural                                                        | 29,264                                                       | 29145                                                        | 28482                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                                 | Rural                                                        | 44,39,233                                                    | 4471267                                                      | 4459045                                                      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                          | Rural                                                        | 55,549                                                       | 56430                                                        | 59389                                                        |
| Daman &Diu                                                   | Rural                                                        | 24,212                                                       | 24546                                                        | 25518                                                        |
| Delhi                                                        | Rural                                                        | 93,749                                                       | 95611                                                        | 97555                                                        |
| Goa                                                          | Rural                                                        | 1,81,766                                                     | 189601                                                       | 187019                                                       |
| Gujarat                                                      | Rural                                                        | 72,61,754                                                    | 7197962                                                      | 7179084                                                      |
| Haryana                                                      | Rural                                                        | 35,12,349                                                    | 3532478                                                      | 3576359                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                                             | Rural                                                        | 12,55,244                                                    | 1249092                                                      | 1250777                                                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir *                                             | Rural                                                        | 19,52,928                                                    | 1928606                                                      | 1910105                                                      |
| Jharkhand                                                    | Rural                                                        | 67,30,162                                                    | 6542356                                                      | 6386495                                                      |
| Karnataka                                                    | Rural                                                        | 61,56,911                                                    | 6383404                                                      | 6425701                                                      |
| Kerala                                                       | Rural                                                        | 47,07,322                                                    | 4721047                                                      | 4773047                                                      |
| Lakshadweep                                                  | Rural                                                        | 9,069                                                        | 9087                                                         | 9047                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                               | Rural                                                        | 109,72,352                                                   | 10578972                                                     | 10737307                                                     |
| Maharashtra                                                  | Rural                                                        | 121,01,781                                                   | 11989941                                                     | 11740633                                                     |
| Manipur                                                      | Rural                                                        | 4,74,060                                                     | 533193                                                       | 538151                                                       |
| Meghalaya                                                    | Rural                                                        | 9,38,000                                                     | 959679                                                       | 985509                                                       |
| Mizoram                                                      | Rural                                                        | 1,44,597                                                     | 148313                                                       | 146476                                                       |
| Nagaland                                                     | Rural                                                        | 2,44,572                                                     | 261056                                                       | 264307                                                       |
| Odisha                                                       | Rural                                                        | 66,54,515                                                    | 6569512                                                      | 6658631                                                      |
| Puducherry                                                   | Rural                                                        | 1,18,849                                                     | 116716                                                       | 120688                                                       |
| Punjab                                                       | Rural                                                        | 35,19,685                                                    | 3534622                                                      | 3734541                                                      |
| Rajasthan                                                    | Rural                                                        | 127,17,135                                                   | 12790131                                                     | 13035045                                                     |
| Sikkim                                                       | Rural                                                        | 1,20,789                                                     | 112666                                                       | 109769                                                       |
| Tamilnadu                                                    | Rural                                                        | 72,19,703                                                    | 7166212                                                      | 6870206                                                      |
| Telangana                                                    | Rural                                                        | 34,02,853                                                    | 3368690                                                      | 2765793                                                      |
| Tripura                                                      | Rural                                                        | 5,95,530                                                     | 581057                                                       | 573831                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                | Rural                                                        | 374,65,936                                                   | 37241393                                                     | 37630785                                                     |
| Uttarakhand                                                  | Rural                                                        | 18,21,251                                                    | 1803164                                                      | 1782493                                                      |
| West Bengal                                                  | Rural                                                        | 152,35,886                                                   | 15003785                                                     | 15173495                                                     |

* Includes enrolment of both Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

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Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2104  FOR  REPLY  ON  02.08.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING SCHEME TO LAUNCH NEW EDUCATION POLICY

## Year-wise details of number of school going children in rural areas during the last three years

|                       |                           | Academic Year:2019-20 Total Without Pre-Primary   | Academic Year:2019-20 Total Without Pre-Primary   | Academic Year:2019-20 Total Without Pre-Primary   | Total With Pre-Primary   | Total With Pre-Primary   | Total With Pre-Primary   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Location              | Rural/ Urban              | Girls                                             | Boys                                              | Total                                             | Girls                    | Boys                     | Total                    |
| All India             | Rural                     | 850,37,990                                        | 902,92,208                                        | 1753,30,198                                       | 886,22,089               | 945,34,141               | 1831,56,230              |
| All India             | Urban                     | 358,51,068                                        | 397,90,417                                        | 756,41,485                                        | 385,06,023               | 428,65,322               | 813,71,345               |
| Total                 |                           | 1208,89,058                                       | 1300,82,625                                       | 2509,71,683                                       | 1271,28,112              | 1373,99,463              | 2645,27,575              |
| Academic Year:2018-19 | Academic Year:2018-19     | Academic Year:2018-19                             | Academic Year:2018-19                             | Academic Year:2018-19                             | Academic Year:2018-19    | Academic Year:2018-19    | Academic Year:2018-19    |
|                       |                           | Total Without Pre-Primary                         | Total Without Pre-Primary                         | Total Without Pre-Primary                         | Total With Pre-Primary   | Total With Pre-Primary   | Total With Pre-Primary   |
| Location              | Rural/ Urban              | Girls                                             | Boys                                              | Total                                             | Girls                    | Boys                     | Total                    |
| All India             | Rural                     | 851,57,198                                        | 906,12,064                                        | 1757,69,262                                       | 883,31,992               | 944,25,312               | 1827,57,304              |
| All India             | Urban                     | 343,23,794                                        | 382,45,528                                        | 725,69,322                                        | 366,11,859               | 409,25,053               | 775,36,912               |
| Total                 |                           | 1194,80,992                                       | 1288,57,592                                       | 2483,38,584                                       | 1249,43,851              | 1353,50,365              | 2602,94,216              |
| Academic Year:2017-18 | Academic Year:2017-18     | Academic Year:2017-18                             | Academic Year:2017-18                             | Academic Year:2017-18                             | Academic Year:2017-18    | Academic Year:2017-18    | Academic Year:2017-18    |
|                       | Total Without Pre-Primary | Total Without Pre-Primary                         | Total Without Pre-Primary                         | Total Without Pre-Primary                         | Total With Pre-Primary   | Total With Pre-Primary   | Total With Pre-Primary   |
| Location              | Rural/ Urban              | Girls                                             | Boys                                              | Total                                             | Girls                    | Boys                     | Total                    |
| All India             | Rural                     | 862,12,178                                        | 918,99,714                                        | 1781,11,892                                       | 891,48,293               | 954,02,243               | 1845,50,536              |
| All India             | Urban                     | 344,04,092                                        | 384,73,209                                        | 728,77,301                                        | 363,38,475               | 407,48,216               | 770,86,691               |
| Total                 |                           | 1206,16,270                                       | 1303,72,923                                       | 2509,89,193                                       | 1254,86,768              | 1361,50,459              | 2616,37,227              |

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