Lok Sabha Question No. 3221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Closures of schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3221

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## Closures of schools

## 3221.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether only 22 per cent of the schools in country have internet facilities and only 12 per cent of Government schools have internet facilities and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether only 30 per cent of the schools have functional computer facilities and if so, the details thereof; (c)  the  options  available  to  schools  during  the  pandemic,  as  well  as  plans  for  hybrid learning in the days ahead, State wise, Government/private school - wise till date; (d)  the  details  of  the  reports  of  the  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education Plus (UDISE+) in this regard till date; and (e) the funds given to Government/Private schools for this purpose and the manner in
- which it is utilised in pre-post Covid-19 situation till date?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b) The data for UDISE+ is captured through Data Capture Formats (DCF) where schools provide the data through online mode, which is further provided to the Ministry of Education by the States. The data corresponding to the availability of internet facilities in Government schools in our country category wise can be accessed at S.No. 37 and of sub category 'infrastructure' at the link provided below: https://dashboard.udiseplus.gov.in/#/reportDashboard/sReport

The data corresponding to the schools which have functional computer facilities in our country category wise can be accessed at S.No. 38 of sub category 'infrastructure' at the link provided above.

- (c) Online classes are being conducted at the schools by employing various digital tools in the form of DIKSHA portal (https://diksha.gov.in/), SWAYAM  Portal (swayam.gov.in), e-Pathshala (https://epathshala.nic.in/), NROER (National Repository of Open Educational Resources) portal (https://nroer.gov.in/welcome).

Learning programmes have also been started in the form of offline learning tools in the form of SWAYAM  Prabha, DD Channel, radio, community radio and CBSE podcasts,   toll  free  numbers,  missed  call,  SMS  based  requests  for  audio  content, localized radio content for edutainment etc. The  steps  taken  by  all  the  states  are  shown  in  this  report  -  India  Report  Digital Education June 2020 https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/India\_Report\_Digital\_Education\_0.pdf (d) The  details  of  Reports  of  the  Unified  District  Information  for  Education  Plus (UDISE+) in this regard can be seen under Report Code 3013: Number of Schools by Availability  of  Infrastructure  and  Facilities,  School  Management  and School Category at the link given below: https://dashboard.udiseplus.gov.in/#/reportDashboard/sReport

- (e) In 2020-21 an amount of Rs. 712.61 Crores was approved for ICT, Rs. 286.14 Crores  under  Smart  Classroom  and  Rs.  26.09  Crores  for  DIKSHA.  In  2021-22  the approved  amount  (provisional)  is  Rs.  1002.32  Crores  for  ICT,  Rs.  946.33  Crores  for Smart Classroom and Rs. 10.98 Crores for DIKSHA.

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