Lok Sabha Question No. 2001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Quality Education in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Behanan Benny

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2001 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14th March, 2022

## Quality Education in Schools

†2001.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  is  tremendous  pressure  on  the  education  system  to  provide quality  education  at  affordable  price  and  improve  the  literacy  rate  and  fill  the infrastructure gaps faced by the country in view of the population growth rate of 1.5 per cent and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  main  challenges  faced  in  the  progress  of  education  and  its system in the country are lack of capital, mass illiteracy, brain drain, wastage of resources, outdated syllabus, etc and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the amount of funds allocated for educational purposes during each of the last three years and in the current year, State/year-wise; and

(d)  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  towards  betterment  of education system in the country?

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

(a)  and  (b):  The  Government  is  committed  to  provide  quality  education  at affordable  price,  to  improve  the  literacy  rate  and  the  infrastructure  for  overall betterment of school education system in the country. Education is a subject in the  Concurrent  List.  Improving  the  quality  of  education  across  all  levels  from primary to senior secondary level is a continuous and ongoing process. Several initiatives have been undertaken in this direction.

The Government of India has launched Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for school education, w.e.f. 2018-19, as an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education. Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  States  and  UTs  for undertaking various activities to ensure universal access to education including opening/strengthening of new schools upto senior secondary level, construction of school buildings & additional classrooms, up-gradation and  running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, setting up of residential schools/hostels, free uniforms,  free  text  books,  transport  allowance  and  undertaking  enrolment  & retention  drives.  Mid-day  meal  is  also  provided  to  students  at  the  elementary level  of  education  under  PM  Poshan  Scheme.  Further,  under  National  Meanscum-Merit Scholarship Scheme, scholarship is awarded to meritorious students of  economically  weaker  sections  to  arrest  their  drop  out  at  class  VIII  and encourage them to continue the study at secondary stage.

- (c) The amount of funds  allocated  for  educational  purposes  under  Samagra Shiksha, State-wise, during each of the last three years and in the current year, is at Annexure .  Further, Department of School Education & Literacy has released following funds to States/UTs under various Schemes:-

| Financial Year              |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22(as on date) |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| Funds Released (Rs. in Cr.) |   39424.7 |   42507.3 |   41356.2 |               24418.7 |

(d):   The Government of India has taken following measures for the betterment of school education across the country:

1.  The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha has 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 Samagra Shiksha 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.  Integrated In-service teacher training programme - NISHTHA 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 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  12th 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 higher-order 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.

******

Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  REPLY  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2001 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI MANSUKHBHAI  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA  &  SHRI  BENNY  BEHANAN  REGARDING QUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.

## Samagra Shiksha - Funds allocated for Central Releases

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl.No.   | Name of the State   | Funds allocated for Central Releases   | Funds allocated for Central Releases   | Funds allocated for Central Releases   | Funds allocated for Central Releases   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | Name of the State   | 2018-19                                | 2019-20                                | 2020-21                                | 2021-22                                |
| 1        | A & N Islands       | 4074.36                                | 4734.98                                | 5545.59                                | 5637.45                                |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 115172.71                              | 129474.97                              | 134853.54                              | 134853.54                              |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 41431.94                               | 44313.85                               | 44215.86                               | 44215.86                               |
| 4        | Assam               | 162381.39                              | 184896.66                              | 197702.88                              | 197702.88                              |
| 5        | Bihar               | 317620.00                              | 367391.02                              | 382755.00                              | 382755.00                              |
| 6        | Chandigarh          | 9937.16                                | 9751.34                                | 9552.71                                | 10024.09                               |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        | 88459.63                               | 103957.75                              | 88790.33                               | 88790.33                               |
| 8        | Dadra & N. Haveli   | 4762.46                                | 4900.56                                |                                        | 6740.66                                |
| 9        | Daman & Diu         | 1393.74                                | 1508.67                                | 6717.80                                |                                        |
| 10       | Delhi               | 25751.88                               | 30263.61                               | 31521.04                               | 31521.05                               |
| 11       | Goa                 | 1520.28                                | 1786.63                                | 1861.00                                | 1861.00                                |
| 12       | Gujarat             | 82795.71                               | 138301.52                              | 104183.92                              | 100974.38                              |
| 13       | Haryana             | 67406.88                               | 77592.51                               | 85755.82                               | 82538.73                               |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh    | 47510.69                               | 55834.57                               | 58166.16                               | 58166.15                               |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir     | 188224.45                              | 179414.26                              | 147213.74                              | 132021.74                              |
| 16       | Jharkhand           | 73520.74                               | 99401.58                               | 90018.00                               | 90018.00                               |
| 17       | Karnataka           | 62784.47                               | 77908.31                               | 70761.11                               | 70761.11                               |
| 18       | Kerala              | 25605.53                               | 24215.62                               | 25221.99                               | 25221.99                               |
| 19       | Ladakh              | 0.00                                   | 4225.00                                | 10203.97                               | 9999.72                                |
| 20       | Lakshadweep         | 701.66                                 | 828.45                                 | 826.16                                 | 573.33                                 |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh      | 245660.00                              | 282823.63                              | 294630.92                              | 294630.92                              |
| 22       | Maharashtra         | 91472.35                               | 101622.31                              | 101370.47                              | 101370.47                              |
| 23       | Manipur             | 31567.87                               | 36806.08                               | 38242.09                               | 37042.52                               |
| 24       | Meghalaya           | 25346.58                               | 34865.40                               | 42339.28                               | 30584.23                               |
| 25       | Mizoram             | 19739.55                               | 19639.61                               | 23310.22                               | 22559.99                               |
| 26       | Nagaland            | 20952.12                               | 24622.93                               | 25624.49                               | 21808.76                               |
| 27       | Odisha              | 123689.46                              | 189483.85                              | 149745.39                              | 145334.43                              |
| 28       | Puducherry          | 1236.96                                | 1453.68                                | 1514.00                                | 1514.00                                |
| 29       | Punjab              | 44400.30                               | 52179.23                               | 57209.85                               | 54353.29                               |
| 30       | Rajasthan           | 276718.28                              | 319075.50                              | 273019.53                              | 273019.52                              |
| 31       | Sikkim              | 10007.51                               | 9616.96                                | 12749.33                               | 12249.29                               |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu          | 149750.79                              | 180173.13                              | 164996.07                              | 164996.08                              |
| 33       | Telangana           | 76923.66                               | 109524.69                              | 88061.36                               | 88061.37                               |
| 34       | Tripura             | 29507.60                               | 31211.13                               | 42642.69                               | 31820.19                               |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh       | 482310.13                              | 560934.86                              | 553308.53                              | 512311.24                              |
| 36       | Uttarakhand         | 86654.51                               | 81815.77                               | 78773.29                               | 67262.62                               |
| 37       | West Bengal         | 109364.64                              | 163525.32                              | 133877.32                              | 133877.32                              |
|          | Total               | 3146358.01                             | 3740075.94                             | 3577281.44                             | 3467173.25                             |