Lok Sabha Question No. 1347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Quality of Education in Gujarat
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## Quality of Education in Gujarat

## †1347. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken measures to provide quality school education and vocational education, particularly in the backward and inaccessible tribal areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Bharuch district of Gujarat and Katihar in Bihar; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to provide internet connectivity in the backward and inaccessible areas State-wise including Bharuch district of Gujarat and Kathihar in Bihar?

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

- (a) and (b): Government of India has taken various measures to provide quality school education across the country including the backward and inaccessible tribal areas, such as:
- Central RTE Rules have been amended on 20th February, 2017 to include reference on class-wise, subject-wise Learning Outcomes at Elementary level.
- National Achievement Survey (NAS) is conducted to enable States/UTs to identify gaps in learning outcomes, and take remedial steps. NAS 2021 has been conducted on 12th November 2021.
- A 70 indicator based matrix Performance Grading Index (PGI) has been developed to grade the States/UTs.
- NISHTHA  integrated  training  programme  1.0,  2.0,  and  3.0  Integrated  Teacher Training Programme has been introduced for different stages of school education Teachers, Head Teachers/Principals and other stakeholders in Educational Management and Administration have been introduced -
- o NISHTHA 1.0 for Elementary level (Classes I-VIII)
- o NISHTHA 2.0 for Secondary level (Classes IX-XII)
- o NISHTHA 3.0 for NIPUN Bharat (ECCE to Class V)
- Learning Outcomes for Secondary level have been notified.
- The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was entrusted to conduct teachers training through ODL (Open Distance Learning) mode, which has been completed by about 9.58 lakh teachers.
- 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. The goals and objectives of the mission are required to be  achieved  by  all  Govt.,  Govt.  Aided  and  Private  Schools  so  that  universal acquisition of FLN skills can be achieved.
- Also, the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha focuses on improvement in quality of education by providing support for different interventions to all States and  UTs,  like in-service training of teachers and  school heads, conduct  of achievement  surveys  at  state  and  national  level,  composite  school  grant  to  every school for providing a conducive learning environment, grants for library, sports and physical activities,  support  for  Rashtriya  Avishkar  Abhiyan,  ICT  and  digital initiatives,  School  Leadership  development  programme,  remedial  teaching  for academically weaker students, support for Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat, etc.

The  State  wise  details  of  the  major  interventions  under  Quality  component  of  Samagra Shiksha provided during 2021-22 are at Annexure-I. The details pertaining to Bharuch district of Gujarat and Katihar in Bihar regarding Quality Component are at Annexure-II .

Further,  under  Vocational  Education  component  of  'Samagra  Shiksha',  NSQF  compliant vocational courses are offered to the students from class 9th to 12th in the schools covered under the  scheme.  At  the  Secondary  level  i.e.  Class  IX  and  X,  vocational  modules  are  offered  to  the students as an additional subject.

Further, the State wise details of Vocational Education approved under the scheme are at Annexure-III. The details pertaining to Bharuch district of Gujarat and Katihar in Bihar regarding Vocational Education are at Annexure-IV .

(c): Under the BharatNet programme, the CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC-SPV) of MeitY has been assigned the task of providing Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connectivity to Gram Panchayats including connectivity to the Government Institutions, including schools. This project provides Internet connection to Government schools in respective Gram Panchayat.

Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA REGARDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN GUJARAT.

(Rs. in lakh)

|   S. No. | State Name        |   Free Textbooks |   Composite School Grant |   Library Grants |   Sports& Physical Education |   Learning Enhanceme nt Programme and Innovation |   Rastriya Aavishkar Abhiyan |   Communi ty Mobilizati on |   ICT and Digital Initiatives |   Foundation al Literacy and Numeracy |   NISHTHA and Training |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | A& N Islands      |            89.04 |                   101.1  |            32.36 |                        37.1  |                                          284.35  |                       30.54  |                     14.81  |                       296     |                                172.92 |                   9.81 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh    |          9889.36 |                 12204.8  |          3327.77 |                      3863.4  |                                         8234.86  |                      790.035 |                   2016.09  |                      8614.04  |                               6795    |                 586.48 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh |           496.55 |                   658.8  |           257.17 |                       251.75 |                                          719.83  |                      132.15  |                    130.32  |                       563.2   |                                904.68 |                  35.95 |
|        4 | Assam             |         12669.4  |                 13790.9  |          3230.4  |                      3451.75 |                                         3950.2   |                      489.4   |                   2063.71  |                     24245.6   |                              10131.5  |                 647.84 |
|        5 | Bihar             |         49463.8  |                 38822.2  |          6502.68 |                      6152.5  |                                         9917.14  |                       73.7   |                   3257.73  |                      6573.6   |                              33843.3  |                 400.86 |
|        6 | Chandigarh        |           297.2  |                   100.75 |            18.04 |                        24.95 |                                          371.06  |                       22.4   |                      5.14  |                       248     |                                211.79 |                  22.54 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh      |          6808.39 |                 13536.4  |          3668.55 |                      3997.15 |                                         9323.44  |                      466.7   |                   2171.48  |                      8474.2   |                               7120.28 |                 438.32 |
|        8 | Delhi             |          4904.34 |                  2042.15 |           288.3  |                       346.35 |                                         1422.91  |                      686.9   |                    122.09  |                      2148     |                               2773.99 |                 330.5  |
|        9 | Dnd - Dnh         |           177.51 |                   156.4  |            38.5  |                        37.55 |                                          245.14  |                       55.81  |                     18.01  |                       421.6   |                                200.84 |                   7.6  |
|       10 | Goa               |           451.76 |                   154.4  |            52.95 |                        59.7  |                                          174.37  |                       48.25  |                     35.55  |                        21.6   |                                161.87 |                  45.62 |
|       11 | Gujarat           |          2600.63 |                 14337.9  |          3061.5  |                      3202.55 |                                         7906.47  |                      629.5   |                   1572.57  |                     10404     |                              11061.9  |                 487.9  |
|       12 | Haryana           |          4450.64 |                  5534.9  |          1353.38 |                      1505.75 |                                         2002.49  |                      691.01  |                    647.37  |                      4730.57  |                               3345.72 |                 349.33 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh  |           884.27 |                  3095.4  |          1295.42 |                      1423.95 |                                         2609.05  |                       95.86  |                    689.81  |                      7490.4   |                               1357.69 |                 132.41 |
|       14 | Jammu &Kashmir    |          1936.38 |                  4594.45 |          1452.85 |                      1996.9  |                                         1821.43  |                       75.57  |                   1001.26  |                      6422     |                               2299.23 |                 219.26 |
|       15 | Jharkhand         |         12204.4  |                 12502.1  |          3002.04 |                      1820.99 |                                         5113.92  |                        0     |                   1594.85  |                      9160.16  |                               8213.24 |                 168.63 |
|       16 | Karnataka         |          2524.5  |                 14339.6  |          3846.2  |                      1460.7  |                                         5704.13  |                       40.8   |                   1192.56  |                      6365.6   |                               8389.67 |                 582.49 |
|       17 | Kerala            |          7955.98 |                  2173.05 |           455.5  |                       542.05 |                                         3709.23  |                     1540.21  |                    212.76  |                       276     |                               2814.5  |                 710.55 |
|       18 | Ladakh            |            40.04 |                   123.7  |            84.89 |                        83.55 |                                          521.94  |                       14.92  |                     36.95  |                       258     |                                 63.63 |                   4.58 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep       |             0    |                    25    |             5.2  |                         5.5  |                                           24.41  |                       29.98  |                      1.94  |                        50.4   |                                 44.46 |                   4.65 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh    |         20280.5  |                 28438.4  |          8165.52 |                      8093.15 |                                        15898.2   |                      326.38  |                   4449.73  |                      4502.4   |                              15256.4  |                 556.86 |
|       21 | Maharashtra       |         20118.5  |                 17952.4  |          1039.01 |                      4681.4  |                                         2192.61  |                       74.99  |                    721.05  |                      2128.8   |                              15051.4  |                1687.35 |
|       22 | Manipur           |           471.4  |                   626    |           228.16 |                       252.3  |                                         4432.91  |                      491.58  |                    127.31  |                      1748.8   |                                809.74 |                  45.08 |
|       23 | Meghalaya         |          1768.55 |                  1591.15 |           576.98 |                       520.7  |                                          884.514 |                      472.269 |                    349.695 |                       565.922 |                               1321.94 |                  69.07 |
|       24 | Mizoram           |           303.75 |                   519    |           234.14 |                       236.15 |                                          292.04  |                       47.35  |                    113.81  |                       559.2   |                                503.23 |                  37.06 |
|       25 | Nagaland          |           316.68 |                   451.75 |           178.95 |                       187.65 |                                          521.28  |                      108.29  |                     87.89  |                       262.22  |                                631.56 |                  30.06 |

| S. No.   | State Name    |   Free Textbooks |   Composite School Grant |   Library Grants |   Sports& Physical Education |   Learning Enhanceme nt Programme and Innovation |   Rastriya Aavishkar Abhiyan |   Communi ty Mobilizati on |   ICT and Digital Initiatives |   Foundation al Literacy and Numeracy |   NISHTHA and Training |
|----------|---------------|------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 26       | Odisha        |         13760.5  |                 16038.3  |          4564.6  |                      4634.6  |                                          6303.92 |                      251.2   |                   2386.63  |                      15072.2  |                              10070.2  |                 553.99 |
| 27       | Puducherry    |           192.38 |                   170.1  |            40.54 |                        49.2  |                                           326.9  |                        2.4   |                     18.55  |                        350.4  |                                163.49 |                  14.52 |
| 28       | Punjab        |          2040.08 |                  6317.05 |          1633.8  |                      1811.5  |                                          7294.53 |                     1983.45  |                    861.525 |                      10641.6  |                               3341.01 |                 492.36 |
| 29       | Rajasthan     |         18327.4  |                 23615    |          6978.27 |                      7143.31 |                                         14821.6  |                      937.8   |                   3031.16  |                      10422.1  |                              13897.4  |                 640.38 |
| 30       | Sikkim        |           151.67 |                   216.2  |            80.76 |                        92.3  |                                           605.26 |                       10.24  |                     37.76  |                       1458.4  |                                255.56 |                  31.89 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu    |         13631.1  |                 11628.1  |          3195.94 |                      3452.35 |                                          8352.77 |                      261.867 |                   1682.6   |                      17062.8  |                               6670.37 |                1084.12 |
| 32       | Telangana     |          6519.89 |                  8386.65 |          2424.96 |                      2952.25 |                                         17767.8  |                      441.69  |                    711.23  |                      11131.8  |                               4176.94 |                 700.86 |
| 33       | Tripura       |          1298.94 |                  1354.55 |           419.65 |                       464.3  |                                          1844.96 |                      103.2   |                    191.62  |                       2876    |                               1023.24 |                 108.49 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh |         51831    |                 52287.3  |          2625.14 |                      9622.35 |                                          7660.03 |                     2328.93  |                   6077.49  |                       1303.2  |                              19311.1  |                 648.51 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand   |          2156.16 |                  3346    |          1318.69 |                      1419.7  |                                          2694.29 |                      403.27  |                    742.91  |                       5157.62 |                               1793.09 |                 224.53 |
| 36       | West Bengal   |         15043.3  |                 28340.8  |          5934.8  |                      6342.45 |                                         13211.2  |                     1590.08  |                   3723.8   |                      14052    |                              18839.7  |                1257.92 |
| Total    | Total         |        286056    |                339573    |         71613.6  |                     82219.8  |                                        169161    |                    15748.7   |                  42099.8   |                     196058    |                             213022    |               13368.4  |

Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA REGARDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN GUJARAT.

Gujarat (Bharuch District)

|   S. No. | District Name   |   Free Textbooks |   Composite School Grant |   Library Grants |   Sports& Physical Education |   Learning Enhancement Programme and Innovation |   Rastriya Aavishkar Abhiyan |   Total |
|----------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------|
|        1 | Bharuch         |            58.98 |                    351.5 |             84.3 |                         87.5 |                                          194.24 |                           19 |  795.52 |

Bihar (Katihar)

(Rs. in lakh)

(Rs. in lakh)

|   S. No . | District Name   |   Free Text books |   Composite School Grant |   Library Grants |   Sports& Physical Education |   Learning Enhancement Programme and Innovation |   Rastriya Aavishkar Abhiyan |   Total |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------|
|         1 | Katihar         |           1723.95 |                  1098.45 |           163.96 |                        157.4 |                                          271.75 |                         1.94 | 3417.45 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA REGARDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN GUJARAT.

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | State                             |   Physical Approval |   Financial Approval |
|----------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands       |                  73 |              946.23  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                    |                 505 |             7964.99  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                 |                 171 |             2068.17  |
| 4        | Assam                             |                 708 |             9811.9   |
| 5        | Bihar                             |                  81 |              622.94  |
| 6        | Chandigarh                        |                  38 |              205.26  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                      |                 592 |             8598.23  |
| 8        | Daman &Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli |                  24 |              647.33  |
| 9        | Delhi                             |                 137 |             1035.17  |
| 10       | Goa                               |                 137 |             1453.3   |
| 11       | Gujarat                           |                 345 |             3267.64  |
| 12       | Haryana                           |                1108 |            27355.4   |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                  |                1100 |            17812.5   |
| 14       | Jammu And Kashmir                 |                1067 |            10197.3   |
| 15       | Jharkhand                         |                 490 |             6388.29  |
| 16       | Karnataka                         |                 240 |             1984.52  |
| 17       | Kerala                            |                 247 |             1983.96  |
| 18       | Ladakh                            |                  34 |              167.04  |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                       |                   9 |               31.5   |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                    |                1200 |            18967.3   |
| 21       | Maharashtra                       |                 666 |            10556.1   |
| 22       | Manipur                           |                 140 |             2075.61  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                         |                  92 |              924.615 |
| 24       | Mizoram                           |                  52 |              795.898 |
| 25       | Nagaland                          |                  53 |              762.15  |
| 26       | Odisha                            |                 991 |            13528.4   |
| 27       | Puducherry                        |                  12 |              158.15  |
| 28       | Punjab                            |                1039 |            16615.4   |
| 29       | Rajasthan                         |                1037 |            18243.8   |
| 30       | Sikkim                            |                 198 |             2997.89  |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                        |                 226 |             2844.1   |
| 32       | Telangana                         |                 292 |             4472.87  |
| 33       | Tripura                           |                 205 |             2949.92  |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                     |                 200 |             3273     |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                       |                 200 |             5430.05  |
| 36       | West Bengal                       |                 726 |            74628.4   |
| Total    | Total                             |               14435 |           281766     |

Annexure-IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA REGARDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN GUJARAT.

(Rs in lakh)

| State Name   | District Name   |   Physical Approval |   Financial Approvals |
|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Gujarat      | Bharuch         |                   4 |                 22.17 |
| Bihar        | Katihar         |                   1 |                  1.78 |