Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Conference of School Education Ministers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar, Manjulata Mandal, Gautham Sigamani Pon, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  28 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  July, 2022

## Conference of School Education Ministers

## 28. SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has organized National Conference of School Education Ministers recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the aims and objective of organizing such Conference;
- (c) the number of delegates participated in the Conference along with the issues discussed in the Conference and its outcome;
- (d) whether the Government plans to set up Vidya Samiksha Kendra at State level, integrating it with district/ block/school level for the purpose of analysis and diagnostics of learning levels in  schools  to  be  used  as  a  tool  for  further  improvement  of  learning  outcomes  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to make education system more robust, vibrant and in tune with the requirements of the 21st century and aspirations of a new India?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## A N S W E R (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) to (e):  Yes, a two-days School Education Ministers Conference was organized by the Ministry  of  Education  in  collaboration  with  the  Department  of  School  Education, Gujarat in Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 1st and 2nd June, 2022.

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The focus points/ issues discussed in the conference are indicated below:

- 1) Discussion on roll out and progress of NEP 2020 Implementation.
- 2) To exchange ideas and strategies for Learning Recovery after School Re-opening
- 3) Best practices in the use of technology for tracking Learning Outcomes (LOs)

A total of 153 dignitaries participated in the National Conference of School Education Ministers at Gandhinagar, Gujarat held on 1 st and 2 nd June, 2022.

In  order  to  enable  States  and  UTs  for  tracking  student  enrolment,  progress  in  their learning  levels,  information  on  Out  of  School  Children  mainstreamed,  textbook  delivery, support required by teachers and schools, etc., financial assistance under Samagra Shiksha has been provided for setting up Vidya Samiksha Kendra.

The  National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  2020  as  the  first  education  policy  of  the  21 st century envisions a massive transformation in school education through- 'an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India, that is Bharat, sustainably into  an  equitable  and  vibrant  knowledge  society,  by  providing  high-quality  education  to  all, thereby making India a global knowledge superpower.'

To assist States and UTs in this task, the Department of School Education and Literacy has  released  an  indicative  and  suggestive  Implementation  Plan  for  School  Education,  called 'Students' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement through Quality Education (SARTHAQ)'. The Department has also aligned its existing schemes i.e. Samagra Shiksha and PM Poshan Shakti Nirman  Yojna  with  the  recommendations  of  NEP  2020.  Many  important  initiatives  such  as NIPUN Bharat Mission for Foundational Literacy & Numeracy (FLN), Structured Assessments for Analyzing Learning (SAFAL), PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of  Knowledge  for  Holistic  Development),  Vidya  Pravesh,  Vidyanjali  2.0,  etc.  have  been undertaken for the implementation of NEP 2020.

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