Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Overall Development of Students
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## Overall Development of Students

†*294.     SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  premises/platforms  for  the  overall development of Class I to Class XII students;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the facilities likely to be provided to the students through the said premises/platforms; and

(d) the  other  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  overall development of the students in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d)            A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST 2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI  SUMEDHANAND  SARASWATI  REGARDING  OVERALL  DEVELOPMENT  OF STUDENTS

(a) to (d): National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020  envisions  holistic  development  of  all learners.  NEP  2020  envisages  key  curriculum  and  pedagogy  reform  across  all  stages  to move the education system towards real understanding and towards learning how to learn and  away  from  the  culture  of  rote  learning.  The  aim  of  education  is  not  only  cognitive development, but also building character and creating holistic and well-rounded individuals equipped with the key 21 st  century skills.  NEP 2020 covers the entire spectrum of school education from pre-primary to senior secondary, and envisions universal access at all levels of schooling from pre-primary to Class-XII and a new curricular and pedagogical structure (5+3+3+4).    Accordingly,  it  has  been  decided  to  frame  the  new  National  Curriculum Framework (NCF) by incorporating and integrating local and indigenous flavour from across the country through wider consultations, reflected under the State Curriculum Frameworks.

Samagra  Shiksha  scheme  is  an  integrated  centrally  sponsored  scheme  for  school education which has been launched in 2018 and further extended for next five years in 2021 covers the entire gamut from pre-school to class XII. The scheme treats school education as a continuum and is in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal for Education (SDG4)  and  NEP  2020  recommendations.  The  scheme  provides  support  for  ensuring  that  all children  have  access  to  quality  education  with  an  equitable  and  inclusive  classroom environment  which  takes  care  of  their  diverse  background,  multilingual  needs,  different academic  abilities  and  make  them  active  participants  in  the  learning  process.  The  major interventions,  across  all  levels  of  school  education,  under  the  Samagra  Shiksha  scheme are: (i) Universal Access including Infrastructure Development and Retention; (ii) Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, (iii) Gender and Equity; (iv) Inclusive Education; (v) Quality and Innovation; (vi) Financial support for Teacher Salary; (vii) Digital initiatives; (viii) RTE Entitlements including uniforms, textbooks etc.; (ix) Support for ECCE; (x) Vocational Education; (xi) Sports and Physical Education; and (xii) Strengthening of Teacher Education and Training.

Further, the NIPUN Bharat Mission for foundational literacy and numeracy has been launched  under  the  aegis  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  which  aims  at  both  cognitive  and  holistic development of children of age 3-9 years.

PM e-VIDYA, as a  part  of  the  Atma  Nirbhar  Bharat  Programme,  a  comprehensive initiative for using Technology with Equity has been initiated which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access to education.  PM e-Vidya has following components:

-  DIKSHA - One nation, one digital education platform
-  One class, one TV channel - Swayam Prabha
-  E-content for Open School
-  Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and podcast
-  E-content for visually and hearing-impaired students

The above components have been developed in such a manner that the e-content  available  on  one  digital  mode  is  also  available  on  other  digital  modes,  in  a coherent manner.

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