Lok Sabha Question No. 1998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Jaduai Pitara
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1998 ANSWERED ON 13/03/2023

## Jaduai Pitara

## 1998. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

SHRI B.B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched a new play based learning material for children in the age group of three to eight years called Jaduai Pitara;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it has been made mandatory in schools run by the Central Government;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps for changing education system for pre-primary and primary levels?

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

(a) to (d): As envisaged under National  Education Policy 2020, 'Jadui Pitara' -a play-based learning-teaching  material  tailored  for  children  between  the  age  group  of  3-8  years  has  been launched on 20 th Feburary, 2023. 'Jadui Pitara' comprising of playbooks, toys, puzzles, posters, flash  cards,  story  books,  worksheets  as  well  as  reflecting  the  local  culture,  social  context  and languages  is  designed  to  pique  curiosity  and  accommodate  the  diverse  needs  of  learners  in  the foundational  stage.  'Jadui  Pitara'  developed  under  the  National  Curriculum  Framework  is available  in  13  Indian  languages.  It  is  a  giant  leap  towards  enriching  the  learning-teaching environment  and  making  it  more  child-centric,  lively  and  joyful  for  the  Amrit  Generation  as envisioned in the NEP 2020. A brief on Jadui Pitara has also been uploaded at PIB on the given link:    https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1900797

(e): The National Curriculum Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education (NCFECCE),  called  Foundational  Stage  is  one  of  the  four  stages  of  National  Curriculum Framework (NCFs).It is the first ever integrated Curriculum Framework for children between ages 3-8 in India. It is a direct outcome of the 5+3+3+4 'curricular and pedagogical' structure that NEP 2020  has  come  out  with  for  School  Education.  The  NCF  for  Foundational  Stage  (NCFFS)  has been  developed  by  NCERT  through  an  extensive  consultative  process  with  States  &  UTs  upto grass root level and various institutions and organisations. It was released by Hon'ble Education Minister on 20th Oct 2022 at New Delhi. Some transformative ideas for implementation of quality school education are included in the Framework, which are- toy-based pedagogy, play as the core of  teaching-learning  process,  lifestyle  for  environment,  learning  about  the  external  world.  The framework has provided for stimulating experiences for the child's development in all dimensions - cognitive, social-emotional, physical, to enable the achievement of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy for all children.

Contents and Updates on Jadui Pitara and NCFECCE are available on the given link: https://ncf.ncert.gov.in/#/web/documents

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