Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Online Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## Online Education

*120. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government initiated action on the huge demand for graphical Power Point  Presentation  and  media  resources  for  online  classes  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; (b) whether the Government proposes to arrange short term classes for the teachers for updating their skills and if so, the details of action taken thereon; (c) whether the Government also proposes to use online radio, community radio, audio video studio for the purpose of overcoming the challenges in online education and if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether the Government proposes to revise the syllabus and mode of examination

- considering the COVID-19 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

Part (a) to (d)   A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 120 ASKED BY SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING ONLINE EDUCATION.

- (a) COVID-19  has  forced  every  teacher  and  student  to  utilise  the  potentials  of digital technology to continue their learning remotely. Keeping in view the requirements,  CIET-  NCERT  initiated  a  webinar  series  focusing  to  orient  teachers, students  and  other  stakeholders  on  various  ICT  tools,  digital  initiatives  at  national level, emerging trends in educational technology, cyber safety and security. A variety of sessions in English and Hindi has been conducted live which is simulcast through YouTube live as well as 12 PM eVIDYA DTH TV Channels on DD Free Dish, TATA Sky, DISH TV, Airtel and Jio TV mobile App. Similarly, undertook large scale capacity building of teachers to empower them in the usage of ICT for education. (b) An Integrated Teacher Training Programme called NISHTHA has been launched,  it is  a  capacity  building  programme  for  " Improving  Quality  of  School Education through Integrated Teacher Training ". NISHTHA can be accessed from the below link: https://itpd.ncert.gov.in// (c) Yes,  Radio,  Community  radio  and  CBSE  Podcast-  Shiksha  Vani  has  been extensively  used:  Till  date  (25.11.2021)  3,211  pieces  of  curriculum-based  radio programmes (Classes 1 -12) for its dissemination/ broadcast on 230 Radio Stations (18 GyanVani FM Radio Stations, 80 Community Radio Stations), 132 All India Radio stations, Podcasts on iRadio and Mobile apps. Education  is  a  concurrent  subject  in  the  constitution  and  majority  of  schools come under the purview of the state and UT governments. CBSE, the Central Board of Secondary Education has rationalized the syllabus and introduced a two stage board examination  process  -  one  objective  type  covering  half  the  syllabus  and  another
- (d) descriptive type covering the other half of the syllabus.

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