Lok Sabha Question No. 2033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: NCERT Survey March 2022
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2033

ANSWERED ON 13/03/2023

## NCERT Survey March 2022

## †2033. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  findings  of  the  NCERT  survey  conducted  by  the  Government  in  March  2022 revealed that thirty seven per cent of class three students have limited basic numerical skills and eleven per cent of them lack basic knowledge and skill;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to improve the scenario;

(c)  whether  the  said  survey  also  revealed  that  fifteen  per  cent  students  lacked  basic  skills  in English and thirty per cent have limited skills;

(d) whether in light of the above, the Government proposes to re-evaluate the teaching methods and curriculum; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a)  to  (e)  :    Foundational  learning  Study  (FLS)  :  an  assessment  &  benchmarking  study  for foundational learning was administered in March, 2022 by NCERT at the national level. FLS was conducted in 20 different languages. Approximately 86,000 grade 3 students from 10,000 schools were covered. As an important literacy skill, FLS 2022 assessed 'Reading with understanding and numeracy'  skill  of  class  3  students.  Pertaining  to  the  linguistics  differences  in  languages, benchmarks have been calculated distinctly for each of the 20 languages that aim to interpret the performance of the students in reading with understanding/comprehension in each of them. The survey results reflected that there is a requirement to improve the levels. These can be accessed at https://dsel.education.gov.in/fls\_2022.

The  National  Initiative  for  Proficiency  in  Reading  with  Understanding  and  Numeracy (NIPUN) Bharat Mission has been launched for the period 2021-22 to 2026-27 on 5 th July 2021 aims to ensure that all the children achieve foundational learning standards by the end of grade 3, by  the  year  2026-27.  Apart  from  that  VidyaPravesh  that  is  a  3-month  play  based  school preparedness programme for children entering grade I has been designed to help teachers ensure that  all  children  are  exposed  to  a  warm  and  welcoming  environment  when  they  enter  grade-  I, leading  to  their  smooth  transition  to  formal  school.  The  National  Curriculum  Framework  for Foundational  Stage  (NCF-FS)  was  launched  on  20 th October  2022  which  includes  engaging Teaching-Learning  Material  (TLM)  both  for  teachers  and  students,  teacher  capacity  building programme,  assessment  and  pedagogical  approaches  to  guide  the  nature  of  syllabus,  textbooks and other resource material for teaching and learning in the country to be used at the foundational stage. Jaadui Pitara was recently released on 20th February, 2023 for the foundational stage under the NCF-FS with the motto 'Learning through play'. It is an exemplar of content needed in any school  for  the  Foundational  Stage.  National  Initiative  for  School  Heads'  and  Teachers'  Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) training programmes in FLN and ECCE are being run to train teachers across the country.

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