Lok Sabha Question No. 2374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: ICT Lab and Smart Classroom in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2374

ANSWERED ON 18/12/2023

## ICT Lab and Smart Classroom in Uttar Pradesh

## †2374. SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  Government  and  ICT  aided  laboratories,  smart  classrooms,  number  of schools across the country district-wise especially in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether there is any training mechanism for teachers in Uttar Pradesh to upgrade their teaching skills;

- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether any new initiative is being under taken by the Government to increase the knowledge base of the students and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing the Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  from  2018-19.  It  is  an  overarching  programme  for  the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels  of school education. Samagra Shiksha is implemented in partnership with all the States and UTs and financial assistance is provided to all States and UTs for various  components  including  strengthening  of  ICT  infrastructure  in  schools  by  sanctioning  ICT Labs  and  Smart  Classrooms.  Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  ICT  component  envisages  covering  all Government and Aided schools from classes VI to XII.

The States/UTs-wise details of approved ICT labs and Smart Classrooms is at Annexure. District-wise details of total number of Government and ICT aided laboratories, smart classrooms, number of schools across the country including Uttar Pradesh is available at https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/parliament\_annexure\_en/2374\_lsuq.pdf

(b)  &  (c):        As  per  information  received  from  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Teacher training  programs  are  undertaken  by  the  department  on  usage  of  hardware/software  and  digital content. Multi-level teacher training program are ongoing with the help of external agencies both in online and offline mode. Additionally, standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been shared with the  districts,  blocks  and  schools  on  how  to  effectively  use  smart  classes  and  ICT  Labs  for conducting classes.

The  State  education  department  is  also  focusing  on  classroom  teaching  enhancement through pedagogy related trainings under Project i-Smart. Under this project, pedagogy videos are shared on weekly basis with teachers on the subjects of mathematics and science topic wise through which teachers can create a detailed teaching plan.

(d): Samagra Shiksha scheme is an integrated scheme for school education covering the entire gamut from pre-school to class XII as a continuum. The scheme not only provides support for the implementation of the RTE Act but has also been aligned with the recommendations of NEP 2020 to  ensure  that  all  children  have  access  to  quality  education  with  an  equitable  and  inclusive classroom  environment  which  should  take  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) Early Childhood Care and Education (ii) Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (iii) Universal  Access  including  Infrastructure  Development  and  Retention;  (iv)  RTE  Entitlements including  uniforms,  textbooks  etc.  (v)  Quality  and  Innovation  (vi)  Financial  support  for  Teacher Salary (vii) Appointment of language Teachers (viii) Gender and Equity (ix) Inclusive Education (x)  Strengthening  of  Teacher  Education  Institutions  and  Training  (xi)  Vocational  Education  (xii) ICT and Digital Initiatives (xiii) Sports and Physical Education (xiv) Monitoring and Programme Management and (xv) National Component.

In  accordance with the NEP 2020, the National Curriculums Framework (NCF) has been released  for  Fundamental  stage  (FS)  &  School  Education  (SE)  on  20 th October,  2022  and  23 rd August, 2023 respectively.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2374 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023 ASKED BY SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH  LODHI  REGARDING  'ICT  LAB  AND  SMART  CLASSROOM  IN  UTTAR PRADESH'.

| States/UTs Name            |   Number of ICT Labs approved (From 2005-06 to till date) | Number of Smart Classroom approved (2020-21 to till date)   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND |                                                       143 | 0                                                           |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             |                                                      9040 | 4678                                                        |
| ISLANDS ARUNACHAL PRADESH  |                                                       540 | 209                                                         |
| ASSAM                      |                                                      6903 | 5584                                                        |
| BIHAR                      |                                                      7563 | 4846                                                        |
| CHANDIGARH                 |                                                       107 | 185                                                         |
| CHHATTISGARH               |                                                      2341 | 5857                                                        |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     |                                                        72 | 153                                                         |
| DND - DNH                  |                                                        59 |                                                             |
| DELHI                      |                                                      1181 | 1018                                                        |
| GOA                        |                                                       463 | 0                                                           |
| GUJARAT                    |                                                      6077 | 6597                                                        |
| HARYANA                    |                                                      4277 | 3274                                                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           |                                                      3329 | 2248                                                        |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          |                                                      3209 | 1724                                                        |
| JHARKHAND                  |                                                      5036 | 982                                                         |
| KARNATAKA                  |                                                      8323 | 1768                                                        |
| KERALA                     |                                                      2409 | 487                                                         |
| LADAKH                     |                                                       170 | 66                                                          |
| LAKSHADWEEP                |                                                        28 | 0                                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH             |                                                      3701 | 4815                                                        |
| MAHARASHTRA                |                                                     10135 | 3501                                                        |
| MANIPUR                    |                                                       786 | 508                                                         |
| MEGHALAYA                  |                                                       411 | 14                                                          |
| MIZORAM                    |                                                       724 | 229                                                         |
| NAGALAND                   |                                                       738 | 607                                                         |
| ODISHA                     |                                                      8317 | 6974                                                        |
| PUDUCHERRY                 |                                                       176 | 145                                                         |
| PUNJAB                     |                                                      5682 | 3821                                                        |
| RAJASTHAN                  |                                                      9753 | 12627                                                       |
| SIKKIM                     |                                                       375 | 270                                                         |
| TAMIL NADU                 |                                                     13351 | 865                                                         |
| TELANGANA                  |                                                      5615 | 3707                                                        |
| TRIPURA                    |                                                      1350 | 854                                                         |
| UTTAR PRADESH              |                                                      8467 | 23216                                                       |
| UTTARAKHAND                |                                                       865 | 1833                                                        |
| WEST BENGAL                |                                                      4024 | 0                                                           |
| Total                      |                                                    135740 | 103662                                                      |