Lok Sabha Question No. 2432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Recommendations of NEP 2020
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2432

ANSWERED ON 04/08/2025

## Recommendations of NEP 2020

2432.  Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to implement the recommendations of NEP 2020 to achieve 100 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at the secondary level by 2030;
- (b) if so, the details of the steps taken on these recommendations and their progress; and
- (c) the details of the plans to achieve the targets?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): Paragraph 3.1 of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 States that '…It will be a top priority to bring these children back into the educational fold as early as possible, and  to  prevent  further  students  from  dropping  out,  with  a  goal  to  achieve  100%  Gross Enrolment Ratio in preschool to secondary level by 2030. A concerted national effort will be made  to  ensure  universal  access  and  afford  opportunity  to  all  children  of  the  country  to obtain quality holistic education-including vocational education - from pre-school to Grade 12.'

NEP 2020, mentions the importance of ensuring access to education for all children and sets an ambitious target for improving the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at various levels of education. In order to achieve this objective of the policy, concerted efforts are being made in  the  various    areas  of  School  Education-  Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy,  Efficient Resourcing and Effective Governance through School Complexes/Clusters, National Curriculum  Framework:  Foundational  Stage  ,  National  Curriculum  Framework-School Education,  Skilling,  National  Credit  Framework  (NCrF),  Digital  technology,  APAAR  ID, Samagra  Shiksha,  Convergence  with  other  Ministries  for  infrastructure  development,  PM SHRI,  Improving  access  through  PM  E-Vidya  channels  and  DIKSHA,  Teacher  training, Public-private partnership, Equity and Inclusion-Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya

(KGBV); PM JANMAN and DAJGUA, Assessment and PM POSHAN.  The cumulatively efforts in these areas have significantly contributed towards achieving the goal of 100% GER.

Substantial  progress  has  been  made  in  achieving  near  universal  access  to  elementary education  and  various  targeted  initiatives  are  being  taken  up  in  pursuance  of  NEP  2020's objective  of  100%  GER  from  pre-school  through  secondary  levels.  Further,  over  the  past decade, extensive progress has been made in saturating schooling facilities through centrally sponsored schemes like Samagra Shiksha and various initiatives at the State and UT level. The impact of these initiatives is evident in rising enrolment rates, declining dropout levels, improved  infrastructure,  and  better  academic  performance.  The  Gross  Enrolment  Ratio (GER) has reached 93% at the primary level, 89.7% at the upper primary level, and 77.4% at the secondary level.

The government and state initiatives also significantly expand educational access for Socio-Economic Disadvantaged Groups. The Samagra Shiksha scheme significantly expands educational  access  beyond  traditional  schooling  by  providing  crucial  residential  facilities. This  includes  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalaya  (KGBV),  Netaji  Subhash  Chandra  Bose Awasiya Vidyalaya (NSCBAV), Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya MahaAbhiyaN (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) which are vital for children from Socio-Economic Disadvantaged Groups.

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