Lok Sabha Question No. 306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Information and Communication Technology Facilities in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal, Locket Chatterjee, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Navneet Ravi Rana, Mahabali Singh, Rama Devi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 306

ANSWERED ON 05/02/2024

## Information and Communication Technology Facilities in Schools

## †306.   SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  Government  and  Information  and  Communication  Technology  (ICT) assisted laboratories, smart classrooms and schools in the country especially in Bihar, West Bengal,  Haryana  and  Maharashtra  specifically  in  there  Bhagalpur,  Karakat,  Sheohar, Hooghly, Sonipat and Amravati Parliamentary Constituencies;
- (b) whether there is any training mechanism available in these States for the teachers to upgrade their teaching skills and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any new initiatives are being taken by the Government to enhance the knowledge of students and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  PM  SHRI  Scheme  is  being  implemented  after  signing  of  Memorandum  of Understanding by the State of Maharashtra for upgradation of schools in the State and if so, the details thereof, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): ICT Labs have been approved in 135740 schools and Smart classrooms are approved in 103662 schools in the country. The details of ICT Labs and Smart Classrooms approved for Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra and West Bengal and Bhagalpur, Karakat, Sheohar, Hooghly, Sonipat and Amravati Parliamentary Constituencies is as under: -

| State       | ICT Labs   | Smart Classrooms   | District                   | ICT Labs   | Smart Classrooms   |
|-------------|------------|--------------------|----------------------------|------------|--------------------|
| Bihar       | 7563       | 4846               | Bhagalpur Karakat (Rohtas) | 272 259    | 128 128            |
| Haryana     | 4277       | 3274               | Sheohar Sonipat            | 60 255     | 32 197             |
| Maharashtra | 10135      |                    | Amravati                   | 361        | 90                 |
| West Bengal |            | 3501               |                            |            |                    |
|             | 4024       | 0                  | Hooghly                    | 256        | 0                  |

Source: PRABANDH

Education is in the Concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the administrative control of respective State Government and UT Administration. The Department of School Education and Literacy launched a National Mission to improve learning outcomes at the Elementary level through an Integrated Teacher Training Programme called NISHTHA - National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement on 21 st August, 2019. The aim of this integrated teacher training programme was to build the capacities of around 42 lakh teachers and Heads of Schools, faculty members of SCERTs and DIETs and Block Resource Coordinators and Cluster Resource Coordinators. In 2021-22 and 2022-23, NISTHA has been extended to cover the following:

- NISHTHA Secondary completed with 68 modules including generic and subject specific modules covering around 7.97 lakh teachers.
- NISHTHA Foundational  Literacy  &  Numeracy completed  with  12  modules  covering 12.97 lakh teachers. For this purpose, a customized FLN package for teachers teaching at foundational stage of education was designed covering the continuum from pre-school to the early primary grades, to meet the specific content and pedagogical requirements.
- NISHTHA ECCE initiated  for  training  of  Master  Trainers  with  6  courses.  The  aim  is  to orient the master trainers, make them aware of pedagogical practices meant for the ECCE stage. So far, 33,648 have been certified under NISHTHA ECCE.

Some States have not come on-board to avail these training programs despite persuasion.

Online courses are also offered through DIKSHA to develop the skills of the teachers and school heads. Till date there are 17.16 Crore enrolments in DIKSHA for the courses offered by various states and UTs, including various centers. This includes teachers, students, parents, and other stakeholders.

(c): 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.

(d): The Cabinet has approved a Centrally Sponsored Scheme named Pradhan Mantri Schools for  Rising  India  (PM  SHRI)  on  7th  September,  2022.  These  schools  are  to  showcase  the implementation  of  the  National  Education  Policy  2020  and  emerge  as  exemplar  schools  over  a period  of  time,  and  also  offer  leadership  to  other  schools  in  the  neighbourhood.  They  provide leadership in their respective regions in providing high-quality education in an equitable, inclusive and joyful school environment that takes care of the diverse background, multilingual needs, and different  academic  abilities  of  children  and  makes  them  active  participants  in  their  own  learning process as per the vision of NEP 2020.

In the first phase of selection of PM SHRI Schools, a total of 516 schools were selected as PM SHRI Schools from the state of Maharashtra.  The district-wise details of the selected schools in the first phase of selection in Maharashtra under the PM-SHRI scheme is attached at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024 ASKED BY SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL, MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE, SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA, SHRI MAHABALI SINGH AND SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI REGARDING 'INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS'.

## The district wise details of selected schools in the first phase of selection in the State of Maharashtra under PM SHRI Scheme:

| S. No.   | District Name   |   Number of PMSHRI Schools |
|----------|-----------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | AHMEDNAGAR      |                         21 |
| 2        | AKOLA           |                         11 |
| 3        | AMRAVATI        |                         18 |
| 4        | AURANGABAD      |                         11 |
| 5        | BEED            |                         13 |
| 6        | BHANDARA        |                         34 |
| 7        | CHANDRAPUR      |                         18 |
| 8        | DHULE           |                          7 |
| 9        | GADCHIROLI      |                         16 |
| 10       | GONDIA          |                         13 |
| 11       | HINGOLI         |                          5 |
| 12       | JALGAON         |                         18 |
| 13       | JALNA           |                         12 |
| 14       | KOLHAPUR        |                         18 |
| 15       | LATUR           |                         13 |
| 16       | NAGPUR          |                         21 |
| 17       | NANDED          |                         18 |
| 18       | NANDURBAR       |                          8 |
| 19       | NASHIK          |                         26 |
| 20       | OSMANABAD       |                          9 |
| 21       | PALGHAR         |                         11 |
| 22       | PARBHANI        |                         11 |
| 23       | PUNE            |                         23 |
| 24       | RAIGAD          |                         20 |
| 25       | RATNAGIRI       |                         13 |
| 26       | SANGLI          |                         14 |
| 27       | SATARA          |                         18 |
| 28       | SINDHUDURG      |                         13 |
| 29       | SOLAPUR         |                         23 |
| 30       | THANE           |                         14 |
| 31       | WARDHA          |                         13 |
| 32       | WASHIM          |                          7 |
| 33       | YAVATMAL        |                         26 |
|          | Total           |                        516 |