Lok Sabha Question No. 148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Quality of Education in Government Schools in Jharkhand and Rajasthan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Shri Manish Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 148

## ANSWERED ON 25 th  NOVEMBER, 2024

## Quality of Education in Government Schools in Jharkhand and Rajasthan

148. SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

SHRI LUMBA RAM: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI DULU MAHATO:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  assessed/is  assessing  the  obstacles  and  hindrance faced by the children in getting quality education in the rural areas of Rajasthan and Jharkhand, especially in Hazaribagh, Ramgarh and Dhanbad;
- (b) the  steps  being  taken  by  Government  to  improve  the  quality  of  education  in Government schools in these States especially in the field of teacher training and curriculum development;
- (c) whether any guidelines/directions has been issued by the Government in this regard especially for State Government of Jharkhand;
- (d) whether the socio-economic disparities in the States affect children's educational opportunities and outcome; and
- (e) if so, the major reason for the same alongwith the measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e):  The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha focuses on providing quality education for all States/UTs including the rural areas of Rajasthan & Jharkhand through  different  interventions  like  in-service  training  of  teachers  and  school  heads, composite school grant to every school for providing a conducive learning environment, grants for library, sports and physical activities, support for Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, ICT and digital initiatives, conduct of achievement surveys at state and national level, School  Leadership  development  programme,  remedial  teaching for academically weaker students, etc.

The  scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  has  been  aligned  with  National  Education  Policy, 2020 with focus on improving the quality of education through various measures such as introduction of new pedagogical and curricular structure, Early Childhood Care and Education,  Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy  and  Transforming  Assessment  for Student Development, Experimental and Competency based Learning, etc.

Further,  there  is  a  dedicated  component  of  Quality  and  Innovation  under  Samagra Shiksha with a focus on improving the learning levels of students, wherein funds are provided  to  states,  including  for  Jharkhand  and  Rajasthan,  for  interventions  such  as Holistic  Progress  Card;  Libraries;  Skill  Exhibition  cum  Competition;  Internship for Skill Education; Student/Teacher Diary, etc.

Moreover, the State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) and the District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) are an integral part of the Samagra Shiksha scheme. One of the major objectives under the scheme is strengthening and upgradation of SCERTs/State Institutes of Education and DIET as nodal agencies for curriculum development and teacher training.

The following initiatives have been taken by the Department of School Education and Literacy, MoE to improve the quality of education for all States/UTs including Rajasthan & Jharkhand:

- I. National  Initiative  for  Proficiency  in  Reading  with  Understanding  and  Numeracy (NIPUN  Bharat)  has  been  launched  under  Samagra  Shiksha  for  ensuring  that

every child in  the  country  necessarily  attains  foundational  literacy  and  numeracy (FLN) and e-content for the same has been released at DIKSHA platform.

- II.  NISHTHA  Integrated  Teacher  Training  Programme  has  been  introduced  for different  stages  of  school  education  for  Teachers,  Head  Teachers/Principals, Master Trainers and other stakeholders in Educational Management.
- III.  VIDYA  PRAVESH-Guidelines  for  Three-month  Play-based  School  Preparation Module for Grade-I Children have been released on 29 th  July, 2021 for all children to expose to a warm and welcoming environment in Grade-I.
- IV. Under Samagra Shiksha, interventions such as Teaching Learning Materials under the  NIPUN  Bharat  Mission  and  more  progressive  interventions  such  as  Holistic progress  Card  and  Learning  Enhancement  Programme  are  implemented  by identifying  the  learning  gaps  and  equipping  students  with  the  core  learning  prerequisites for the particular grade.
- V. The  National  Curriculum  Framework  for  Foundational  stage  (NCF  FS)  and  the National  Curriculum  Framework  for  School  Education  (NCF  SE)  have  been released.  Textbooks  for  classes  1  and  2  based  on  NCF  FS  and  textbooks  for classes 3 and 6 based on NCF SE have been released for the academic session 2024-25.

Implementation  of  the  above  interventions  are  being  monitored  through  periodical meetings with States/UTs and data furnished by States on PRABANDH Portal.

According  to  the  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Jharkhand, following steps have been taken by the State to ensure quality education in all districts including Hazaribagh, Ramgarh and Dhanbad:

- CM  School  of  excellence  have  been  established  (Hazaribagh-4,  Ramgarh-3, Dhanbad-3).
- Block  Level  Leader  School  have  been  established  (Hazaribagh-19,  Ramgarh-6, Dhanbad-17).
- Language mapping exercises conducted by state in all districts of the state.
- Enrichment of classrooms with various reading and playing materials to engage students meaningfully in the classrooms in all districts.
- Weekly Test (RAIL) introduced for the better learning outcomes across the State.
- Comprehensive Reading promotion programme initiated under FLN in all districts of the State.
- All districts of the State including Hazaribagh, Dhanbad and Ramgarh participated in  National  Achievement  Survey  (NAS)  and  Foundational  Learning  Study  (FLS) conducted  by  Ministry  of  Education.  Gap  analysis  related  to  basic  facilities  like Bench-desk, Electricity, Toilets, Girls Toilets, Class rooms etc. done and provided to meet the gaps and ICT, Smart classes are established to augment quality of education.

The National Education Policy 2020 provides for bridging the socio-economic gaps in access,  participation  and  learning  outcomes  in  school  education.  Technical  and financial  assistance  is  provided  by  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy  for delivering inclusive, equitable and affordable school education.

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