Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Implementation of NEP 2020 in the Schools of Punjab
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Charanjit Singh Channi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 137 ANSWERED ON 21/07/2025

## Implementation of NEP 2020 in the Schools of Punjab

## 137.  Shri Charanjit Singh Channi:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has been fully implemented in schools in the country;

(b) if so, the details of current status of its implementation in different States;

(c) the key measures undertaken for implementation of NEP 2020 in the schools of Punjab, particularly in rural and Government-run institutions; and

(d) the allocation of funds, training of teachers, curriculum changes and digital infrastructure support provided to Punjab under NEP 2020?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b): The  National  Educational  Policy  (NEP  2020)  was  announced  on  29 th July  2020  and provides  different  timelines  as  well  as  principles  and  methodology  for  its  implementation.  It  also envisions operationalization of the  entire  policy  in  the  decade  of  2030-40,  following  which  another comprehensive review will be undertaken. Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and major responsibility of implementation of NEP 2020 following prescribed norms and standards falls under the domain of the States and UT Governments.

A number of transformative changes have taken place in School Education after announcement of  NEP  2020  such  as  alignment  of  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  with  the recommendation of the NEP; National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) for ensuring foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 2; Vidya-Pravesh Guidelines for Three-month Play-based School Preparation Module; PM e-VIDYA to unify  all  efforts  related  to  digital/online/on-air  education  to  enable  coherent  multi-mode  access  to education;  DIKSHA  (Digital  Infrastructure  for  Knowledge  Sharing)  as  One  Nation  One  Digital Platform having e-Books and e-Contents; launch of National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage  (NCF-FS)  and  Jaadui  Pitara  for  play-based  learning  teaching  material  tailored  for  children between the age group of 3 to 8 years; National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE)  to  address  the  entire  educational  journey  up  to  secondary  stage.  PARAKH  (Performance Assessment,  Review,  and  Analysis  of  Knowledge  for  Holistic  Development);  NISHTHA  (National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement) Elementary, Secondary,

Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy  (FLN)  &  Early  Childhood  Care  &  Education  (ECCE);  Vidya Samiksha  Kendra;  Integrated  Teacher  Education  Programme;  National  Professional  Standards  for Teachers (NPST); National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) for creating a unifying national digital  infrastructure  to  energise  and  catalyse  the  education  ecosystem,  implementation  of  a  scheme 'New India Literacy Programme or ULLAS' targeting all nonliterates age 15 years and above, etc.

Furthermore, Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) Scheme has been launched with an aim to develop more than 14,500 selected schools as exemplar schools that offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood, showcasing all the initiatives of NEP 2020. These schools reflect all components guided by the NEP 2020.

(c)  and  (d):      As  informed  by  the  State  of  Punjab,  following  initiatives  aligned  with  NEP  2020  are being actively implemented,  under the umbrella of Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Samagra Shiksha and  PM  SHRI,  with  continued  Financial  and  Technical  support  from  the  Department  of  School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India:

1. Implementation of pre-primary classes in all primary schools of Punjab including rural areas.
2. Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: The NIPUN Bharat Mission is being implemented with focus on  achieving  FLN  by  Grade  2.  Early  childhood  education  activities  are  being  promoted  in  all primary school of Punjab
3. Multilingualism and Mother Tongue Instruction: Teaching in the mother tongue/Punjabi is already being practiced in early grades. In context to Multilingualism State has already been already taken the following initiatives:
4.  Sanskrit, French, German and Urdu languages are also implemented as optional Subject at Sr. secondary level.
5.  Most of time classroom instructions are given bilingually and students have option to choose one medium from Punjabi, English and Hindi
6.  Teaching-learning materials and resources have been developed and disseminated in Hindi, Punjabi, and English, catering to regional language needs.
7.  Training modules and digital content have also been translated into these languages
4. Teacher Training and Capacity Building: Teacher Professional Development is being carried out under the NISHTHA training modules aligned with NEP goals.
5. Digital and Tech-based Education: The State has adopted initiatives like DIKSHA.  State has also approved 5 TV channels under PM e-Vidya.
6. Assessment Reforms: Learning outcomes-based assessments are being promoted. Punjab participated in PARAKH-led national assessments like NAS and is incorporating competency-based evaluation in line with NEP directives.
7. Implementation of PM SHRI scheme in 347 schools of Punjab.

The details of funds allocated to the State of Punjab under Samagra Shiksha and PM SHRI scheme for Financial Year 2025-26 are as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Samagra Shiksha   | Samagra Shiksha      | Samagra Shiksha                | PMSHRI       | PMSHRI               | PMSHRI                         |
|-------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| Total Budget      | Training of teachers | Digital infrastructure support | Total Budget | Training of teachers | Digital infrastructure support |
| 135071.94         | 818.48               | 6673.2                         | 30590.64     | 69                   | 2007.5                         |