Lok Sabha Question No. 2640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Holistic Approach for Learning
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Sanjna Jatav

†2640. Smt. Sanjana Jatav:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  agree  that  skill-based  education  should  be  integrated  with formal  education  systems  in  the  new  educational  scenario  thereby  promoting  a  holistic approach for learning and livelihood; and
- (b) if so, the details of the initiatives proposed by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020  recommends  the  integration  of  skill education  with  general  education  and  mainstreaming  of  skill  education.  Under  the  Skill Education  component  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Samagra  Shiksha'  financial assistance  is  provided  to  State/UTs  for  offering  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework (NSQF) aligned skill courses to the students from class 9 th to 12 th . At the Secondary level i.e., Class  IX  and  X,  skill  modules  are  offered  to  the  students  as  an  additional  subject.  At  Sr. Secondary  level,  i.e.,  Class  XI  and  XII,  skill  courses  are  offered  as  a  compulsory  (elective) subject. Exposure of pre-vocational education at Upper Primary level, 10 bagless days etc. have been included under Innovation component of Samagra Shiksha. Employability Skill modules including  Communication  Skills,  Self-Management  Skills,  Information  and  Communication Technology Skills, Entrepreneurship Skills, and Green Skills are included in the curriculum of Job Roles (JRs).

NEP  2020  also  recommends  that  all  students  participate  in  a  10-day  bagless  period during Grades 6-8 where they intern with local experts such as carpenters, gardeners, potters, artists,  etc.  In  pursuance  of  this  recommendation,  the  Government  in  consultation  with concerned stakeholders has developed guidelines for 10 bagless days. These guidelines aim at providing  children  of  classes  6-8  an  exposure  to  skill  education  using  experiential  learning pedagogy and to make learning at schools joyful and stress free. The guidelines are available at https://www.psscive.ac.in/storage/uploads/others/Guidelines/pdf/english/guidelines-forimplementation-of-10-bagless-days-in-school-english.pdf.

In alignment with the objectives of NEP 2020, the National Credit Framework (NCrF) was notified by University Grant Commission (UGC) and a copy of the same is available at https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/9028476\_Report-of-National-Credit-Framework.pdf.

In  order  to  implement  NCrF,  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has notified  the  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for  implementing  the  operationalisation  of NCrF in schools for Class 9 to 12. A copy of the notification may be seen at https://cbseacademic.nic.in/web\_material/Notifications/2023/75\_Notification\_2023.pdf. The State/UTs were also given the flexibility to evolve and develop their own SOP by taking the aforesaid CBSE-SOP as a model.

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## Government of India Ministry of Education

## Department of School Education and Literacy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2640

ANSWERED ON 17/03/2025

## Holistic Approach for Learning