Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Updation in Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0 under NEP 2020
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO219

ANSWERED ON- 22/07/2024

## UPDATION IN SAMAGRA SHIKSHA SCHEME 2.0 UNDER NEP 2020

219. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has redesigned Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0 under School Education  Programme  for  universalization  of  quality  education  under  New  Education Policy, 2020; (b) if so, the objectives and salient features thereof;
2. (c)  the  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  quality  of education in Government schools at primary level; and
3. (d) the other steps being taken by the Government to improve access of education to girls and to ensure that girls are complete their school education from pre-school up to 12th class in all states of the country under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing an Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education- Samagra Shiksha from 2018-19. The scheme  has  been  redesigned  and  aligned  with  the  recommendations  of  the  National Education Policy,  2020.  It  aims  to  ensure  that  all  children,  from  pre-school  to  class  12, 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 Objectives of the Scheme  are:  (i) Support  States and  UTs  in implementing the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020); (ii)

Support States in implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)  Act,  2009;  (iii)  Focus  on  Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education;  (iv)  Emphasis  on Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy;  (v)  Thrust  on  Holistic,  Integrated,  Inclusive  and activity based Curriculum and Pedagogy to impart 21st century skills among the students; (vi)  Provision  of  quality  education  and  enhancing  learning  outcomes  of  students;  (vii) Bridging Social and Gender Gaps in School Education; (viii) Ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of school education; (ix) Strengthening and up-gradation of State Councils for Educational  Research  and  Training  (SCERTs)/State  Institutes  of  Education  and  District Institutes  for  Education  and  Training  (DIET)  as  nodal  agency  for  teacher  training;  (x) Ensuring safe, secure and conducive learning environment and maintenance of standards in schooling provisions and (xi) Promoting vocational education.

The  major  features  of  Samagra  Shiksha  for  improving  the  access,  infrastructure and quality of education throughout the country are:

- Universalising  access  to  quality  education  by  provision  for  new/  upgradation  of schools  from pre-primary to  senior  secondary  level  and  strengthening  of  existing schools including provision of barrier free access for Divyang children. Addition of new subjects instead of Streams in existing senior secondary schools.
- Support for mainstreaming of out of school children extended from elementary level to children in the age group of 16-19 years through open schooling.
- Provision  of  upgradation  of Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBVs) to provide residential and schooling facilities upto Class-XII. Provision of Incinerator and sanitary pad vending machines in all girls' hostels.
- Provision of free textbooks to all children and free uniforms to all girls, SC, ST and BPL boys at elementary level  including  primers/textbooks  for  tribal  languages  with bridging materials.
- Transport  facility extended  to  secondary  level  @  upto  ₹  6000  per  annum,  for children in difficult sparsely populated areas.
- Residential schools/hostels named Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas in  hilly  terrain,  small  and  sparsely  populated areas for children  without adult protection who are in need of shelter and care.
- Provision  of  upto₹  500  per  child  per  annum  for  Teaching  Learning  Materials, indigenous  toys  and  games,  play  based  activities  for pre-primary  sections in Government Schools.
- Support  for  NIPUN  Bharat  Mission  on  Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy through  provision  of  TLM  upto  ₹  500  per  child  per  annum,  ₹150  per  teacher  for teacher manuals and resources, ₹ 10-20 lakh per district for assessment, Teacher training on FLN.
- Provision  for  qualitative  and  innovative  interventions  such  as Holistic  Progress Card  (HPC), sports  grant,  library  grant,  composite  school  grant,  teacher  training, strengthening of TEIs, assessment cell, Bagless days, school complexes, internships with local artisans, curriculum and pedagogical reforms etc.
- Self-Defence  training  for  girls  under 'Rani  Laxmibai  Atma  Raksha  Prashikshan' and amount for the same has been increased from ₹ 3000 to ₹ 5000 per month.
- Provision  of  upto  ₹  3500  per  child  with  special  needs,  per  year,  studying  in government,  government  aided  and  local  body  schools  for  aids  and  appliances, teaching material, home based education etc.
- Separate provision of stipend for CWSN girls @ ₹ 200 per month for 10 months, in addition to student component from pre-primary to senior secondary level.
- Annual  identification  camps for  CWSN  at  block  level  @₹  10000  per  camp  and equipping of Block Resource centres for rehabilitation and special training of CWSN, and training of special educators & Block Resource Persons.
- Academic support of BRCs and CRCs extended for pre-primary and secondary level.
- Enhanced emphasis on convergence with Skills and other Government departments/agencies  undertaking  development  works  for  providing  exposure  and internships to children on different vocations.
- Support under Vocational Education extended to Government aided schools also in addition  to  Government  Schools  and  grant/number  of  job  roles/sections  linked  to enrolment and demand.
- Provision of Classroom cum workshop for Vocational Education in schools serving as Hub  for other schools in the  neighbourhood. Provision of transport  and assessment cost for schools serving as spokes.
- Provision  of ICT  labs,  Smart  classrooms including  support  for digital  boards , virtual classrooms and DTH channels.
- Child tracking for tracking the learning level of children for students of Government and Government aided schools.
- Support  States  &  UTs  for  implementation  of  provisions  of  RTE  Act  including reimbursement under Section 12(1) (c) of the Act.

(c):  Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  States  and  UTs  for undertaking various activities for Universalization of quality Education at all levels including opening/strengthening of new schools upto senior secondary level, construction of school buildings  &  additional  classrooms,  setting  up,  up-gradation  and  running  of  Kasturba Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas,  setting  up  and  running  of  Netaji  Subhash  Chandra  Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas, provision of free uniforms to the eligible students at elementary level, free text books, transport allowance and undertaking enrolment & retention drives. Further, special training for age appropriate admission of out of school children and residential as well  as  non-residential  training  for  older  children,  seasonal  hostels  /  residential  camps, special training centres at worksites, are also supported to bring out of school children to the  formal  schooling  system.  Further,  under  the  student  oriented  component  for  the children with special needs,  financial  assistance is  provided for identification  and assessment of children with special needs, aids  and appliances, Braille  kits  and  books, appropriate teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc.

To ensure equitable quality education for all, the Samagra Shiksha extends support from pre-school to class 12 that caters to the children between the ages of 3 to 18 years. As  per  the  recommendation  of  National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020,  under  Samagra Shiksha, a dedicated mission 'National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy' (NIPUN Bharat) was launched by the Government on 5th July  2021,  for  ensuring  that  every  child  in  the  country  necessarily  attains  foundational literacy and numeracy by Grade 2 by 2026-27. The Mission is implemented for 3 years of preschool  and  Grade  1  and  Grade  2.  All  States/Union  Territories  are  implementing NIPUN-Bharat Mission, under Samagra Shiksha, (d): Bridging gender and social category gaps at all levels of school education is one of the major objectives of Samagra Shiksha. The scheme reaches out to girls, and children belonging  to  SC,  ST,  minority  communities  and  transgender.  Under  Samagra  Shiksha, various interventions have been targeted for girls, which include additional teachers and residential quarters for teachers in remote/hilly areas, appointment of additional teachers including women teachers, stipend to CWSN girls from class I to class XII, separate toilets for girls, teachers sensitization programmes to promote girls participation, gender-sensitive teaching-learning materials including text books. Under Samagra Shiksha, there is a provision of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs).  KGBVs  are  residential  schools  from  class  VI  to  XII  for  girls  belonging  to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL). The KGBVs are set up in Educationally Backward Blocks. The objective behind establishing KGBVs is to ensure access and quality education to girls from disadvantaged groups by setting up residential schools and to reduce gender gaps at all levels of school education. Further, NEP  2020 focuses on 'Equitable and Inclusive Education' which reverberates  the  idea  that  no  child  should  be  left  behind  in  terms  of  educational opportunity because of their background and socio-cultural identities.

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