Lok Sabha Question No. 2456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Job Oriented and High Quality Education in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sandhya Ray, Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2456 ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## Job Oriented and High Quality Education in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

## 2456.  SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  measures  adopted  to  make  school  education  more  job-oriented  are inadequate, and that organizations with a focus on school education emphasize the significance  of  job-oriented  and  high-quality  education  in  Rajasthan  and  Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the  details  of  developments  of  school  in  Bhind  District  of  Rajasthan  and  Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Government has adopted several steps to make school education more job oriented and  to  increase  the  employable  skill  set  of  students.  Under  the  Vocational  Education component  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Samagra  Shiksha',  financial  assistance  is given to States, including the State of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, for offering National Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  compliant  vocational  courses  to  the  students  from classes  9 th to  12 th in  the  schools  covered  under  the  scheme  to  develop  knowledge  and practical skills required for gainful employment. States/UTs can now opt from 88 Job Roles in  22  Sectors  as  per  the  Skill  Gap  Analysis  of  the  State/UT.      Assistance  for  setting  up Vocational  or  Skill  labs  in  schools  and  DIETS,  with  state-of-the-art  facilities,  is  also provided.  The  existing  scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  has  been  revamped  and  various  new interventions  relating  to  Vocational  Education  like  internships,  bagless  days,  exposure  to vocational  education  at  the  Upper  Primary  level  etc.  are  being  supported.  In  coordination with  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship,  the  Department  of  School Education and Literacy is implementing PMKVY 4.0 in the school education sector. Further, the Department of School Education and Literacy in partnership with industry is enhancing the knowledge and exposure of students in emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality.

The National Curriculum Framework for School Education, developed in pursuance of National Education Policy 2020, has laid down the objectives of approaches to Vocational Education. One of the objectives is that vocational capacities, knowledge, and relevant values will  be  developed  for  all  students,  and  this  will  create  the  possibility  of  them  joining  the workforce after school if they choose to.

(b) & (c): The details of development of schools in the Bhind District of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan is available in public domain at https://dashboard.udiseplus.gov.in/#/reportDashboard/sReport. The data is available in terms of number of schools, teachers, infrastructure available, enrolment etc.

The details of Vocational Education component of Samagra Shiksha being implemented in the Bhind District of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan is as under:

| Sr. No.                 | State                            | Number of schools approved   | Number of schools implementing VE component under Samagra Shikha   | Enrollment for current Academic Year   |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.                      | Bhind District of Madhya Pradesh | 7                            | 7                                                                  | 417                                    |
| 2.                      | Rajasthan                        | 2704                         | 914                                                                | 163192                                 |
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