Lok Sabha Question No. 2521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Vocational Education in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP, NEELAM SONKER, AJAY NISHAD, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, ANIL SHIROLE, R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2521 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## Vocational Education in Schools

†2521. SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  Government  schools  and  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  having  Vocational Education as a subject, State/UT-wise
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  initiate  Vocational  Education  as  an independent subject in all the Government schools and Kendriya Vidyalayas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (d) the details of norms / criteria fixed by the Government for selecting schools for initiating Vocational Education; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  /  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  making  present education system more skill based in schools and higher education sectors?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a):  The  component of Vocationalisation of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education under Rashtriya  Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan has been approved for implementation in 3654 Government schools across 31 States/UTs. The State wise number of these 3654 Government schools is at Annexure - I.  57 Kendriya Vidyalayas across 21 States/UTs are

running vocational education as a subject. The State wise number of these 57 Kendriya Vidyalayas is at Annexure - II.

(b) & (c): Under the component of Vocationalisation of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, the vocational subjects are offered as additional subjects at the secondary level i.e. Class IX th and X th and as elective subjects at the higher secondary level i.e. Class XI th and XII th .

(d):    As  per  the  component  of  Vocationalisation  of  Secondary  and  Higher  Secondary Education, the schools are approved on the basis of proposals received from the State Governments/UT Administrations. While considering the proposals, preference is given to schools  located  in  Special  Focus  Districts,  Educationally  Backward  Blocks,  Left  Wing Extremism affected districts, districts with high dropout rates at the secondary level and status of linkage between the schools and related industry.

(e):  The component of Vocationalisation of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan being implemented in the country is aligned to the  National  Skills  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF).  Under  the  component,  financial assistance  is  provided  to  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  for  introduction  of vocational  education  from  Class  IX th onwards.  The  University  Grants  Commission  is implementing three schemes on Skill Development namely, Community Colleges, B.Voc Degree  Programme  and  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay  Kaushal  Kendras  in  higher  education sectors  wherein  the  Skill  Development  Based  vocational  courses  are  offered  to  the learners at different competency level under National Skills Qualifications Framework.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2521  FOR  14.12.2015  REGARDING  VOCATIONAL  EDUCATION  IN SCHOOLS  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VIRENDER  KASHYAP,  SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER, SHRI AJAY NISHAD, SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY, SHRI ANIL SHIROLE AND SHRI R. PARTHIPAN

State  wise  number  of  Government  schools  approved  under  the  component  of Vocationalisation of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

| S. No.   | Name of State / UT   |   Number of Schools Approved |
|----------|----------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar  |                            5 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh       |                           26 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh    |                           21 |
| 4        | Assam                |                          154 |
| 5        | Bihar                |                           38 |
| 6        | Chandigarh           |                           10 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh         |                          121 |
| 8        | Daman & Diu          |                            2 |
| 9        | Dadar Nagar Haveli   |                            2 |
| 10       | Delhi                |                           22 |
| 11       | Goa                  |                           76 |
| 12       | Gujarat              |                           20 |
| 13       | Haryana              |                          490 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh     |                          500 |
| 15       | Jharkhand            |                           53 |
| 16       | Jammu & Kashmir      |                          132 |
| 17       | Karnataka            |                          250 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh       |                           50 |
| 19       | Maharashtra          |                          350 |
| 20       | Manipur              |                           39 |
| 21       | Meghalaya            |                            5 |
| 22       | Mizoram              |                           10 |
| 23       | Nagaland             |                            5 |
| 24       | Odisha               |                           30 |
| 25       | Punjab               |                          400 |
| 26       | Rajasthan            |                          290 |
| 27       | Sikkim               |                           64 |
| 28       | Telangana            |                           20 |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh        |                          100 |
| 30       | Uttarakhand          |                           80 |
| 31       | West Bengal          |                          289 |
| Total    | Total                |                         3654 |

Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2521  FOR  14.12.2015  REGARDING  VOCATIONAL  EDUCATION  IN SCHOOLS  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VIRENDER  KASHYAP,  SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER, SHRI AJAY NISHAD, SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY, SHRI ANIL SHIROLE AND SHRI R. PARTHIPAN

State  Wise  number  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  running  Vocational  Education  as  a subject

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   |   Number of Kendriya Vidyalayas |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     |                               4 |
| 2         | Assam              |                               2 |
| 3         | Bihar              |                               1 |
| 4         | Chandigarh         |                               1 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh       |                               3 |
| 6         | Delhi              |                               8 |
| 7         | Gujarat            |                               3 |
| 8         | Haryana            |                               2 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh   |                               1 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir    |                               1 |
| 11        | Jharkhand          |                               3 |
| 12        | Karnataka          |                               4 |
| 13        | Kerala             |                               3 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh     |                               3 |
| 15        | Maharashtra        |                               2 |
| 16        | Nagaland           |                               1 |
| 17        | Odisha             |                               2 |
| 18        | Punjab             |                               2 |
| 19        | Rajasthan          |                               3 |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh      |                               7 |
| 21        | West Bengal        |                               1 |
| Total     | Total              |                              57 |