Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Status of National Education Policy 2020
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Kalyan Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 211 ANSWERED ON 01/12/2025

## Status of National Education Policy 2020

211.  Shri Kalyan Banerjee:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the  present  status  of  National  Education  Policy,  2020  in  school  education  and  the initiatives of local Public Sector Undertakings to implement the reform process through their CSR welfare projects for peripheral schools to develop and curriculum training to teachers;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  unify  the  entire  education  system  combining different boards into single education policy under the New Education Pattern of 5+3+3+4 replacing present 10+2 format therefor; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the policy of the Government to implement universal model of learning system within the country thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The National Educational Policy (NEP 2020) was announced on 29th July 2020 and paves way for transformational reforms in school education system in the country. A number of transformative changes have taken place in School Education after announcement of NEP 2020. The Major Achievements of NEP 2020 are as follows:

- Samagra  Shiksha, an overarching programme  for the school education sector extending  from  pre-school  to  class  12  aims  for  improving  school  effectiveness measured  in  terms  of  equal  opportunities  for  schooling  and  equitable  learning outcomes. The structure has been modified from 10+2 to 5+3+3+4 corresponding to Foundational, Preparatory, Middle and Secondary stages. The scheme is in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal for Education (SDG-4) and has been fully aligned with the recommendation of the National Education Policy 2020.
- PM  POSHAN  Scheme:  Pradhan  Mantri  Poshan  Shakti  Nirman  (PM  POSHAN) Scheme has been revamped and extended to cover students of Balvatika in addition to students  of  Classes  I-VIII  in  Government  and  Government-Aided  Schools.    In  a pivotal  move,  setting  up  of  School  Nutrition  Gardens  (SNG)  are  encouraged  in  all schools and to further strengthen community participation, a special initiative named 'Tithi Bhojan' has been initiated.
- National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF FS) was launched on 20th  October,  2022.  Based  on  this,  Learning  Teaching  Material  (Jadui  Pitara)  and Textbooks for classes I and II have been released.
- National  Curriculum  Framework  for  School  Education  (NCF-SE)  was  released  on 23rd August 2023. Under NCF-SE, the curriculum has been aligned with the National Education Policy 2020, emphasizing the 5+3+3+4  design of schooling. This framework addresses the entire educational journey from the foundational to secondary  stages.  Textbooks  for  classes  3  to  8  as  per  NCF-SE  (2023)  have  been released.
- National  Mission  for  universalizing  Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy  called National  Initiative  for  Proficiency  in  Reading  with  Understanding  and  Numeracy (NIPUN BHARAT) was launched on 5th July 2021.
- Vidya  Pravesh  (VP),  a  3  Months  Play  Based  School  Preparation  Module  was developed  and  launched  on  29th  July,  2021.  The  module  is  of  12  weeks  with developmentally appropriate instruction for the children entering of Grade I to bolster a child's pre-literacy, pre-numeracy, cognitive and social skills. Vidya Pravesh is now an annual calendar and more than 4.2 crore children in Grade I have been benefitted from VP.
- Norms and standards for 4-year integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) has been notified vide gazette notification dated 22.10.2021 by NCTE. From 2023-24 to 2024-25, 64 institutions granted recognition for 4-year integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) with an intake of 6,100.
- Vidya Sameeksha Kendra (VSK) was launched on 06.09.2020.
- National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA)  launched  on  21st  August  2019  and  extended  to  cover  teachers  at  all levels of schooling including training of master trainers for ECCE.
- PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development)  was  set  up  on  8th  February,  2023,  to  fulfil  the  objectives  of  setting norms, standards, guidelines and implement activities related to student assessment.
- PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan was conducted on 4th December 2024 covering the entire spectrum  of schools, including Government  Schools  (Central  and  State Government),  Government-Aided  Schools,  and  Private  Schools  across  all  36  States and UTs. The primary aim of this nationwide survey was to assess the foundational, preparatory, and middle stages of schooling by assessing sampled students in Grades 3, 6, and 9.
- National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) defines the work of teachers and makes explicit elements of high-quality, effective teaching in 21st century schools that will  improve  educational  outcomes  for  students.  NCTE  has  developed  a  guiding document  that  outlines  the  competencies  that  teachers  should  possess  to  effectively perform their roles. NPST guiding document released on 9th March 2024 and is now available in 22 Indian Scheduled languages and Braille Version & Audio format.
- National  Mission  for  Mentoring  (NMM)  is  about  the  creation  of  a  large  pool  of outstanding  professionals  willing  to  provide  mentoring  to  school  teachers.  The 'Bluebook  on  NMM'  was  released  on  9th  March  2024  and  is  now  available  in  22 Indian Scheduled languages and Braille Version & Audio format.
- Under PM e-VIDYA, DIKSHA is the one nation, one digital education infrastructure. All  states/UTs  have  been  onboarded  in  DIKSHA.  This  digital  infrastructure  is artificial  intelligence  based  and  is  highly  scalable.  This  infrastructure  is  also  being utilized  for  creating  Energized  Textbooks  (ETBs)  and  presently  7,497  ETBs  are published on DIKSHA. There are total of 3,74,460 e-contents available on DIKSHA and eContent available in 135 languages (128 Indian + 7 Foreign Languages).
- DTH Channels of SWAYAM PRABHA have been expanded to 200 channels and are for School Education, meant to support and reach those who do not have access to the internet with a total of 92,147 Video Contents equals 30585 hours of telecast received from States/UTs/ABs in 30 languages.
- PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme was launched on 7th September 2022 with  an  aim  to  develop  more  than  14500  selected  schools  as  exemplar  schools  that offers leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood, showcasing all the initiatives of NEP 2020.
- ULLAS  (Understanding  of  Lifelong  Learning  for  All  in  Society),  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Adult Education, aligns with NEP 2020 and aims to provide educational opportunities to the non-literates of aged 15 years and above. A dedicated Mobile  App  was  launched  on  29.07.2023  for  registering  learners  and  volunteer teachers and also enable teaching learning process by providing access to primers in 26  languages.  More  than  3.09  crore  Learners  and  46.52  lakh  Volunteer  Teachers (VTs)  have  been  registered.  Till  date,  5  States/UTs  i.e.  Ladakh,  Goa,  Mizoram, Tripura and Himachal Pradesh have been declared fully literate.
- District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) are being developed as centres of  excellence  in  a  phased  manner  in  the  next  five  years  for  strengthening  teacher training.

Government schools across the country are registered on the Vidyanjali portal, which facilitates  community  and  CSR  engagement  in  alignment  with  the  National  Education Policy  (NEP)  2020.  Schools  independently  assess  and  upload  their  specific  requirements whether  for  services  or  assets  on  the  portal.  These  requests  are  publicly  visible  to  all registered  contributors  in  the  public  domain  and  participation  remains  entirely  demanddriven at the school level.

Vidyanjali is a school volunteer management program to strengthen Government and Government  aided  schools  through  community  and  private  sector  involvement  across  the country.  From  its  inception  on  07.09.2021  more  than  8,33,082  Govt.  and  Govt.  aided schools have onboarded 5,54,757 volunteers and 2,365 CSR/NGOs.

NEP 2020 does not propose to merge or unify all School Boards into a single national Board. However, the policy recommends a common 5+3+3+4 structure to replace the earlier 10+2  format  across  all  Boards,  ensuring  developmental  appropriateness  and  curricular consistency nationwide, while allowing existing Boards to continue functioning within their respective jurisdictions. Further, the  Ministry  of  Education  has  notified  the  National Assessment  Centre,  PARAKH  as  the  national  body  for  setting  norms  and  guidelines  for student assessment and strengthening the quality of school assessments in the country.

PARAKH has been entrusted with the responsibility of granting Equivalence to Class X and Class XII certificates issued by School Boards across the country. The Equivalence of Boards  initiative,  led  by  PARAKH,  seeks  to  harmonise  academic  expectations,  improve comparability of learning standards and enhance the credibility of Board examinations while respecting the diversity and autonomy of more than 60 School Boards.

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