Lok Sabha Question No. 2587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2587 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat

## 2587. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) the details of the status of the 'Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat' programme focusing on early reading, writing, comprehension and mathematics;
- (b) the details regarding the response/ cooperation of different States to expedite the said programme in the States, State/ UT- wise;
- (c) the details about the funds allocated/ released and utilised by the Government for the purpose, State-wise; and
- (d)  the other steps taken by the Government for all-round development of the children under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): Padhe  Bharat  Badhe  Bharat  (PBBB)  is  a  sub-programme  of  Sarva  Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) which is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented to support the States/UTs  for  universalization  of  elementary  education  across  the  country.  It  was launched  on  26th  August,  2014  to  ensure  quality  at  the  foundational  years  of schooling i.e., classes I & II. The objectives of the programme are to promote early reading and writing  with  comprehension  skills  in  children,  and  also  basic  numeracy skills.  The programme envisages dedicated teachers for Classes I & II.  It centers on the  capacity  building  of  teachers,  organizing  separate  reading  periods  in  the  daily school time-table, maintaining a print rich environment, for reading through children's literature  in  school  libraries  and  reading  corners  in  classes  I  &  II.  Special  bridge materials have also been prepared for States having a high tribal population.

(b): States/  UTs  are  implementing  PBBB  in  their  respective  States/UTs  using multiple strategies and approaches. These include adoption of NCERT model of early reading,  provision  of  supplementary  reading  material,  development  of  State  specific models  for  early  Maths  and  early  reading,  collaboration  with  organisations  like UNICEF  etc.  Details  of  activities  being  conducted  by  various  States/  UTs  is  at Annexure- I. (c):   States/UT's have been approved funds under SSA amounting to Rs. 456 crores in  2014-15 and Rs. 525 crores in 2015-16 for various activities under PBBB. Statewise details are at Annexure- II. (d):   Under  SSA  15.59  lakh  teacher  posts  have  been  filled  up  as  on  31st  August, 2015. Additionally,  the State Governments and UT Administrations are supported on several  interventions  to  improve  teaching  standards,  including  regular  in-service teachers'  training,  induction  training  for  newly  recruited  teachers,  recruitment  of additional teachers for improving pupil-teacher ratios, academic support for teachers through block and cluster resource centres, continuous and comprehensive evaluation  system  to  equip  the  teacher  to  measure  pupil  performance  and  provide remedial action wherever required, and teacher and school grants for development of appropriate  teaching-learning  materials,  etc.  The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 specifies statutory duties and responsibilities of teachers and lays down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in elementary schools. The Central Government has launched Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyan (RAA), inter alia, as a sub-component of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), to motivate and engage children of the age group from 6-18 years in Science, Mathematics and Technology through observation, experimentation, inference drawing, model building, etc. both through inside and outside classroom activities. The  Central  Government  has  launched  the  'Pandit  Madan  Mohan  Malviya

National  Mission  on  Teachers  and  Teaching'  in  December,  2014  with  a  vision  to comprehensively address all issues related to teachers, teaching, teacher preparation, professional  development,  curriculum  design,  research  in  pedagogy  and  developing effective pedagogy.

*****

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2587  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14.03.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL REGARDING PADHE BHARAT, BADHE BHARAT.

|   Sl .No. | States/ UTs               | Details of activities being conducted by States/ UTs                                                                              |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Chandigarh                | Adopted the NCERT model of early reading                                                                                          |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh             | Adopted the NCERT model of early reading                                                                                          |
|         3 | Himachal Pradesh          | Adopted the NCERT model of early reading                                                                                          |
|         4 | Uttarakhand               | Adopted the NCERT model of early reading                                                                                          |
|         5 | Punjab                    | Adopted the NCERT model of early reading                                                                                          |
|         6 | Haryana                   | Adopted the NCERT model of early reading                                                                                          |
|         7 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Provided supplementary readers developed by NCERT                                                                                 |
|         8 | Madhya Pradesh            | Provided supplementary readers developed by NCERT                                                                                 |
|         9 | Punjab                    | Provided supplementary readers developed by NCERT                                                                                 |
|        10 | Uttarakhand               | Provided supplementary readers developed by NCERT                                                                                 |
|        11 | Tamil Nadu                | Implementing activity based learning methodology                                                                                  |
|        12 | Puducherry,               | Implementing activity based learning methodology                                                                                  |
|        13 | Karnataka                 | Implementing activity based learning methodology                                                                                  |
|        14 | Gujarat                   | Implementing activity based learning methodology                                                                                  |
|        15 | Nagaland                  | Implementing activity based learning methodology                                                                                  |
|        16 | Andhra Pradesh            | Developed their state specific models for early reading and early mathematics                                                     |
|        17 | Bihar                     | Developed their state specific models for early reading and early mathematics                                                     |
|        18 | Chhattisgarh              | Developed their state specific models for early reading and early mathematics                                                     |
|        19 | Jharkhand                 | Developed their state specific models for early reading and early mathematics                                                     |
|        20 | Maharashtra               | Developed their state specific models for early reading and early mathematics                                                     |
|        21 | Assam                     | Started a pilot with 200 schools across 2 districts on early reading. In 2015-16 this programme has been expanded to 10 districts |
|        22 | West Bengal               | Piloted an early reading programme in 7000 schools in 2014-15, this programme has been expanded across districts in 2015-16       |
|        23 | Jammu & Kashmir           | Has initiated a pilot across 3 districts with support from UNICEF.                                                                |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2587  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14.03.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL REGARDING PADHE BHARAT, BADHE BHARAT.

## Class-wise Budget Allocation for Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat (Quality Comprehensive Programme - 2015-1 6)

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State              |   Text Book |   Training BRC Level |   Training CRC Level |   RP Training |     LEP |   SLAS |
|----------|--------------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------|---------|--------|
| 1        | Andaman & N Island |        0    |                 2    |                 2    |          0.05 |    0    |      0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh     |        0    |               229.02 |               366.42 |          2.6  |    0    |      5 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh  |      119.35 |                16.01 |                16.01 |          2.4  |   45.96 |      0 |
| 4        | Assam              |     1319.81 |               480.2  |               560.24 |         40.24 |   27.72 |      0 |
| 5        | Bihar              |     8267.32 |               208.33 |               347.22 |          2.69 |    0    |      0 |
| 6        | Chandigarh         |       32.25 |                 3.65 |                 0    |          0.05 |    2.54 |      0 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh       |      936.4  |               168.62 |               167.12 |          3    |    0.38 |      0 |
| 8        | D & Nagar Haveli   |        0    |                 1.99 |                 1.99 |          0.09 |    0.81 |      0 |
| 9        | Daman & Diu        |        5.22 |                 0.42 |                 0.63 |          0.07 |    0.15 |      0 |
| 10       | Delhi              |        0    |                23.97 |                11.99 |          0    |   14.4  |      0 |
| 11       | Goa                |       35.37 |                 3.62 |                 3.62 |          0.11 |    6.8  |      0 |
| 12       | Gujarat            |        0    |               496.1  |               248.05 |         13.24 | 1002.56 |      0 |
| 13       | Haryana            |      670.18 |                23.35 |                23.35 |          1    |    0    |      0 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh   |      107.97 |               109.12 |                54.56 |          4.96 |    0    |      0 |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir    |        0    |               106.31 |                63.79 |          0    |    0    |      7 |
| 16       | Jharkhand          |     1650.48 |               102.34 |               102.34 |          6.4  |   82.08 |      0 |
| 17       | Karnataka          |      209.89 |               394.01 |               328.34 |          9.92 |  256.46 |      0 |
| 18       | Kerala             |      429.65 |               175.04 |               175.04 |          2.99 |  161.86 |      0 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep        |        0    |                 0.44 |                 0.44 |          0.18 |    0    |      0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh     |     8354.91 |               356.85 |               755.68 |          0.8  |   10    |      0 |
| 21       | Maharashtra        |     4265.34 |               300.93 |               501.55 |          0    |   35    |      0 |
| 22       | Manipur            |      140.51 |                29.18 |                29.18 |          0.5  |    0    |      0 |
| 23       | Meghalaya          |      299.03 |                 9    |                 9    |          0    |   90.7  |      0 |
| 24       | Mizoram            |       55.64 |                 9.4  |                15.04 |          0.32 |    0    |      0 |
| 25       | Nagaland           |       78.93 |                16.56 |                 8.28 |          1.5  |   35    |      0 |
| 26       | Odisha             |     1620.12 |               288.72 |               313.45 |          9.41 |  378.59 |      0 |
| 27       | Puducherry         |        0    |                 1.25 |                 1.25 |          0.2  |    3.07 |      0 |
| 28       | Punjab             |      247.2  |               103.15 |                85.96 |          2.2  |    0    |      0 |
| 29       | Rajasthan          |        0    |               329.35 |               164.68 |         18    |  169.91 |      0 |
| 30       | Sikkim             |       17.71 |                10.73 |                 5.74 |          0.18 |    0    |      0 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu         |        0    |               233.46 |               334.28 |          1.5  |  558.74 |      0 |
| 32       | Telangana          |        0    |               147.08 |               235.32 |          2    |    0    |      0 |
| 33       | Tripura            |      180.62 |                49.46 |                42.4  |          0    |    4.82 |      0 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh      |     4200.34 |               468.47 |               468.47 |         28.16 | 2194.73 |      0 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand        |      205.26 |                87.5  |                43.75 |          2.87 |    0    |      0 |
| 36       | West Bengal        |        0    |               111    |                 7    |         22.43 |   60    |      0 |
|          | Total              |    33449.5  |              5096.59 |              5494.13 |        180.06 | 5142.28 |     12 |

Source - PAB 2015-16