1. Executive Committee of the National Mission 5th December 2013
SSA
Executive Committee of the National Mission
5th December 2013

2. SSA Goals aligned to RTE Act, 2009
All children in schools;
Bridging gender and social gaps;
All children retained in elementary education; and
Education of satisfactory quality

3. Number of Schools
In lakh
Source: DISE

4. Gross Enrolment Ratio Source : DISE
Increase during 1990 – (P-12.5, Elem-3.8)
Increase during 2001 – (P-19.7, Elem-21.9)
Source : DISE

5. Bridging social gaps % share of enrolment SC, ST, Minority Primary
Upper Primary
03-04
12-13
% share enrolment ST
(population share 8.6% as per census-2011)
10.13
11.31
8.23
9.75
% share enrolment SC
(population share 16.6% as per census-2011)
19.89
20.57
19.11
19.47
% share enrolment Muslim
(population share 13.43% as per census-2001)
10.49
( )
14.20
8.54 ( )
12.11
Source : DISE

6. Children With Special Needs
Components
Progress in
Progress as on 31st March, 2013 %
increase
CWSN identified
22.04 lakh
32.19 lakh
46.05
CWSN enrolled in schools
17.15 lakh
27.64 lakh
61.16
Resource Teachers
4693
18358
291.18
Aids & appliances
3.99 lakh
28.05 lakh
603.00
Teachers training (RCI module)
27252
1.44 lakh
430.69
IE as a part of annual in-service training of teachers
22.61 lakh
31.16 lakh
37.82%
Training of Teachers (3-6 day on IE)
12.11 lakh
24.91 lakh
105.70% 6 6

7. Retention: Completion of Elementary Education
Decline in overall dropout during 1990 – (P-1.93, Ele.-7.23)
Decline in overall dropout during 2001 – (P-13.67, Ele )
Decline in girls dropout during 1990 – (P-4.1, Ele.-7.4)
Decline in girls dropout during 2001 – (P-16.8, Ele.-16.7)
Source :DISE

8. Dropout Rate – SC & ST Source: SES
Decline in SC dropout during 1990 – (P-4.2, Ele.-7.1)
Decline in SC dropout during 2001 – (P-18.5, Ele.-17.4)
Decline in ST dropout during 1990 – (P-10.2, Ele.- 9.1)
Decline in ST dropout during 2001 – (P-16.7, Ele.-14.5)
Source: SES

9. Residual gaps in OoSC- 2013 - Oosc <1% of the target child cohort
lakh oosc reported by States for 2013(0.58 %)
2 studies done on estimation in 2005 and 2009, third study commissioned.
49% OOSc are girls and 51% boys
Highest % oosc Rajasthan (4,10,957), Bihar (2,71,096), Jharkhand (2,80,617)
Number of districts with large number OOCS- Rajasthan (7), Bihar (dispersed), Jharkhand (4), Haryana (2), Karnataka (1), Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh (urban areas)

10. Special Training for Out of School Children 2013-14
Intervention
Target
Achievement
% achievement
No. of Centres
Special Training (Residential)
311334
147527
47%
2951
Special Training
(Non Residential)
569639
50%
28482
Migrant Children
202411
53433
26%
1069
Madarsa/ Maktab
131170
25384
19%
452
Total
795983
44%
32954
As on

11. Transition Rate (Primary to Upper Primary)
Source: DISE

12. Universal Access Primary Schools8 12
Universal Access
Primary Schools
2,07,596 primary schools sanctioned up to ; 2,01,271 (97% ) are operational. Balance in West Bengal (2,817), Uttar Pradesh (657), Bihar (614), Uttarakhand (423) and Kerala (263)
In addition, 1135 PS sanctioned in ; Out of which103 (9%) are opened. Balance in West Bengal (427), Odisha (412) and Nagaland (93).
Upper Primary Schools
1,59,2794 upper primary schools sanctioned up to ; 1,54,362 (97%) are operational. Balance in West Bengal (3,450), Odisha (524), Bihar (224), HP (160) and UP (118)
In addition, 220 UPS sanctioned in ; Out of 111 (50%) are opened. Balance in Nagaland (39), Jammu & Kashmir (27) and Arunachal Pradesh (25).
24 States reported universal access at primary and upper primary level as per their State norms. 12 12

13. Other initiatives for universal access
Residential Facilities
790 residential facilities with capacity of 86,750 children sanctioned for sparsely populated rural areas and for urban deprived children
753 operational (95%), with enrolment of 72 thousand children (83%).
Balance in Arunachal Pradesh (14), Maharashtra (9) and Haryana (4)
Vacant seats - in Chhattisgarh (2861), Andhra Pradesh (373) and Rajasthan (254)
Transport /Escort
Sanctioned for 1,47,577 children from remote habitations, facing physical barriers to access schools and urban deprived children.

14. Progress of civil works
Activity
Targets
Cumulative Achievement (completed)
In progress
Not Started
Primary Schools
197206
171105
14474
11627
Upper Primary Schools
109631
100202
6288
3141
Additional Class Rooms
235588
56909
Drinking Water
231197
219268
4182
7747
Toilets (all toilets)
881437
697022
130738
53677
Declining trend in civil works requirement as demand fulfilled in States

15. Sanctions in SFDs in 2013-14 546926 13% 529488.54 829220.2781 18%
SC Districts
(61)
ST Districts
(109)
Minority Districts
(88)
Opening new PS
180
16%
498
44% 68 6%
Opening new UPS 52
21% 13 4%
ACR 12 2%
773
27%
255 9%
Construction of new PS
137
506
221
12%
Construction of new UPS 2 66
43% 22
14%
Teachers
350
405
24%
120 7%
Residential Hostel
22% 0%
Total allocation
(Rs in lakhs)
546926
13%
18%

16. School Infrastructure
Increase in Boy’s toilet and drinking water facilities
Positive trends in SCR
Challenge remains on redeployment of teachers
Challenges to ensure all facilities are functional
Source: DISE

17. Pupil Teacher Ratio
Source: DISE

18. Pupil Teacher Ratio
>30
<30
Source: DISE

19. Pupil Teacher Ratio State State PTR Schools with adverse PTR (%)
Recruitment and redeployment of teachers required in some States
State
State PTR
Schools with adverse PTR
(%)
No. of Sanctioned Teacher Posts Vacant (State + SSA) *
Bihar 59
85.2
2,54,066
Jharkhand 42
65.0
69,163
Uttar Pradesh 38
61.4
2,91,871
Madhya Pradesh 58
88,543
West Bengal 30
36.9
1,04,346
Odisha 27
36.7
63,355
Chhattisgarh 23
26.8
46,886
*As on Jun-13

20. Environmental Studies
Learning Outcomes
Survey Cycles
Survey Cycle
Cycle I
Cycle II
Cycle III*
Class III
Class V
Class VIII
Subject tested
Mathematics,
Language
Language,
Environmental Studies
Mathematics, Language,
Science
Social Science
Background Questionnaires – Student, Teacher and School
Sample Size-Cycle III
1.50 lakh children (tentative)/
8364 schools
1.22children /
6411 schools
1.50 lakh children (tentative)/
8015 schools
* Was to be completed by October 2013

21. Learning Outcomes: Class V
Reading
Mathematics
Average Score 247
Average Score 251

25. Achievement at National Level: Class V (Cycle I -2001-02, Cycle II- 2005-06, Cycle III- 2012-13)

26. Class VIII NAS Round 3, provisional

27. Class VIII NAS Round 3, provisional

28. Class VIII NAS Round 3, provisional

29. Quality Programmes Initiated
Early grade foundation programs for reading, writing and Maths – All States, different approaches
Focus on Science/ Maths at upper primary- All States
Curricular and evaluation adaptation for CWSN (all disabilities) by NCERT for primary level
State Level Achievement Surveys
Finalization of Quality Frameworks at National level
Class-wise learning outcome indicators (6 States have done)- National by NCERT
School performance standards and indicators (5 States have done)- By March 14
Teacher performance indicators
School Leadership & governance training programmes (10 states initiated) – National by December 13

30. Foundational programme focussing on reading, writing and comprehension
Different approaches adopted by states
ABL methodology- Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Gujarat
Whole language approach (children introduced 1st to meaningful text) - Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand , Punjab, Haryana
Phonics / balanced approach (Phonetics- children introduced 1st to alphabet and alphabet sounds, balanced- combination of both ) - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra

31. Support from National level
NCERT has
Dedicated team focused on early reading
Pilot project on early reading in Mathura completed
Exemplar graded readers (Barkha) developed
List of children’s literature appropriate for supplementary reading in classes 1 and 2 on website
Teacher training package with resource material
Assessment tools used in Mathura on NCERT website
5 regional workshops to share learnings from pilot/ support states
The Ministry has engaged a Chief Consultant dedicated to early classes’ Foundation Programme

32. Focussed programme for Mathematics in classes 1 and 2
Dedicated team at NCERT since 2007
A kit comprising 12 items has been designed
Field trial of kit items currently underway in schools in government schools in Delhi
New items being developed and designed to include in kit
Developed teacher training module / teacher guide for teaching of mathematics in primary grades
A resource book with poems, riddles, folk tales related to mathematics under process of development
Nodal officers at RIE s to support states in designing programme and capacity building of state resource persons

33. Suggestions to States
Dedicated teacher for classes 1 and 2 for reading and maths programme
Dedicated period for independent reading by children in school time table
Setting up of reading corners in classrooms for classes 1 and 2
Select children’s literature, graded readers and other print material to be part of a print rich environment in the classroom
Teachers to ensure children are engaged in meaningful learning activities in the classroom

34. Focused Science & Mathematics at UPS –Cont…….
Special worksheets developed for Maths & Science eg in MP, UP, Kerala.
CAL modules/ e-programs on Maths/ Science developed in house by States like Mizoram, Delhi, Sikkim , Kerala while other like Chhattisgarh, Karnataka are using pre developed Science and Maths CAL modules.
Sharing of Teaching learning materials developed by different districts done in Uttarakhand , Odisha , Jharkhand through Metric Melas.

35. Focused Science & Mathematics at UPS
All States committed during PAB to run specific outcome based programs for enhancement of teaching-learning of Science & Mathematics at UPS level
14 States have initiated activities
Specialized training for UPS Math teachers done in many States eg. Haryana , MP, Rajasthan , Delhi , J&K, Punjab.
Specialized training for UPS Science teachers– for eg. Haryana , MP, Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar , J&K, Andaman & Nicobar, West Bengal, Punjab etc
Science kit developed by NCERT

36. Performance Indicators for Teachers (PINDICS)
NCERT developing PINDICS for elementary school teachers, 1st draft ready
Self-assessment by the teacher at least twice a year
Assessment by Head Teacher/CRC/BRC coordinators also twice in a year; using teacher’s self-assessment record, observation of actual classroom processes and dialogue with teachers, students and SMC members
Would be linked subsequently to QMTs and consolidated at Cluster, Block , District & State level

37. Learning Indicators to Measure Learning Outcomes
NCERT – national level by November 2013
Six States - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar ( for primary classes ), Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha - has developed their own indicators  
Learning indicators includes stage-wise curricular expectations in all the subjects
Will help teachers in focusing and understanding children’s learning- support to CCE
Also a reference point for parents and State functionaries to monitor and report progress about the childrens’ learning

38. School Performance Standards & Evaluation
National Level - NUEPA in process of development of Standards for schools and mechanism to evaluate schools
Some States’ have developed own school evaluation mechanisms with respect to identified indicators eg.
Pratibha Parva- MP
Gunotsav- Gujarat
Sambalan- Rajasthan
Shamiksha – Odhisa
NCERT has shared revised Quality Monitoring Tools with States

39. State level achievement surveys
34 States sanctioned budget for conducting SLAS in the , except Kerala which is using the State Budget.
MHRD and NCERT conducted a three day Workshop for orientation and capacity building of States.
30 states have initiated the process of conducting SLAS.

40. Research Studies in Progress
NAS – 3rd round Class 3 underway by NCERT
Assessment of available facilities for Primary and Upper Primary Education in Tribal Areas- 9 states. Final Report expected by end of December.
Assessment of facilities available for Primary & Upper Primary education in Muslim pre-Dominant areas in 13 states. Final Report by end of December.
Study of Students’ Attendance and Teachers’ Absence in 26 States. Data Collection complete; analysis / compilation in process.
National Sample Survey of Out of School Children. Final Report expected in July, 2014
National Evaluation of KGBVs in 24 States.

41. School Management Committees
8,28,522 SMCs constituted till September 2013.
In Rs lakh approved for capacity building of 50,71,148 SMC members.
Till September 2013, 12,53,607 SMC members trained.
In 27 States/UTs, SMCs had initiated the process of preparing School Development Plan last year.

42. Monitoring & Supervision
P MIS-
Revived after 4 years, all districts enter details of physical/ financial progress quarterly online
Helps States and Department in better monitoring
Monitoring Institutes
Since 2006, two year cycles
Fourth round of MI reporting
Districts covered have increased incrementally from 261 in 1st round to 661 in 4th round
Reports on website

43. Monitoring & Supervision
Joint Review Missions
6 monthly, with independent experts & developmental parteners, 18 JRMs so far
Next in January 14
Key findings recently have been to maintain levels of funding required, shift focus to learning outcomes, address residual equity issues
Audit
Annual statutory Audit- 23 States submitted for
Concurrent audit of all States/UTs in 2 years cycle by independent auditors – 2 rounds
CAG audit- 30 States audited in last 5 years, most > once .

44. Monitoring & Supervision
UDISE
On 4000 variables on website dise.in School report cards available on website
District Report Cards
State Report Cards
National Flash Statistics
Annual ranking of States on Educational Development Index (EDI)

45. Financial Requirements
Estimation of Rs 2.31 lakh crore was made for five years o
Total shortfall so far: Rs crore
Absorption capacity is there- utilisation Central Budget
Year
Estimation
GoI share as per estimate
Actual available Central funds
shortfall
40503
26327
19838
6489
43905
28538
21000
7538
48152
31929
23876
8053
48743
31683
27258
4425
year
Utilisation (%)
98.98
99.36
99.92

46. Intervention wise Allocation
Component
Allocation
(Rs. In Crore)
Teacher Salary
27,422
Infrastructure
5,916
Textbook & Uniform
4,767
Others
4,187
Teacher Training & Academic support BRC/CRC
2,619
Project Management
1,453
Special Training
905
Total
47,270

47. Questions?
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