MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has initiated the process for
development of Learning Outcomes for Classes IX to XII based on competencies and skills, that every
child is expected to achieve in all subject areas.
(b) The learning outcomes focus on the competencies free from particular content of various books
used by central and state schools. Teachers will keep learning outcome at fore front and will use
various teaching- learning resources. This will reduce dependence of teachers on the textbooks and
will also change the mandate/responsibility of teacher from finishing up a book in a year to providing
opportunities and facilities to learners in achieving competencies and skills as per learning outcomes.
(c) Learning outcomes focus on the construction of knowledge through enriched experiences
within and outside the class rooms obviating the need of students in memorizing many facts and
figures as they will enjoy. Clearly defined learning outcomes also help parents and other stake holders
in continuous assessment of the progress with which children are learning and may also help either
individually or through school system in ensuring the achievement of learning outcomes. The
children then enter the next class with minimal deficiency which too can be bridged by the teachers as
various competencies and skills will be overlapping in various classes.
(d) The development of learning outcomes will be a a partnership among NCERT, SCERTs,
educational researchers, various other organisations working in the area of school education and
educational administrators. As a usual practice the drafts of the documents will be shared with the
public and state governments and will be finalised on the basis of comments/suggestions/feedback
obtained.
(e) The Centrally sponsored scheme of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) envisages
universalizing access to secondary schools by providing a secondary school within a reasonable
distance (5 kilometer) of every habitation, improving quality of education through making all
secondary schools conform to prescribed norms and removal of gender, socio-economic and disability
barriers. Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to the States/UTs for opening of New
government secondary schools and strengthening of existing government secondary schools alongwith
provision of (i) Class Rooms, (ii) Integrated Science Laboratory, (iii) Library, (iv) Art and Craft
Room, (v) Toilet Blocks, (vi) Drinking Water Provisions, (vii) Head Master Room, (viii) Office
Room.
Further, there is provision of appointment of 1 Head Teacher and 5 Teachers for every
new/upgraded secondary school and Additional teacher is also approved as per Teacher-pupil ratio to
ensure rationalisation of teaching posts as per requirement of State Governments/UTs. Central
Government regularly takes up the issue of filling up of vacant teacher posts and redeployment of
teachers with the State/UT government. Further, various types of teacher trainings including in-service
teacher training to Headmasters/Principle, Training of Master Trainers, Training of Key Resource
Persons, induction training of Teachers, and Leadership training of Headmasters & State Resource
Groups (SRGs) are also supported under RMSA to improve the quality of teaching learning.
Moreover, interventions like motivation and awareness programmes, remedial teaching, selfdefence
training for girls, provision of separate toilets for girls and boys, etc. are also supported under
RMSA to improve quality of school education at secondary level. Further, interventions such as
Science fair/Exhibition and Talent Search at district level; mathematics and science kits to schools,
visit to higher institution of students and learning enhancement of students are also approved. Some of
the ICT initiatives i.e. e-pathshala, NROER, Shaala Darpan, Shaala Siddhi, GIS Mapping have been
taken for improving quality of education.
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