(a) whether it is a fact that the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) has recently submitted its interim report to the Government and if so, the details thereof; and
(b) the recommendations made by the Government under the said report and the action taken/to be taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)
(a) & (b): Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) is the highest advisory body to advise the Central and State Governments in the field of education. It does not submit any report to the Government. The 65th meeting of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held under the chairmanship of Union Human Resource Development Minister, during 15th & 16th January, 2018 in New Delhi. The following resolutions were adopted during the meeting:
i. to launch ‘Operation Digital Board’ in all schools in five years. This will be undertaken jointly by Centre, State, CSR, and community. This will improve the quality of education. Students will be
empowered with 360 degree information with interesting learning experience and teacher accountability will also increase.
ii. to ensure Quality, Equity, Accessibility, Accountability and Affordability in education by pro-active action and plan
iii. to promote Swacch Bharat, Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat, Padhe Bharat, Sugamya Bharat and physical education
iv. to promote value education, life skill education and experiential learning to bring out good human beings out of the education system
v. to make all out efforts to increase Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) by opening new universities, colleges, using infrastructure more productively and using Open & Distance Learning (ODL) and online education
vi. to take positive action to plug regional disparities and will prepare perspective plan
vii. to take necessary steps to ensure that no deserving student should be denied opportunity to have higher education for lack of means
viii. to strive more for bringing accountability of all stakeholders
ix. to participate wholeheartedly in innovative programmes like Unnat Bharat, Swacch Bharat, Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat, Smart and Green Campus.
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