Question : Quality of School Education

(a) whether NITI Aayog has released the report/index on quality of School education
recently;
(b) if so, the details of the report along the parameters on which the NITI Aayog has prepared the said report;

(c) whether it is a fact that populous States like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar rank lower in Quality Index and if so, the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and

(d) whether the data furnished by the NITI Aayog is likely to be used for incentivizing
States in budgetary allocations provided to them and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. The NITI AYOG has published the report titled “School
Education Quality Index (SEQI)” in June 2019. The list of parameters on
which the report has been prepared by NITI Aayog is given at Annexure-I.
(c) The government aims to drive tangible policy improvements towards
achieving quality education in a coherent and collaborative manner based on
the performance of all the States including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh under the
Quality Index by focusing on improving educational outcomes with respect to
learning Outcomes, access, quality and governance in India.
(d) As mentioned in NITI AYOG’s report titled “School Education Quality Index
(SEQI)” released in June 2019, the measurement of quality-related education
outcomes is imperative for incentivising States and Union Territories to
improve the performance of their schools systems.
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