(a) whether the Government proposes to set up a department of schools of education in all the Central Schools and Universities for training teachers for improving their quality of teaching under Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with its objectives thereof; and
(c) the state-wise present status of the teachers in the country?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (b) : Yes, Madam. The Government proposes to set up 30 Schools of Education in Central Universities under the newly launched Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching. The Schools of Education are proposed to be the main backbone for integrated teacher development across all sectors. Schools of Education are envisaged to include several units/centres that would undertake in-depth work in specific areas that have remained neglected in areas of elementary and secondary teacher and school education. These include concerted research and material development in areas of Curriculum Studies, Pedagogic Studies, Assessment and Evaluation apart from the responsibility of educating teachers and teacher educators. The Schools of Education propose to offer new academic programmes to meet the professional needs of teacher education, such as teacher educator, administrators and leadership positions at different levels ranging from elementary, secondary, higher and technical education levels.
(c) : The state-wise present status of the teachers in the country is enclosed at Annexure-I.