Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of School Education and Literacy ***** Minutes of the Meet
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Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of School Education and Literacy ***** Minutes of the meeting of the Project Approval Board held on 14th June, 2018 to consider the Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) 2018-19 of Samagra Shiksha for the State of Rajasthan. 1. INTRODUCTION The meeting of the Project Approval Board (PAB) for considering the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B) 2018-19 under Samagra Shiksha for the State of Rajasthan was held on 14-06-2018. The list of participants who attended the meeting is attached at Annexure-I. Sh Maneesh Garg, Joint Secretary (SE&L) welcomed the participants and the State representatives led by Shri Naresh Pal Gangwar, Secretary (Education), Government of Rajasthan and invited them to share some of the initiatives undertaken by the State. 2. INITIATIVES OF THE STATE Adarsh and Utkrisht Vidyalaya Yojana: An Adarsh Vidyalaya (KG/Anganwadi-XII) has been developed in each Gram Panchayat as center of excellence. An Utkrisht Vidyalaya (KG/Anganwadi-VIII) has also been developed in each Gram Panchayat under the mentorship of Adarsh school to ensure quality school coverage for other villages in the Gram Panchayat. Panchayat Elementary Education Officer- Principals of Adarsh school have been designated as ex-officio Panchayat Elementary Education Officer (PEEO) to provide leadership and mentorship to all other government elementary schools in the Gram Panchayat. These PEEOs have been designated as Cluster Resource Centre Facilitator (CRCF) for effective monitoring. Integration of Anganwadi centers with schools- Around 38000 Anganwadi centers have been integrated with schools having primary sections for improving pre-primary education under ECCE program of ICDS. Model Schools – State has established CBSE affiliated 134 English medium schools (offering VI-XII) in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) which are equipped with all modern facilities. Mukhyamantri Jan-Sahabhagita Vidyalaya Vikas Yojana for schools and Madarsas: This Scheme encourages resource mobilization from the community where State contributes 60% for every 40% contribution from community) Dedicated portal (Gyansankalp) for facilitating CSR and other contribution has been set up, and all SMCs have been registered and are seeking Section 80G exemption under Income Tax Act. 1 Online, real time Shaala Darpan and Shaala Darshan portals – These portals give real time MIS of around 64000 schools, 80 lakh students, 4 lakh teachers/ employees. Private School portal for 36K private schools in Rajasthan & management of RTE admissions Mukhyamantri Hamari Betiyaan Yojana: Expenses up to post graduation are covered for top two meritorious girls and one topper girl from BPL from Government schools of every district. Convergence and CSR -State has, through convergence with Central Government and State Departments, supplemented funds for Maintenance of Toilets in Rural Areas, Electric connection in Schools, Development of Playgrounds, Construction of Kitchen Sheds, Drinking water, Construction of Additional classrooms and other infrastructural development. CSR and PPP options has been explored by the State and many Public Sector Organist ions, Banks, Corporates and also UNICEF have contributed for infrastructural Development such as drinking water, Hand Washing systems, Whole School Development plan, Extension and Development of KGBVs, Construction of Toilets etc. As a part of the Rajasthan Education Initiative (REI), the State has signed MOUs with Global and local partners from reputed foundations, Private Sectors, NGOS, Civil Societies. 3. ACTION TAKEN ON COMMITMENTS GIVEN BY THE STATE FOR 2017-18 The progress made in implementing the commitments given by the State in 2017-18 was reviewed. The status in respect of some of the major commitments are as follows:- Sl. No Commitments Action Taken State would document their best practices and initiatives and Best practices and initiatives are being uploaded on subsequently upload it on the SSA portal, from time to time on regular basis. Case 1. Shagun portal. This would enable the studies – 7, Testimonials – 3, Videos – 13 and Image State to showcase its successes and – 48. would provide a platform for all states to learn from each other. State would update the progress in All information relating to implementation of the implementation of the approved approved AWP&B on the SSA Shagun portal has 2. activities under the AWP&B on the SSA been uploaded/updated. Shagun portal. State will maintain a database on details A module has been finalised on state portal to get of its teachers, including their Aadhaar all details of teachers like Photograph, numbers. Qualifications, Posting Places etc., according to 3. service book. Out of 1,53,962 teachers, 1,47,292 teachers Aadhar (95.33%) is updated on Shala Darshan Portal. The state will complete GIS mapping of The GIS mapping has been completed. According to all schools (100%) and integrate their the DISE 2016-17, the GIS mapping has been done database with the NIC website 1,05,562 schools out of 1,05,741 schools. The 4. http://schoolgis.nic.in/. remaining 179 schools have been closed. Thus, 100% of GIS Mapping has been done and shared with the Ministry by 10.06.2018. Data has been 2 Sl. No Commitments Action Taken shared with NIC. State will undertake positive consolidation of its schools, within the 5. provisions of the RTE Act, with a view to State has already taken steps to consolidate schools. strengthen primary education and for optimum utilisation of resources. State will map all the stand alone State schools have been mapped and in the Adarsh Government and Government aided Schools of class 1 to 10 and Class I to 12, the primary schools, develop and finalize "Integration" of primary and upper primary schools specific action plans for improving under the Gram Panchayat has been done, from learning outcomes in these schools and which the learning outcomes of Classes 1 to 5. 6. share it with the Department by 1st May Better results have been achieved and quality has 2017. improved in primary education. For improving the learning levels of the students and for quality education; the learning outcomes developed by NCERT are made available by SIERT, to schools as well as to parents. The state will rationalize teacher In order to fulfill this shortage of teachers, the deployment in primary and upper process has been started for recruitment of teachers primary schools, so that there is no single to 26000 vacancies of Class III Level-II and Level-I teacher school and all schools have PTR for fresh recruitment and single teacher Schools are 7. as per norms under the RTE Act, 2009. being preferred in priority. Keeping the district- At the upper primary level, special wise post for the recruitment of 26,000 posts, the emphasis should be laid on maintaining government is trying to fill the vacancies of the subject PTR. teachers. State will recruit headmaster in primary The post of Principal in Upper Primary Schools is and upper primary schools as per the equivalent to Senior Teacher, whose recruitment is RTE norms. Given the significant role of a done by the Department of Secondary Education 8. headmaster in school management, direct recruitment (including through limited department exam) of 50% of all headmasters may be considered The children with less than grade level learning State should ensure that children with competencies have been identified through the less than grade level learning baseline and regular summative assessment; competencies are identified and provided learning support. In school reinforcement 9. provided learning support and in school has been done in the form of remedial (special) re-enforcement. Efforts would be made teaching. These efforts are to ensure that all so that all children reach the desired children reach the desired grade appropriate grade-appropriate competency level. competency level. State will explore the mechanisms for State has explored mechanisms for financial convergence with other departments sanction/ convergence with other departments for especially with Department of infrastructure development and maintenance. Panchayati Raj for maintenance for Department of Panchayati Raj contributing for school infrastructure, school sanitation maintenance of school infrastructure by sanctioning and provisioning of drinking water major repair of school under M.L.A. LAD, S.F.C. etc. 10. facilities in schools. the State is trying to include major repair activity in DMFT scheme of Mining Department. State finance department released sanitation grant of Rs. 1586.65 lakh for first five months of year 2017-18 and 2nd installment of Rs. 1586.65 lacs for last 5 months. 1270 Drinking water facility works sanctioned by 3 Sl. No Commitments Action Taken PHED under NRDWP out of which 622 have been completed. Apart from school infrastructure maintenance, school sanitation & provision of drinking water facility State, District, Block and School are trying at their level to fulfill other infrastructure gaps in schools through convergence/ leverage from other department schemes, area specific schemes, C.S.R., Public contribution, etc. As a result of continuous & sincere efforts; works of Rs.350 crore and above are sanctioned under other departments schemes, areas specific schemes, C.S.R., Public contribution, etc.. Maximum sanctions are received under MGNEREGA, MSDP, MLA LAD, MP LAD, DMFT, DANG, BADP & C.S.R. State should undertake the “Partnership 1. Under "Aadarsh Vidhyalaya Yojna" a Sr. Sec/Sec. Between Schools” Programme which school in each Gram Panchayat is mentoring all aims to link schools located in rural areas the schools located in its Gram Panchayat. with private, aided or government 2. Under "Utkrist Vidhyalaya Yojana", identified schools in urban or semi urban areas. Utkrist schools in each Gram Panchayat is This would help in bringing all students working as a centre of excellence for all to one common platform and to share elementary schools in its Gram Panchayat. experience and learn from each other. 3. From Jan 2017 after declaring Principals of Aadarsh School as Panchayat Elementary 11.