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Cabinet approves education reforms
What has happened?
Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced that the Cabinet has approved a slew of reforms for school education in the country, in what could be considered as the SarvaShiksha Abhiyan-2 project
Integrated Scheme
Schemes to be integrated:The SSA, the Rashtriya MadhyamikShiksha Abhiyan and teacher training would be integrated into a single scheme from Classes 1 to 12
Timeline of the scheme: The integrated scheme will be in place from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2020, with an estimated allocation of Rs. 75,000 crore over the period, a 20% increase over the current allocation.
Aim of the scheme
- Universalizing access to school education: It aims to support the States in universalising access to school education from pre-nursery to Class 12 across the country
- Focus on educationally backward: The government would focus on educationally backward districts, disabled students and women.
- Digital Blackboards in the classroom: There would be a shift to digital blackboards from Class 9 to college education in the next five years
- Learning based outcome incentive: The government will provide a 20% incentive to the States for a learning-outcome based education.
- Early introduction of skill courses: Now functional from Class 9 to Class 12 — would begin from Class 6 in future. This was aimed at enhancing the employability of students.
- Interest free education loans: The Centre has also approved an increase in the outlay for making educational loans interest-free for students with modest financial means for studying in universities and colleges charging high fees
