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Source: The post is based on the article “Year End Review –Ministry of Education” published in PIB on 30th December 2022
What is the News?
The Ministry of Education has launched several initiatives and schemes in 2022.
What are the schemes and initiatives launched by the Ministry of Education in 2022?
Shiksha Shabdkosh: It is a document on the glossary of various terminologies in School Education and a compilation of all the terms which have been used in the context of school education.
PRASHAST Mobile App: PRASHAST stands for Pre Assessment Holistic Screening Tool for schools.
– The app will help in screening 21 disability conditions recognized in Rights of Persons with. Disabilities Act, 2016 at the school level and will generate the school-wise report for further sharing with the authorities for initiating the certification process.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidvalavas(KGBVs): KGBVs are residential schools under Samagra Shiksha, for girls from class VI to XII belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL).
National Achievement Survey(NAS) 2021
Vidyanjali: It is an online portal that acts as a facilitator by connecting volunteers directly to the schools. The effort is to bridge the knowledge/skill / human resource and infrastructure gap in the schools by tapping the potential available in civil society.
Performance Grading Index (PGI)-State
Performance Grading Index District(PGI-D)
Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI): The NITI Aayog developed DGQI platform in 2020 for assessing the data preparedness of the Ministries/ Departments in respect of Central Sector/Centrally Sponsored Schemes. The DGQI assess the Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India on a uniform scale of 0 to 5.
