(a) whether the Government is aware that security of tenure for civil service teachers and lack of effective monitoring mechanism have led to an increase in absenteeism and poor teaching prac- tices, consequently lowering learning outcomes;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of measures that have been put in place to curb these crisis? |
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MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c): The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has commissioned studies through an independent agency in 2007 and 2013 which have revealed that average teachers attendance has improved from 81.7% in 2006-07 to 84.8% in 2012-13 at primary level, and from 80.5% in 2006-07 to 83.1% in 2012-13 at upper primary level.
To ensure quality outcomes in government schools, the Central government through the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has supported States/UTs on early grade reading, writing & comprehension, and early mathematics prog- rammes through a sub-programme namely ‘Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat’, and at upper primary level support for mathematics and science teaching learning in 2014-15.
State governments/UT’s administrations are finan- cially supported by the Central government to provide on-site academic support to teachers as well as develop robust monitoring mechanisms through Block Resource Centres (BRCs) and Cluster Resource Centres (CRCs), under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). In addition, 38 independent Moni- toring Institutions also monitor the implementa- tion of the SSA programme in the field through district visits. |
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