Online Portal for Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) Complaints
Online Portal for Mid Day Meal
Scheme (MDMS) Complaints
The Government has launched
the web-portals namely “mygov.in” and “pg.portal.gov.in” for online
suggestions/complaints for all programmes and schemes of Government of India
including Mid Day Meal Scheme. Further, Management Information System (MIS) for
Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is in existence since June, 2012 and all the States
/ UTs including Jharkhand are making annual and monthly data entry into the
portal on key indicators of the Scheme for online monitoring. In addition, the
States / UTs have established Grievance Redressal Mechanism at various levels
in their States including Jharkhand with a toll free number for addressing the
grievances of stakeholders.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
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Quality Education in Madarsas
The Ministry of Human Resource
Development runs a scheme namely Scheme for Providing Quality Education in
Madarsas (SPQEM) for providing financial assistance to encourage traditional
institutions like Madarsas and Maktabs to introduce modern education through
subjects such as Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Hindi and English in
their curriculum through support for a maximum of three teachers and books,
teaching learning materials and computer labs. SPQEM seeks to bring about
qualitative improvement in madrasas to enable children to attain standards
comparable to the national education system in formal education subjects.
Only the Madarsas registered under Central or State Government acts or Madarsa Board or with Waqf Boards or National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) are eligible to apply for assistance under the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM). Other Madarsas are not covered under the Scheme.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
Only the Madarsas registered under Central or State Government acts or Madarsa Board or with Waqf Boards or National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) are eligible to apply for assistance under the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM). Other Madarsas are not covered under the Scheme.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
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E-Pathshala
As a part of the Digital India
Campaign, the Ministry of HRD has launched ‘e-pathshala’ which is a single
point repository of e-resources containing, NCERT text-books and various other
learning resources.
CBSE prescribes textbooks published by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for classes IX to XII. For classes I to VIII, CBSE although approves syllabus as per pattern of syllabus given by NCERT, it does not prescribe any textbooks for these classes. The National Curriculum Framework, 2005 (NCF) stipulates that region specific books take care of the local context, culture and resources and therefore different books for different regions better relate to the daily lives of the local students. CBSE has directed all its affiliated schools on July 20th, 2015 that prescribing too many textbooks and coercing parents and children to buy them is an unhealthy practice and appropriate action will be taken against the erring schools if any such complaint is received. As regards schools forcing students/parents to buy books from private publishers of their choice, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has not received any substantiated report in this regard.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
CBSE prescribes textbooks published by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for classes IX to XII. For classes I to VIII, CBSE although approves syllabus as per pattern of syllabus given by NCERT, it does not prescribe any textbooks for these classes. The National Curriculum Framework, 2005 (NCF) stipulates that region specific books take care of the local context, culture and resources and therefore different books for different regions better relate to the daily lives of the local students. CBSE has directed all its affiliated schools on July 20th, 2015 that prescribing too many textbooks and coercing parents and children to buy them is an unhealthy practice and appropriate action will be taken against the erring schools if any such complaint is received. As regards schools forcing students/parents to buy books from private publishers of their choice, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has not received any substantiated report in this regard.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
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Jan Shikshan Sansthans
The criterion for choosing
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to run Jan Shikshan Sansthan are as
under:-
(i) Proposals for opening of new JSSs be invited through open Advertisement.
(ii) Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai will be engaged as Expert agency for handling applications for new JSSs.
(iii) The organisation should be registered for a minimum period of 3 (three) years;
(iv) The organisation should have a proper Constitution, Memorandum or Articles of Association;
(v) The organisation should have a properly constituted Managing/governing Body with its powers and duties clearly defined in its Constitution.
(vi) The organisation should have experience in the field of formal/non-formal education, adult education, vocational training, rural development and community development;
(vii) The organisation should be financially sound and should have an annual turnover of at least Rs. 50 lakh in each of the three preceding financial years;
(viii) The organisation should not have been blacklisted by the Central Government or any State Government/UT Administration.
Desirable criteria:
• Applicants who have received awards from reputed organisations should be given preference in Evaluation/Selection.
However, no JSS has been sanctioned so far on the basis of the above criteria.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
(i) Proposals for opening of new JSSs be invited through open Advertisement.
(ii) Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai will be engaged as Expert agency for handling applications for new JSSs.
(iii) The organisation should be registered for a minimum period of 3 (three) years;
(iv) The organisation should have a proper Constitution, Memorandum or Articles of Association;
(v) The organisation should have a properly constituted Managing/governing Body with its powers and duties clearly defined in its Constitution.
(vi) The organisation should have experience in the field of formal/non-formal education, adult education, vocational training, rural development and community development;
(vii) The organisation should be financially sound and should have an annual turnover of at least Rs. 50 lakh in each of the three preceding financial years;
(viii) The organisation should not have been blacklisted by the Central Government or any State Government/UT Administration.
Desirable criteria:
• Applicants who have received awards from reputed organisations should be given preference in Evaluation/Selection.
However, no JSS has been sanctioned so far on the basis of the above criteria.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
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No Excess Fee to be Charged by
Institutions
There is competition among
students due to limited seats in government and reputed private institutions as
compared to the number of applications received. Overall there is surplus
capacity in the engineering sector with 8,44,328 seats remaining vacant in
2014-15.
Some instances of taking excess fee have come to the notice of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). It has called upon students, parents and the general public not to pay any capitation fee or any other fee other than that mentioned in the Prospectus of the institutions for consideration of admission through advertisement/public notice from time to time. Aggrieved students/parents can send their complaint to Grievance Redressal Committee of the Institution and, if not satisfied with the decision of the Committee, they can send an appeal to the Ombudsman. The Srikrishna Committee setup by AICTE has not recommended charging of capitation fee except tuition and development fee. Any institution reported to be charging capitation fee shall be liable for punitive action including withdrawal of approval under the Approval Process Hand Book.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
Some instances of taking excess fee have come to the notice of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). It has called upon students, parents and the general public not to pay any capitation fee or any other fee other than that mentioned in the Prospectus of the institutions for consideration of admission through advertisement/public notice from time to time. Aggrieved students/parents can send their complaint to Grievance Redressal Committee of the Institution and, if not satisfied with the decision of the Committee, they can send an appeal to the Ombudsman. The Srikrishna Committee setup by AICTE has not recommended charging of capitation fee except tuition and development fee. Any institution reported to be charging capitation fee shall be liable for punitive action including withdrawal of approval under the Approval Process Hand Book.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
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Connecting Madarsa to Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan
Madarsas/Makatabs which are
affiliated to the State Boards of Secondary Education/State Madarsa Boards and
are desirous of introducing the State curriculum, are eligible for grant for
textbooks, in-service teacher training, school grant and teacher grant under
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
In the year 2013-14, Rs. 200.00 crores was allocated for Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM), out of which Rs. 182.73 crores was released.
From 2014-15 onwards, grants-in-aid in respect of both SPQEM and Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI) Schemes is being released under the Head – Scheme for Providing Education to Madarsas and Minorities (SPEMM).
An amount of Rs. 375.00 crore (including Rs. 100.00 crore for modernization of Madarsas) was allocated for both the schemes, (SPQEM and IDMI) during 2014-15. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 107.83 crore was released for 11654 Madarsas.
Both SPQEM and IDMI are demand driven schemes and the Central Government releases the funds to the State Government on receipt of eligible proposals from them. The State Government further releases the funds to the concerned madarsas and obtains utilization certificates of the same, without which funds for next year are not released.
A National Workshop was held on October 09th, 2015 to create awareness amongst all stakeholders on the norms of the SPQEM and all States/UTs have been sensitized on the manner of sending the proposals, so that the scheme can be run effectively throughout the country and maximum benefits can reach the Madarsas. Another preliminary meeting to discuss the proposals received from the States relating to SPQEM scheme before the Central Grants-in-aid Committee meeting has been scheduled in the last week of December, 2015.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
In the year 2013-14, Rs. 200.00 crores was allocated for Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM), out of which Rs. 182.73 crores was released.
From 2014-15 onwards, grants-in-aid in respect of both SPQEM and Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI) Schemes is being released under the Head – Scheme for Providing Education to Madarsas and Minorities (SPEMM).
An amount of Rs. 375.00 crore (including Rs. 100.00 crore for modernization of Madarsas) was allocated for both the schemes, (SPQEM and IDMI) during 2014-15. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 107.83 crore was released for 11654 Madarsas.
Both SPQEM and IDMI are demand driven schemes and the Central Government releases the funds to the State Government on receipt of eligible proposals from them. The State Government further releases the funds to the concerned madarsas and obtains utilization certificates of the same, without which funds for next year are not released.
A National Workshop was held on October 09th, 2015 to create awareness amongst all stakeholders on the norms of the SPQEM and all States/UTs have been sensitized on the manner of sending the proposals, so that the scheme can be run effectively throughout the country and maximum benefits can reach the Madarsas. Another preliminary meeting to discuss the proposals received from the States relating to SPQEM scheme before the Central Grants-in-aid Committee meeting has been scheduled in the last week of December, 2015.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
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Exchange of Faculty
University Grants
Commission (UGC) has a scheme of ‘Joint Appointment for Exchange of Human
Resources’ between universities and other Institutions/Organizations. The
objective of the scheme is to improve the academic environment in the
university system by promoting collaboration and formal linkages with other
universities, national laboratories, institutes of national importance and
industrial research & development laboratories in all branches of knowledge
through programme of teaching, training and research and to encourage non
university institutions to benefit from the expertise in the university system.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) to bring in foreign academicians to teach courses in Government Institutions of higher learning. Each teaching module is a one week (12 to 14 hours) or two week (24 to 28 hours) course which is taught by a faculty from abroad in an Indian academic Institution, sometimes jointly with the Indian host faculty. Till now 352 Courses with foreign experts from about 38 countries are either approved or under approval and others are in the process of review.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) to bring in foreign academicians to teach courses in Government Institutions of higher learning. Each teaching module is a one week (12 to 14 hours) or two week (24 to 28 hours) course which is taught by a faculty from abroad in an Indian academic Institution, sometimes jointly with the Indian host faculty. Till now 352 Courses with foreign experts from about 38 countries are either approved or under approval and others are in the process of review.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
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