Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Education addressed the digitization of school and college curricula in response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4022 on August 18, 2025. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasizes digital literacy, and the PM eVidya program was initiated on May 17, 2020, to unify digital education efforts. The DIKSHA platform provides e-content and Energized Textbooks (ETBs) with QR codes, while NCERT has digitized textbooks and translated them into multiple languages.
Key Points / Main Content:
Digital Education Initiatives:
* NEP 2020 emphasizes foundational and digital literacy.
* PM eVidya program was initiated on May 17, 2020, for multimode access to education.
DIKSHA Platform:
* DIKSHA is the "One Nation, One Digital" platform for e-content in school education.
* States/UTs have contributed over 3.69 lakh content for supplementary education in local languages.
* Over 564.05 crore learning sessions have been completed on DIKSHA.
* More than 300 Virtual Labs are accessible on DIKSHA.
Textbook Digitization:
* NCERT has digitized 404 textbooks with QR codes (ETBs).
* Textbooks for Classes 1, 2, 3 and 6 have been translated into 22 scheduled languages.
* ETBs are available on DIKSHA, ePathshala and NCERT portals.
* States/UTs have converted around 6778 textbooks into ETBs.
* AICTE curriculum content is available on the eKUMBH portal.
Funding:
* Curriculum digitization funding is generally part of regular workstream funds for States/UTs/ABs.
Transparency and Accountability:
* All payments are made through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
Impact Analysis:
States/Union Territories/Autonomous Bodies (including the State of Uttar Pradesh):
* Impact: Expected to generate and contribute content to DIKSHA, convert textbooks into ETBs, and provide supplementary education in local languages.
* Action Required: Generate and contribute content to DIKSHA to facilitate supplementary education. Convert Textbooks into ETBs
Students, Teachers, and Parents:
* Impact: Access to digitized textbooks, e-content, and learning resources through DIKSHA, ePathshala, and NCERT portals.
* Action Required: Utilize the available digital resources for learning and teaching.
NCERT:
* Impact: Responsible for digitizing and energizing textbooks, translating them into multiple languages, and making them accessible through various platforms.
* Action Required: Continue digitizing textbooks and ensuring accessibility.
AICTE:
* Impact: Responsible for curriculum content creation and posting on the eKUMBH portal.
* Action Required: Ensure curriculum contents are available on eKUMBH portal and accessible.
Key Entities Referenced
National Education Policy NEP, 2020: A national policy document that emphasizes foundational literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy.
PM eVidya: A comprehensive initiative as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan to unify digital education efforts.
Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan: A national mission, under which the PM eVidya initiative was started.
Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing DIKSHA: India's One Nation, One Digital platform for providing e-content for school education.
National Council of Educational Research and Training NCERT: An autonomous organization of the Government of India which works for qualitative improvement in school education.
eKUMBH portal: A portal where curriculum contents and books created by AICTE are available free of cost.
Public Financial Management System PFMS: A platform through which all payments are made to maintain transparency and accountability.
State of Uttar Pradesh: One of the states participating in DIKSHA, having contributed content.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4022
ANSWERED ON 18/08/2025
Digitization of Study Curriculum of Schools and Colleges
4022. Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) the initiative taken by the Government to digitize the existing study curriculum
in Schools and Colleges;
(b) the details of budget allocation for digitization of study curriculum along with
timeline for completion of the task;
(c) the details of key policies/guidelines governing the fund in such ongoing project;
(d) the details of challenges being faced in the utilization of fund for the said projects;
and
(e) the details of measures taken to ensure transparency and accountability in
utilization of funds in ongoing projects?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
(a) to (e) Education is part of the Concurrent List of the Constitution and most of the
schools are under the administration of the respective State Governments. The
National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 lays utmost emphasis on education
including foundational literacy, numeracy and digital literacy for achieving the
overall goal of quality education for all. NEP is the first education policy of the 21st
century and envisions transformation of the education sector into a more holistic,
flexible and multidisciplinary one, suited to 21st century needs.A comprehensive initiative called ‘PM eVidya’ was initiated as part of ‘Atma
Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’ on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to
digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access to education across the
country. Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) is the Nation’s
One Nation, One Digital platform for providing quality e-content for school
education in States/UTs along with QR coded Energised Textbooks (ETBs) for all
grades. As a participant in DIKSHA, States/ Union Territories (UTs)/Autonomous
Bodies (ABs) including the State of Uttar Pradesh have generated and contributed
over 3.69 lakh content to enable them for providing for supplementary education as
per their requirement in mother tongue/local/regional languages for classes 1-12.
Overall, 564.05 crore learning sessions have been completed on DIKSHA by
students, teachers and other stakeholders. The stakeholders have access to more than
300 Virtual Labs on DIKSHA.
The Ministry of Education through National Council of Educational Research
and Training (NCERT) has digitised and energised all the 404 textbooks including
the new ones commencing from the Foundational Stage and extending onwards as
Energised Text Books (ETBs) with QR codes. NCERT has also translated textbooks
for Classes 1, 2, 3 and 6 for all subjects in 22 scheduled languages to provide
education in child’s own language. The ETBs are available on DIKSHA
(http://diksha.gov.in), ePathshala (http://epathshala.nic.in) and NCERT portal
(https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php), enabling easy access to students, teachers and
parents. The QR codes are linked to multiple learning resources in electronic format.
States/UTs have converted around 6778 textbooks into ETBs. The curriculum
contents and books created by AICTE are posted on e-KUMBH portal and accessible
free of cost for all stakeholders. In most of the States/ UTs/ABs funding for
curriculum digitisation is part of regular workstream funds.
To maintain transparency and accountability in utilisation of funds in ongoing
projects, the following measures have been taken: All payments including those to
employees, vendors and participants (apart from tax payments like income tax
payments, TDS and GST) are made through Public Financial Management System
(PFMS).
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