Parliament Question: Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 ANSWERED ON – 20/07/2026 Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 *15. Shri Praveen Patel:

Shri Lumbaram Choudhary:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of progress made in the implementation of the National Education Policy

(NEP) 2020 particularly in foundational literacy, numeracy and multidisciplinary education and quality teaching system in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of steps taken by the Government to expand access to quality education through PM SHRI Schools, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and integration of vocational education in tribal and aspirational regions in the country, along with the details of such institutions established, operational, upgraded, development additional facilities and beneficiaries covered in the country, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of the status of digital education platforms such as DIKSHA, SWAYAM and other digital tools in improving learning outcomes in the country, State/UT-wise along with the details of progress made in this regard in the country, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan particularly in Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh and Udaipur district;

(d) the details of financial assistance released by the Government for implementation of NEP 2020, State/UT-wise; and

(e) whether the Central Government proposes to engage with State Governments, particularly Karnataka to ensure uniform implementation of NEP, 2020 benchmarks and if so, the details thereof alongwith the details of initiatives for improving Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)? ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House. *****STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL AND SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (NEP), 2020”

(a): After announcement of National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), a number of transformative changes have taken place in school education for its implementation. Several initiatives have been taken and the centrally sponsored schemes namely, Samagra Shiksha, PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI), Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) and Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society (ULLAS) have been aligned with the objectives and vision of NEP 2020.

NEP 2020 gives the highest priority to achieving universal Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) for all children by Grade 2 and accordingly, the Department launched National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat Mission) under the aegis of the NEP and aligned with centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha for early learning across States and Union Territories.

Implemented across the country, a range of interventions have been undertaken under the Mission. These include nationwide implementation of Vidya Pravesh, a three-month school-readiness module for all Grade 1 students; large-scale teacher and school head training through NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement)-FLN focusing on activity-based and child-centric pedagogy; provision of play-based and digital learning resources such as DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing)- FLN content, Jaadui Pitara- a collection of Learning Teaching Material

(LTM) & e-Jaadui Pitara for children in the 3–8 age group, Primers developed in 121 Local Languages for foundational literacy and numeracy in mother tongue and teaching learning material for students.

Further, guidelines on co-location of Anganwadi Centres with primary schools, released on 3rd September 2025, ensure convergence between school education and Anganwadis, supporting smoother transition from pre-school to Grade 1.

NEP 2020 stresses upon providing multidisciplinary and a holistic education across the sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and sports for a multidisciplinary world in

order to ensure the unity and integrity of all knowledge.

NEP 2020 provides for 50 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for teachers with focus on pedagogy, digital literacy and subject specific expertise. NCTE has developed a guiding document- National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) -which defines the work of teachers and makes explicit elements of high-quality, effective teaching in 21st century schools that will improve educational outcomes for students. Also, National Mission for Mentoring (NMM) was launched for creation of a large pool of outstanding professionals willing to provide mentoring to school teachers.

(b): Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) schools are being set up as NEP 2020 exemplar schools and are expected to become the template for other schools. As of now, a total of 13,092 PM SHRI schools have been selected from 33 States/UTs, based on prescribed minimum benchmark through UDISE+ data. The scheme aims to saturate theselected schools with 21 NEP components such as computer lab/ICT lab/smart classrooms, library with good furniture, internet facility, vocational skill education, guidance and career counselling, fully equipped integrated science lab/physics lab/chemistry lab/biology lab, playground with well-equipped sports facilities, school innovation council, youth and eco club for mission life, Building as Learning Aid (BaLa) features and jaadui pitara for primary school children, 10 bagless days for students, child tracking software for tracking the children attendance, fully functioning handwashing facility and toilets, green school features etc. The State/UT wise details of 13,092 PM SHRI schools are at Annexure -I.

As informed by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 728 Eklavya Model Residential schools have been approved to be set up across the country. Most of these schools are in far flung areas, hilly areas and North East Region also. The details of EMRSs is at Annexure-II.

Under Skill Education component of Samagra Shiksha Scheme, financial assistance is

provided to the States and UTs for giving skill exposure to students of Grades VI to VIII and introduction of National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) aligned skill courses from Grades IX to XII. The scheme is implemented across all States and UTs, including tribal and aspirational regions, based on the proposals received from the respective State/UT Governments and approved under the Project Approval Board (PAB). Till 2025-26, 31,477 schools have been approved under the scheme and 39,49,875 students have been enrolled in different skill courses.

The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has implemented a project to strengthen vocational education infrastructure and promote skill-based learning among students by establishing 1,200 Vocational Skill Labs. These labs are set up across 600 schools comprising 400 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) and 200 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs). Each of the selected schools is equipped with two dedicated skill labs.

(c): Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) is the one nation, one digital education infrastructure. All states/UTs have been onboarded in DIKSHA. This digital infrastructure is artificial intelligence based and is highly scalable. This infrastructure is also being utilized for creating Energized Textbooks (ETBs) and presently 7754 ETBs are published and a total of 3.67 lakh e-contents are available on DIKSHA.

Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) hosts content curated by premier institutions and is available free of cost with the approach of “Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime” Learning. There have been more than 20,000 deliveries of courses on the platform, with cumulative enrolments exceeding 6 crores since its inception.

The State/UT-wise distribution of SWAYAM Enrolments is at Annexure-III.

Under the PM eVIDYA initiative, the existing 12 DTH Channels of SWAYAM PRABHA for School Education have been expanded to 200 PM eVIDYA DTH TV channels to provide curriculum-based educational content, particularly for learners who do not have access to internet connectivity. A total of 1,12,822 video contents, equivalent to 32,763 hours of telecast has been produced by States/UTs and Autonomous Bodies in 45 languages, thereby facilitating equitable and inclusive access to quality education.Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) is an integrated and shared ‘seeing’ for data-based decision making. So far, VSK has been established in 35 States and UTs and centrally at the NCERT, CBSE and NIOS.

ICT and Digital Initiatives component of Samagra Shiksha covers Government Schools having classes VI to XII. Under this component financial assistance is provided for establishing ICT Labs and Smart Classrooms in schools. The non- recurring/ recurring grant under ‘ICT and Digital Initiatives’ is available to the States and UTs as per norms of the scheme. The State/UT wise details of ICT labs and Smart Classrooms functional since inception is at Annexure-IV.

As informed by the State of Rajasthan, the Government schools in the districts of Chittorgarh, Udaipur and Pratapgarh utilize DIKSHA resources aligned with the Rajasthan State curriculum. Teachers participate in online professional development programmes through the DIKSHA LMS Portal, including NISHTHA and other departmental training programmes. Students access QR-coded textbook resources, digital learning materials, student courses, assessments, and self-learning modules available on DIKSHA. Also, curriculum-based educational content is disseminated through the five PM eVIDYA DTH TV Channels dedicated to Rajasthan. ICT Laboratories and Smart Classrooms have been established in several Government secondary and senior secondary schools.

Since inception 119, 239 and 94 ICT labs have been approved for the districts of Chittorgarh, Udaipur and Pratapgarh respectively and 453, 772 and 282 Smart classrooms have been approved in the districts of Chittorgarh, Udaipur and Pratapgarh respectively.

(d): The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education has aligned existing schemes such as Samagra Shiksha, PM SHRI, Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN), Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society (ULLAS) etc. with the recommendation of NEP 2020 and budgetary allocations to the States/UTs are made under these schemes to incorporate the recommendations of NEP 2020.

The State/UT wise details of fund released under the scheme of Samagra Shiksha, PM SHRI, PM POSHAN and ULLAS during FY 2025-26 is at Annexure-V.

(e): To create awareness and discuss innovative ideas for NEP implementation, a series of workshops / consultation-cum-review meetings have been held with States/UTs, Educational Institutions, other stakeholders from time to time. Implementation of NEP 2020 was discussed in National Education Ministers' Conference held in June 2022; National Conference of Chief Secretaries held in June 2022, December 2023 and December 2025; 7th and 9th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog held in August 2022 and July 2024 respectively; Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. There has been wide publicity with a positive and encouraging response from stakeholders on NEP 2020.

Further, Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a continuous process and Centre and State work collaboratively to ensure comprehensive and progressive enhancement of overall quality and growth within the education sector.

The Government implements multipronged strategy to enhance the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER). Under Samagra Shiksha, financial assistance is provided to States and UTs, including the State of Karnataka, for undertaking various activities for Universalization ofSchool Education including opening/strengthening of new schools upto senior secondary level, construction of school buildings & additional classrooms, setting up, up-gradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, setting up of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas, construction of hostels for PVTGs under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN), construction of hostels under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) for unsaturated ST population, free uniforms to eligible children and free text books at elementary level, transport allowance and undertaking enrolment & retention drives, support for out of schools children to complete their education through NIOS/SIOS.

Under the student-oriented component for the children with special needs, financial assistance is provided for identification and assessment of children with special needs, aids and appliances, braille kits and books, appropriate teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc.

Also, under Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme, one hot cooked meal is provided to all children studying in Government and Government-aided schools at elementary level, including Balvatika.

*****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL AND SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (NEP), 2020” PM SHRI Schools Sl. No. States/UTs Total Schools Enrolment 1 A & N Islands 16 8654 2 Andhra Pradesh 935 463657 3 Arunachal Pradesh 93 19425 4 Assam 382 235698 5 Bihar 836 741858 6 Chandigarh 2 4827 7 Chhattisgarh 341 156749 8 DNH & DD 7 4477 9 Delhi 6 10924 10 Goa 28 4996 11 Gujarat 463 207060 12 Himachal Pradesh 199 64729 13 Haryana 251 159311 14 Jammu & Kashmir 396 90338 15 Jharkhand 363 229177 16 Karnataka 590 215048 17 Ladakh 37 3301 18 Lakshadweep 11 6421 19 Madhya Pradesh 799 443470 20 Maharashtra 860 303859 21 Manipur 121 38943 22 Meghalaya 65 18522 23 Mizoram 35 4718 24 Nagaland 49 13585 25 Odisha 762 390298 26 Puducherry 12 6446 27 Punjab 356 214952 28 Rajasthan 649 290714 29 Sikkim 47 17849 30 Telangana 794 306000 31 Tripura 84 40437 32 Uttarakhand 241 79653 33 Uttar Pradesh 1725 610822 34 KVS 913 1130522 35 NVS 620 308791 36 NCERT 4 3513 Total 13092 68,49,744ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL AND SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (NEP), 2020” EMRS SCHOOLS Sl. No State / UT Sanctioned as on Enrolment

30.06.2026 2025-26 1 Andhra Pradesh 28 10,701 2 Arunachal Pradesh 11 932 3 Assam 17 300 4 Bihar 3 286 5 Chhattisgarh 75 27,418 6 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & 1 408 Diu 7 Gujarat 47 11,860 8 Himachal Pradesh 4 1,012 9 Jammu & Kashmir 6 1,185 10 Jharkhand 91 8,393 11 Karnataka 12 4,438 12 Kerala 4 1,065 13 Ladakh 3 14 Madhya Pradesh 71 25,470 15 Maharashtra 39 11,351 16 Manipur 21 1,723 17 Meghalaya 38 308 18 Mizoram 17 2,399 19 Nagaland 22 747 20 Odisha 114 13,367 21 Rajasthan 31 10,913 22 Sikkim 4 1,250 23 Tamil Nadu 8 2,909 24 Telangana 23 10,199 25 Tripura 21 2,481 26 Uttar Pradesh 4 1,056 27 Uttarakhand 4 1,270 28 West Bengal 9 3,152 Grand Total 728 1,56,593ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL AND SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (NEP), 2020” State/UT-wise distribution of SWAYAM Enrolments for the year 2025 Sr. No. State/UT SWAYAM Enrolments

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1,899

2. Andhra Pradesh 10,30,264

3. Arunachal Pradesh 4,885

4. Assam 1,11,322

5. Bihar 2,59,609

6. Chandigarh 14,756

7. Chhattisgarh 51,069

8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 3,460

9. Delhi 2,42,326

10. Goa 21,405

11. Gujarat 2,61,522

12. Haryana 1,77,297

13. Himachal Pradesh 36,164

14. Jammu and Kashmir 49,693

15. Jharkhand 79,010

16. Karnataka 6,81,239

17. Kerala 3,97,781

18. Ladakh 1,024

19. Lakshadweep 277

20. Madhya Pradesh 5,50,853

21. Maharashtra 11,02,004

22. Manipur 11,057

23. Meghalaya 12,500

24. Mizoram 3,692

25. Nagaland 8,029

26. Odisha 1,31,773

27. Puducherry 43,122

28. Punjab 1,29,879

29. Rajasthan 1,92,717

30. Sikkim 4,189

31. Tamil Nadu 21,52,995

32. Telangana 5,40,709

33. Tripura 12,718

34. Uttar Pradesh 5,13,984

35. Uttarakhand 96,380

36. West Bengal 2,54,194

37. Others 55,816 Grand Total 92,41,613ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL AND SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (NEP), 2020” State/UT wise details of ICT labs and Smart Classrooms functional since inception Smart ICT Labs S. No. States/UTs Classroom

(Functional)

(Functional)

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 147 0

2. Andhra Pradesh 9671 6839

3. Arunachal Pradesh 532 141

4. Assam 7546 6098

5. Bihar 4910 11156

6. Chandigarh 139 186

7. Chhattisgarh 2341 5857

8. DND - DNH 141 137

9. Delhi 1587 1018

10. Goa 460 24

11. Gujarat 5886 7155

12. Haryana 3605 3226

13. Himachal Pradesh 3118 2858

14. Jammu and Kashmir 3036 1352

15. Jharkhand 4966 1269

16. Karnataka 3749 893

17. Kerala 2409 373

18. Ladakh 198 165

19. Lakshadweep 11 0

20. Madhya Pradesh 4362 10502

21. Maharashtra 10134 2292

22. Manipur 995 565

23. Meghalaya 464 25

24. Mizoram 863 235

25. Nagaland 671 725

26. Odisha 8315 6973

27. Puducherry 188 145

28. Punjab 5875 3916

29. Rajasthan 8945 7698

30. Sikkim 381 301

31. Tamil Nadu 13351 865

32. Telangana 5522 4212

33. Tripura 1782 1162

34. Uttar Pradesh 10458 27775

35. Uttarakhand 907 1567

36. West Bengal 2788 0 Total 130453 117705

Source: PRABANDH (as on 13.07.2026)ANNEXURE-V ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL AND SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (NEP), 2020” Financial Assistance released under Samagra Shiksha (2025-26) Rs. (in Lakhs) Sl. No. Name of the State/UT Central Release 1 A & N Islands 3,869.54 2 Andhra Pradesh 1,35,357.92 3 Arunachal Pradesh 63,014.31 4 Assam 2,93,009.36 5 Bihar 5,53,372.53 6 Chandigarh 12,005.58 7 Chhattisgarh 99,340.73 8 Dadra & N. Haveli Daman & Diu 6,464.84 9 Delhi 36,574.97 10 Goa 2,424.62 11 Gujarat 1,39,673.21 12 Haryana 49,381.92 13 Himachal Pradesh 67,646.43 14 Jammu & Kashmir 51,692.09 15 Jharkhand 1,13,287.66 16 Karnataka 1,07,534.08 17 Kerala 9,927.38 18 Ladakh 19,950.81 19 Lakshadweep 560.52 20 Madhya Pradesh 3,03,907.55 21 Maharashtra 1,28,900.23 22 Manipur 33,512.85 23 Meghalaya 37,017.68 24 Mizoram 17,017.73 25 Nagaland 28,100.34 26 Odisha 1,79,423.68 27 Puducherry 873.36 28 Punjab 82,309.70 29 Rajasthan 2,98,225.92 30 Sikkim 11,373.38 31 Tamil Nadu 71,399.14 32 Telangana 1,08,641.05 33 Tripura 36,171.82 34 Uttar Pradesh 5,62,215.15 35 Uttarakhand 49,969.86 36 West Bengal 0.00Continued… Financial Assistance released under PM SHRI (2025-26) (Rs. in Lakhs) S. No. Name of State/UT Total Mother Sanction issued* 1 A&N Islands 403.96# 2 Andhra Pradesh 16673.03 3 Arunachal Pradesh 3770.6 4 Assam 13981.95 5 Bihar 500 6 Chandigarh 109.54# 7 Chhattisgarh 5903.3 8 DNH&DD 211.78# 9 Goa 457.32 10 Gujarat 10416.05 11 Haryana 5752.26 12 Himachal Pradesh 6887.1 13 Jammu & Kashmir 12468.27 14 Jharkhand 10782.64 15 Karnataka 11307.78 16 Ladakh 1978.1# 17 Lakshadweep 142.37# 18 Madhya Pradesh 18078.9 19 Maharashtra 17089.27 20 Manipur 6067.38 21 Meghalaya 1482.74 22 Mizoram 584.15 23 Nagaland 1992.54 24 Odisha 14349.86 25 Puducherry 283.08 26 Punjab 17449.46 27 Rajasthan 14407.39 28 Sikkim 2467.2 29 Telangana 15236.57 30 Tripura 2449.41 31 Uttar Pradesh 23622.14 32 Uttarakhand 6041.61 * Since FY 2025-26, PM SHRI Scheme has onboarded on SNA SPARSH and under this model, Mother Sanction is issued for States and UTs with Legislature.

# The UTs without Legislature get funds as per the old model of SNA.Continued… Financial Assistance released under ULLAS-NILP (2025-26) (Rs. In Lakhs) S. No. Name of the State/UT Central Share Released 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands Proposal not received 2 Andhra Pradesh 509.97 3 Arunachal Pradesh 43.19 4 Assam 490.70 5 Bihar Proposal not received 6 Chandigarh Proposal not received 7 Chhattisgarh 496.79 8 Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Proposal not received 9 Delhi 7.63 10 Goa Proposal not received 11 Gujarat 6.47 12 Haryana 13.55 13 Himachal Pradesh 29.64 14 Jammu & Kashmir 164.28 15 Jharkhand 9.77 16 Karnataka 182.58 17 Kerala 3.30 18 Ladakh Proposal not received 19 Lakshadweep Proposal not received 20 Madhya Pradesh 286.74 21 Maharashtra 280.72 22 Manipur 77.87 23 Meghalaya 230.60 24 Mizoram 6.61 25 Nagaland 100.49 26 Odisha 1006.90 27 Puducherry 11.54 28 Punjab 79.98 29 Rajasthan 587.19 30 Sikkim 8.15 31 Tamil Nadu 1505.75 32 Telangana 84.94 33 Tripura 15.00 34 Uttar Pradesh 247.58 35 Uttarakhand 87.01 36 West Bengal Proposal not received Continued…Financial Assistance released under PM POSHAN (2025-26) (Rs. in Lakhs) S. No. Name of the State/UT Central Share Released 1 Andhra Pradesh 25,027 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1,627 3 Assam 54,299 4 Bihar 1,27,439 5 Chhattisgarh 32,146 6 Goa 2,226 7 Gujarat 56,186 8 Haryana 15,831 9 Himachal Pradesh 10,382 10 J & Kashmir 27,669 11 Jharkhand 37,975 12 Karnataka 40,483 13 Kerala 25,165 14 Madhya Pradesh 70,242 15 Maharashtra 1,27,291 16 Manipur 2,656 17 Meghalaya 20,310 18 Mizoram 2,644 19 Nagaland 2,275 20 Odisha 61,764 21 Punjab 20,631 22 Rajasthan 37,150 23 Sikkim 952 24 Tamil Nadu 47,616 25 Telangana 12,947 26 Tripura 6,645 27 Uttarakhand 10,890 28 Uttar Pradesh 1,45,357 29 West Bengal Proposal not received 30 A&N Islands 466 31 Chandigarh 1,161 32 DNH & D & D 1,355 33 Delhi 10,882 34 Lakshadweep 151 35 Ladakh 2,141 36 Puducherry 569 *****