Kerala

• Historically education was assigned importance • Literacy rate of 94% (Males 96%, Female 91%)• Near 100% enrollment in schools• Lowest dropout rate• Aided sector (Private investment) playing a crucial role

• Pockets of illiteracy in inaccessible areas• Poor quality infrastructure • Quality issues

SSA an important tool for the Government to address these issues

Demographic features

Age group 2001 2011

5-9 2544181 2666902

10-14 2987200 2673966

One of the few states with favorable sex ratio. For every 1000 males there are 1088 females

Population showing signs of stabilization, reduction in the % of school age population

Nevertheless, education to migrant workers’ children is issues

Sl. No. Type of schools Government Govt.

aidedRecognise

d Total

1 L.P. Schools 2692 3968 962 7622

2 U.P. Schools 1088 1999 928 4015

3 High Schools 655 934 577 2166

Sub Total 4435 6901 2467 13803

4 Higher Secondary Schools 735 529 439 1703

5 Vocational Higher Secondary 261 128 0 389

6 Schools for Handicapped 7 32 4 43

7 Anglo Indian High School 0 5 3 8

8 Teacher Training Institutes 38 64 112 214

9 Fisheries Schools 61 0 0 61

10 CBSE Schools 0 0 587 587

11 ICSE Schools 0 0 100 100

12 Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools 0 0 26 26

13 Jawahar Navodaya Schools 0 0 14 14

14 AIE Centres 454 0 0 454

15 Unaided / Unrecognised Schools 0 0 1450 1450

Sub Total 1556 758 2735 5049

Grand Total 5991 7659 5202 18852

Educational Infrastructure

I II III IV V4,71,957 4,64,821 4,73,262 4,88,956 5,02,121

VI VII VIII Total

5,30,409 5,38,651 5,31,501 40,01,678

Enrolment during 2012-13

The enrollment in various classes are as follows:

Enrollment is lower in Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Kannur

Lower Primary Upper PrimaryTotal

Male Female Total Male Female Total

Govt 7742 15016 22758 8163 14574 22737 45495

Aided 12434 24269 36703 15785 29916 45701 82404

Total 20176 39285 59461 23948 44490 68438 127899

No. of Teachers

Male34.50%

Female65.50%

Annual Plan Proposal & Budget for 2013-14

Sl. No. Interventions Proposed% of

Proposed Outlay

1 Transport/Escort Facility 604.47 0.642 Child Entitlement 8417.95 8.973 Teaching Learning Equipment (TLE) 93.40 0.104 New Teachers Salary 23764.80 25.325 Teacher Training 4098.92 4.376 BRC/ URC/CRC 10245.20 10.927 CAL 700.00 0.758 Innovative Activities 708.69 0.769 Grants 1892.74 2.02

10 Research, Evaluation, Monitoring & Supervision 215.28 0.2311 Interventions for CWSN 5346.03 5.7012 SMC/PRI Training 214.27 0.2313 Civil Works Construction 32105.28 34.21

14Management (3.5%), LEP (2%) and Community Mobilization (0.5%) (Total 6% of Total Outlay) 5441.77

5.80

  Total 93848.80 100.00

Interventions Proposed and Recommendations of TSG

Proposed Recommended

Proposed Recommended

Proposed but not recommended interventions

Infrastructure Improvement Proposals

• Components: Out of the 23 components, only TWO components were approved by TSG. Drinking Water Scheme & CWSN Toilets leaving out major initiatives like:

– Major repair works to class rooms (Initially Rs. 88 Crores)– Replacement of dilapidated buildings (Rs. 14.75 Crores for 32 buildings)– Drinking water facilities (Out of Rs 1.22 Crores proposed only Rs. 11.2

Lakhs allowed ) As against 611 units proposed only 56 units were allowed– 1272 units of Girls’ toilet was proposed for Rs. 12.72 Crores– 758 units of common toilets for Rs. 6.14 Crores was also not considered– As against Rs 324 Crores, TSG has approved only Rs. 3.85 Crores

virtually rejecting the infrastructure proposals– This will halt the process of improving infrastructures for schools

Therefore a reprioritized proposal of Rs. 79.83 fresh works & a spill over work for Rs. 8.99 Crores (Rs. 88.82 Crores) may be approved.

• State Government supports text books for Standard 1• SSA supports text books for standard 2 to 8

Uniform• Uniforms are supplied to all girls, SC/ ST students, BPL

boys in government schools leaving out APL boys.

• One of the issues faced by the government of Kerala is that more than

2.2 million students studying in aided schools are not provided with uniform.

• Free supply of school uniforms may be considered to Aided school children also just as free supply of text book.

Free Uniform & Text Books

Text Books

• 1890 Head Teachers are in position. They were paid Rs. 40,000 per month. TSG has approved a salary of Rs. 5000 per month. This is impractical and will affect the smooth functioning of the school.

• Similarly 4956 part-time instructors are proposed. Out of which 4450 are already placed and the sanction for the rest 506 is being processed.

Therefore for Head Teacher the entry level salary of Rs 20,000 per month may be allowed and additional 506 part time instructors may also be allowed to implement the plan as planned.

Teachers Salary

Learning Enhancement Programme (LEP)

Quality tracking exercise conducted by SSA/DIET revealed that in language, mathematics and basic science children are below than desired level. So we have planned intensive drive for quality change with the following activities during 2013-14.

1. Pre-test (with a tool developed by DIET)

2. Implementation of multilevel activities.

3. Weekly monitoring of progress at school level by SMC

4. Providing SLM for children

5. Effective implementation of CCE. Parental orientation on the need and significance of an intensive drive.

6. Measuring the quality change periodically.

7. Post test followed by remedial measure wherever needed

8. Reporting

This requires funds to the tune of Rs. 16.60 Crores. However, even if 2% of the total approved outlay is given, an amount of Rs. 6.46 will be available to the State for implementing this programme.

Research, Evaluation, Supervision and Monitoring –(RESM)

• Under RESM, a series of activities and evaluation tools to improve Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation is planned.

• An amount of Rs. 726.94 per unit has been recommended against Rs. 1103 last year.

• Therefore as was done last year the per unit cost may be approved at Rs 1103.

Inclusive Education for Disabled Children (IEDC)

• Experts in the field of Disability Identified 1,78,201 CWSN (3.40% of total Child Population) studying in Elementary Classes in the State.

• State Proposed Systematic and Scientific activities for effective implementation of IEDC for rupees 5346.01 lakhs for the year 2013-14

• According to SSA norm there is provision for 3000 rupees per child.• TSG approved only Rs 2370.073 lakhs for IE @Rs 1330/-• TSG recommended 501.48 Lakh in Management costs and other

interventions.• Activities of IEDC recommended Under management cost may be

approved in IEDC intervention• Twelve Activities Proposed under IEDC were not recommended. It

is very difficult to implement activities Proposed for the 2013-14 Plan .

Innovative Activities – Not recommended

• Computer Aided Learning (CAL) Activities has been widely accepted

• CABE also appreciated Kerala’s progress in ICT implementation in making the school education IT savvy. ICT will emerge as a movement and government is committed to achieve the computer literacy as general literacy we achieved in 1990’s. Withdrawal of CAL will badly affect and it is a setback in the whole system of education in the digital era setting a digital divide.

• In order to incorporate ICT education provision for CAL may be made. There are many committed activities which need follow up and further provisioning.

• Therefore a provision of Rs. 50 Lakhs per district may be allowed to continue the good work that is under way in Kerala.

Transport/Escort Facility

• Proposed for Transport/Escort Facility for 20149 children in remote habitations.

• As per the school mapping it is found that in some remote habitations children have to walk several kilometers to reach the nearest Primary schools. In most of this areas there is no scope for starting a neighborhood school since the number of children in such areas is very few. So it is feasible to provide transport facility for this children.

• Notification of the area will be done shortly

Summary of Recommendation

Sl. No. Interventions Proposed RecommendedAdditional

Requirement

1 Transport/Escort Facility 604.47 0.00 604.472 Free Text Book 5044.06 5044.06 3 Uniform 3373.89 3373.00 4 Teaching Learning Equipment (TLE) 93.40 0.00 5 Head Teacher LP 5251.20 631.20 1893.606 Head Teacher UP 6504.00 502.80 1508.407 Part Time Instructors 11894.40 8010.00 910.808 New Teachers Salary 115.20 0.00 9 Teacher Training 4098.92 895.25 10 BRC/ URC 5246.70 3914.10 11 Infrastrucutre 32105.28 1284.99 11897.0112 CRC 4998.50 2994.50 13 CAL 700.00 0.00 700.0014 Teachers' Grant 639.50 0.00 15 School Grant 815.76 815.76

16Research, Evaluation, Monitoring & Supervision 215.28

104.3353.54

17 Maintenance Grant 437.48 437.48 18 Interventions for CWSN 5346.03 2370.07 2975.9619 SMC/PRI Training 214.27 55.86 20 Management 2683.10 1334.31 657.6121 LEP 1660.49 0.00 646.0022 Community Mobilization 448.18 157.51 23 Girls Education 210.00 0.00 210.0024 SC / ST children 210.00 0.00 210.0025 Minority Community children 148.69 0.00 140.0026 ECCE 140.00 0.00 140.0027 State Project Office Management cost 650.00 369.79

  Total 93848.80 32295.01 22547.39

Summary and Conclusions

The overall proposals amounted to Rs. 938.48 Crores.The recommended amount by TSG was Rs. 322.95 Crores.Considering the importance of implementing RTE Act in the Kerala from the next academic year, after reprioritizing the work,

An amount of Rs. 225.47 Crore additionally required.

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