SSA : Annual Work Plan & Budget 2014-15 MAHARASHTRA

1. WEL-COME SSA : Annual Work Plan & Budget 2014-15MAHARASHTRA Date: 06th February, 2014

2. Educational Status (Elementary School) (Source : UDISE 30th September, 2013)

3. Ranking of the State 2010-11 to 2012-13 (Elementary) (Source : EDI, GoI Information)

4. Status on RTE

5. RTE Compliant School (Source : UDISE 30th September, 2013)

6. 25% Admission • Notification for 25% admission notified on 15th March, 2013. • Disadvantaged Group and Weaker Section defined.

7. SSA At A Glance : 2013-14 (Rs in Crore) Government of India 2nd installment share of Rs. 319.94 Crores received on 03/02/2014

8. Public Financial Management System(Central Plan Scheme Monitoring System) Agencies Registration Status as on 02.02.2014

9. Best Practices • Meena Raju Manch activity in 24,775 Government Upper Primary Schools. • 2,335 Study Centers for SC / ST children where population of SC / ST children more than 30%. • Arrested migration of 49,557 children through Seasonal Residential Hostel. • Teachers training for Revised Curriculum provided to Class I and Class II teachers. • Quality Enhancement Programme in KGBV on Pilot basis. • 7 Residential Hostels are operationalized and Urban Deprived and marginalized children are covered.

10. Major Initiatives undertaken • English language teacher training programme for Primary and Secondary schools with the help of British Council. • Reading, Writing Programme to improve Quality of Education by involving NGOs. • Analysis of DISE data and published in book form. • Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) made mandatory for recruitment of primary teachers and hold the same in December-2013. • CSR Cell established at State level. • Self Finance Act promulgated for opening of new schools and up-gradation.

11. Major initiatives Taken – School Management Committee • School Management Committee (SMC) have been constituted in all Government Schools. • SMCs are empowered to prepare School Development Plan. • 5,89,987 (65.18%) SMC members trained in first phase. • 6,92,343 (71.30%) SMC members trained in second phase. • Third phase SMC training is being conducted during 5th to 8th February, 2014. • All inclusive training module and handbook was developed for SMC training. • Wide publicity have been given for SMC training.

12. Major initiatives Taken – Contd… CWSN Achievement • No. of CWSN identified in 2013-14 – 342098 • Children mainstreaming through HBE to School – 57345 • Transport given to 9717 • Escort given to 18391 • Aid and Appliances 19763 • Braille Books Provided 3546 • Large Print provided 8323 State level balnatya competition

13. Major initiatives Taken – Contd… ChawadiVachan • ChawadiVachan Programme was organized 3 times in a academic year - • To improve achievement levels of students and enhancement of Quality of Government Schools. • To provide supportive teaching learning opportunity to children lagging behind in certain competencies. • To create awareness amongst parents about learning of their children and sensitize them. • Schedule of Programme- • First Proramme - October 2013 -either on the 2nd or 4th Saturday. • Second Proramme-December 2013-either on the 2nd or 4th Saturday. • Third Proramme-February 2014-either on the 2nd or 4th Saturday.

14. Community Reading Programme (ChawadiVachan)-Contd.. • 92% children present for this programme • 54.36% children are reading properly. • 22% children are reading excellent. • 30.13% children are reading improper.

15. Overall Score 252 (0.4)

16. Overall Score 252 (0.4)

17. Action Report of KGBV Evaluation

18. Action Taken Report of KGBV Evaluation-Contd..

19. RTE-SSA AWP&B 2014-15 (Rs. In Lakhs)

20. Highlights of AWP&B 2014-15 • Early Grade Reading, Writing Programme for Class I & II. • Focused programme for Learning Enhancement Programme for Class III & IV with special emphasis on Language & Maths. • Science and Maths will be focused at Upper Primary. • English subject training in Primary Schools through British Council. • Specific skill enhancement programme for girls in Urdu medium schools. • Study Centre for SC/ST students. • Development of Bilingual material for children in 15 tribal districts. • Meena Raju Manch for gender sensitization in Upper Primary Schools. • School Readiness Programme for CWSN. • House Hold Survey (HHS) for identification of OOSC.

21. Highlights of AWP&B 2014-15 … Contd. The Focus on CWSN • Quality education to CWSN through appropriate need based support. • Mainstreaming of severe profound CWSN through intensive training of teachers on inclusive teaching. • The State has 55,926 schools with CWSN. • 55,926 teachers will be trained on curricular adaptations and adapted CCE for CWSN. • Specific trainings planned for teachers on Braille, signing, Autism, multiple disabilities.

22. Learning Process

23. Issues for consideration 2014-15 • Inter district re-appropriation of Residential Hostels. • Submission:The PAB has sanctioned 13 Residential Hostels. Out of these 6 Hostels are yet to be opened. There are large number of Urban Deprived Children in Mumbai and Pune City. PAB requested to allow inter district re-appropriate of Residential Hostel from Thane (3) to Mumbai (2) and Pune City (1). • Transport / Escort Facility (Rs. 755.25 lakh) • Submission:The appraisal team has not recommended this activity. This activity has positive impact on regular attendance in hard to reach area, hence this activity may be considered.

24. Issues for consideration 2014-15 • Study Centres for SC / ST children under Innovation (Rs. 949.25 lakh) • Submission:The appraisal team has not recommended this activity. This activity has positive impact on retention & learning outcomes, hence this activity may be considered. • Meena Raju Manch under Girls Education Innovation (Rs. 523.55 lakh) • Submission:The appraisal team has not recommended this activity. This activity has positive impact on gender equity, child marriage, etc. hence this activity may be considered.

25. Issues for consideration 2014-15 • Computer Aided Learning– The appraisal team has not recommended this activity (Rs. 1750.00 lakh). • Submission :To arrest decline of enrollment from Government School, to increase retention of students and to make teaching learning process effective. Computer Aided Learning will help to enhance skills and competency level. Hence, this activity may be considered..

26. Issues for consideration 2014-15 • Civil Works – Construction of 7 KGBV building yet to be started • Submission :Construction not started due to unavailability of land and inadequate fund. State has explored options to avail lands and additional funds in convergence with other departments. PAB requested to provide deficit of cost as per current SOR.

27. Issues for consideration 2014-15 • Civil Works – Surrender of not started works sanctioned upto 2010-11. All Civil Works sanctioned target reconciled. • Submission :State Executive Committee has taken a decision to surrender not started works sanctioned upto 2010-11 which were discussed with appraisal team, PAB requested to allow fresh works within the ceiling of 33%.

28. THANK YOU

29. State Level Achievement Survey • SLAS is being conducted to identify the achievement level of the student of the Class V. • Steering Committee constituted. Two meetings conducted. • Focused subjects - Language & Maths. • Developed tool and tested it. • Developed separate questionnaires for students & teachers. • Coverage - 85 schools from each district (Total sample 2,975 schools). • 1,700 Students per district will be assessed (Total students 59,500) • 2,975 Field investigators engaged ( Field Investigator = DIET /D.T.Ed. Students) • Data reporting system - IRT.

30. State Level Achievement Survey.Contd.. • Time lines of SLAS