Poor Infrastructure of Government Schools in Madhya Pradesh

• 07 May 2024

Why in News?

Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to have implemented the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. However, there is poor infrastructure and the absence of teachers in the classrooms.

Key Points

• The NEP 2020 seeks to tackle the evolving development needs of India.
  • It calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the education system, including its regulations and management, to establish a modern system that aligns with 21st-century educational goals, including Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4), while respecting India's cultural heritage and values.
  • It replaces the thirty-four year old National Policy on Education, 1986, modified in 1992 (NPE 1986/92).
• The high school results in Madhya Pradesh have been consistently poor for six years, with a significant number of students failing in Mathematics and English in 2023.
• While a lot has been done to improve the schools on the supply side with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and subsequent efforts, there is a need for rejuvenating and re-imagining learning in schools.
  • Samagra Shiksha subsumes the three Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).