Indian Education System & PM-SHRI Scheme

24 Sep 2022 Indian Education System & PM-SHRI Scheme

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News: To bring harmony in the schooling system, the Union Cabinet has approved the PM SHRI schools scheme.

Source: The Indian Express

Current issues faced by schooling system:

Pandemic associated anxiety: As children and teachers have to turn back to regular schooling after switching to online classes during the public health emergency.
Difficulty in addressing learning gaps due to confusion among school managements and parents.
Large socio-economic gaps in the country years of investment deficit in education.
Difficulty in breaking cycles of poor learning due to lack of investment in high-quality teachers, training and resource materials.
Possibility of failure of National Education Policy(NEP) due to inadequate teachers training as prescribed in the NEP.
Systemic deficits and leadership crisis in the teaching profession due to poor status, low salaries and inadequate working conditions. Hence, leading to lack of motivation among young people to enter the teaching profession and work hard.

About PM-SHRI scheme:

Under the PM SHRI Schools (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme as many as 14,500 schools across states and Union Territories will be redeveloped to reflect the key features of the National Education Policy(NEP), 2020.
PM SHRI will act as National Education Policy labs or “NEP labs”.
Existing schools run by the Centre, states, UTs and local bodies can be upgraded to PM SHRI schools. Hence, any school can be PM SHRI schools either KVs, JNVs, state government schools or even those run by municipal corporations.

Impact of PM-SHRI schemes on the educational landscape of the country:

PM SHRI schools will encompass all aspects of the National Education Policy (NEP).
Reduction in regional disparities: As PM SHRI schools will be available in every region to handhold and mentor other schools in their vicinity.
Availability of appropriate resources and opportunities to students through career guidance and monitoring by alumni and good physical infrastructure to ensure extensive learning experiences. pedagogies and assessment systems
Integration of PM SHRI school with other schemes such as PM Poshan, Samagrah Shiksha and Ayushman Bharat to act as community centers.
PM-SHRI schools will ensure environment-friendly practices as these will be energy-efficient natural farming patches and rainwater harvesting systems.
Creation of employment opportunities to students due to introduction of vocational education as well as linkages of skill counsellors with local industry.

Way forward to make PM-SHRI a success:

Separate budget allocation to PM SHRI schools by Central and state governments to upgrade their facilities.
Focus on teacher training programme consistent with pedagogical practices proposed by the NEP. For Example: The government should include the “PM TRI” scheme i.e. Teachers for Rising India.

Article:

1.Express Explained: PM SHRI: Schools upgraded to ‘NEP labs’

2. A scheme for Teachers ( Ameeta Mulla Wattal)

Article Links:

1.https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/pm-shri-education-scheme-national-education-policy-school-features-explained-8133816/

2.https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-success-of-the-novel-pm-shri-schools-scheme-will-depend-on-the-quality-of-educators-8169339/