Mission to be expanded from Balvatika to Class 5, class-wise

targets to be developed as per NCF, NCERT and Parakh: Minister Sandeep Singh

Lucknow, 18 July (HS): Under the leadership of Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath, UP government has taken a major step toward making

basic education in Uttar Pradesh more qualitative, results-oriented, and

competency-based. In accordance with the National Education Policy 2020, a

comprehensive action plan has been developed to expand and target the Nipun

Bharat Mission.

Under this action plan, clear learning goals will be set for

each grade, effectively implementing the mission from kindergarten to grade 5.

Along with this, regular assessments of children's learning levels, teacher

capacity building, identification of learning gaps, and strengthening of

remedial teaching will be implemented.

State Minister of State for Basic Education (Independent

Charge) Sandeep Singh said, Strengthening basic education is our top

priority in the Yogi government. In line with the spirit of the National

Education Policy 2020, the Nipun Bharat Mission is now being expanded from

kindergarten to grade 5, so that every child can develop a strong educational

foundation.

Our goal is to ensure that no child falls short of the set

learning goals. To this end, we have developed a concrete action plan to set

class-wise goals in accordance with the NCF and Parakh, enhance teacher

capacity, and continuously evaluate them. The Yogi government has equipped

government schools with modern resources, trained teachers, and quality

teaching methods. This roadmap will bring about historic improvements in

learning outcomes in the state, and Uttar Pradesh will become a model for the

entire country in basic education.

In this regard, Additional Chief Secretary, Basic Education,

Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma, has issued instructions to all Divisional

Commissioners and District Magistrates for the expansion of the mission and

effective implementation of the set goals. This action plan for the expansion

of the Nipun Bharat Mission is considered an initiative that will give a new

direction to basic education. By developing a continuous chain of learning from

Balvatika to Class 5, the goal is to empower every child with the necessary

knowledge, skills, and competencies according to their age and class.

According to the action plan, subject-wise and class-wise

learning objectives for Hindi, English, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies

in grades 3 to 5 will be developed in accordance with the NCF, NCERT textbooks,

and PARAKH standards. To achieve this, competencies will be determined in

collaboration with experts, SCERT, DIET, and teachers and finalized through

consultation workshops.

The new action plan places special emphasis on ensuring

curriculum completion as well as on each child's actual learning level.

Children's progress will be continuously monitored through regular school-level

evaluations and formative assessments, and catch-up teaching and additional

support will be provided to children with learning gaps. Teachers will be

trained in activity-based learning, competency-based education, effective use

of TLM, digital resources, and the Diksha platform. Special emphasis is also

placed on school readiness at the kindergarten level, effective use of school

libraries, reading culture, and parental participation. Regular monitoring and

review systems will also be developed at the state, district, block, and school

levels.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi