Pre-school educational units with NCERT curriculum to set up: Swarup
Union School Education Secretary Anil Swarup today said the central government would set up pre-school educational units and the NCERT was also preparing a curriculum for them. "There is a preparatory work to be done before a child enters into class one. We are studying how pre-school will work in the government domain. What approach needs to be taken," Swarup said in Kolkata.
Private schools can give us ideas: Swarup
Swarup was speaking on the sidelines of a session on pre-school policy organized by the ASSOCHAM. Swarup said the HRD ministry will come out with a guideline by June 30 relating to the Central government's financial assistance to the proposed pre-school units to be set up by the school education department. He added that the private sector can give them ideas.
Sarva Shiksha and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan to merge
"We plan to impart holistic education without segmentation from pre-nursery to Class 12," Swarup said. "With 'Samagra Shiksha' coming into effect, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan will cease to exist separately and merge with it," he said. On a question about corporal punishment, Swarup said, "Handling a child should be different from handling an adult."
