Delhi govt. launched Deshbhakti Curriculum, New School Education Board: Economic Survey 2021-22

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented the economic survey in the Assembly on Friday.

Deshbhakti Curriculum: The Economic Survey 2021-22 revealed that the government of Delhi makes the highest budgetary allocation for the education sector among states and union territories. It further added that the government has rolled out various initiatives such as the Deshbhakti Curriculum and the establishment of the Delhi Board of School Education. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented the economic survey in the Assembly on Friday.

Per student per annum expenditure declined to INR 63,556 in 2020-21 from INR 66,593

There are a total of 1,231 government and government-aided schools, i.e. 21.73 per cent of the total number of schools. The survey revealed that the per student per annum expenditure incurred by the government declined to INR 63,556 in 2020-21 from INR 66,593.

39.36 per cent of the total admissions in Delhi in 2020-21 took place in government and government-aided schools. The survey also stated that the share of enrolment in private schools at primary and middle level had increased significantly from 31.07 per cent in 2014-15 to 46.72 per cent in 2019-20.

However, it came down to 43.91 per cent in 2020-21. Similarly, the share of enrolment in private schools at secondary and senior secondary level had also increased from 29.08 per cent in 2014-15 to 31.90 per cent in 2019-20, but declined to 29.94 per cent in 2020-21.

Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) launched in March 2021

In Delhi, total expenditure on education has increased from INR 6,555 crore in 2014-15 to INR 15,707 crore in 2020-21. The survey also highlighted that the national capital launched the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) in March 2021 in collaboration with International Baccalaureate (IB) to "inculcate the cutting edge pedagogy and assessments in the schools of Delhi".

The board started functioning with 30 schools of the Delhi government. In the next few years, all schools of the Delhi government and willing private schools may be affiliated to DBSE, it said.

On September 28 last year, the government launched Deshbhakti Curriculum all across Delhi government schools with the aim of making students true patriots, the survey said.

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