*Union HRD Minister launches Integrated Online junction for School Education ‘Shagun’* Shagun is one of world’s largest system of its kind to improve school education: Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ New Delhi
Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched one
of world’s largest Integrated Online Junction for – School Education ‘Shagun’ in New Delhi
today. The Minister of State for HRD, Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre was also present on the
occasion.
School Education Shagun (URL: htpp://shagun.govt.in/) is an over-arching initiative to
improve school education system by creating a junction for all online portals and websites
relating to various activities of the Department of School Education and Literacy in the
Government of India and all States and Union Territories.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pokhriyal said that the word Shagun is coined from two different
words- ‘Shala’ meaning Schools and ‘Gunvatta’ meaning Quality and this online junction of
different websites and portals into a single platform will enhance the accessibility of information
relating to schools and will ensure a holistic approach to transform education sector.
The Minister informed that websites of 1200 KendriyaVidyalayas, 600 NavodayaVidyalayas,
18000 other CBSE affiliated schools, 30 SCERTs, 19000 organisations affiliated with NTCE
among others are integrated with Shagun. Report cards of 15 lakh schools all over the country
will be available on the newly created junction, the Minister explained. The portal seeks to
connect approximately 92 lakh teachers and 26 crore students. He added that the websiteprovides
a very robust feedback mechanism. Common people can directly give their feedback about
schools which will further increase the public participation and will ensure accountability and
transparency.
He added that recourse to this single source of information will immensely benefit all the
stakeholders, viz. the parents and the general public, the heads of the schools, the teachers, the
students, the policy makers, the officials and the researchers.
Shri Pokhriyal also informed that the website also provides vital information relating to
availability of nearby schools, navigable distance vis-a vis aerial distance between schools
thereby helping the policy makers in taking informed decisions.
He also announced the setting up of the Integrated National School Education Treasury
(INSET) which envisages a fully integrated, instantly accessible and seamless information
network for all parameters relating to the students, teachers, and schools in the country.
The main focus will be on the following areas:
Reinforcing and cleaning the data of the Integrated Online Junction through feedback
from Stakeholders
Ensuring full inter-operability among the websites, portals and applications which are
already hosted in the junction
Creating high quality e-contents, including quizzes and puzzles to enhance learning and
also for teachers in aiding classroom transactions
Using artificial intelligence and deep machine learning in a variety of ways to enhance
the quality of school education including for designing evidence based inventions.
A booklet giving features and benefits of Shagun was also released on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion,the Minister of the State for HRD Shri Sanjay ShamraoDhotre said that
the newly created platform will provide all school related information at one place . This will
help students, parents and other stakeholders in ensuring all round development of the child. This
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