RMSA (Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan)-2009
The
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan is a flagship scheme of Government of
India, launched in March, 2009, to enhance access to secondary education and
improve its quality.
RMSA
is centrally sponsored scheme to achieve the universalization of Secondary
Education.
The Scheme ICT in School (2004) was added in RMSA in 2009.
Goal & Objectives
ü Establishing Secondary School within a radius of 5kms.
ü The
scheme envisages achieving a gross enrolment ratio of 75% from 52.26% in
2005-06 for classes IX-X within 5 years of its implementation, by providing a
secondary school within reasonable distance of any habitation.
ü Improve
the quality of education imparted at secondary level by making all secondary
schools conform to prescribed norms.
ü Remove
gender, socio-economic and disability barriers.
ü Provide
universal access to secondary level education by 2017, i.e. by the end of the
12th Five Year Plan
ü To
achieve universal retention by 2020
ü Providing necessary physical facilities, teaching and non – teaching
staff for every secondary school
ü To see that no student shall be deprived of secondary education because
of gender disparity, socio economic reasons, disability or any other reasons.
Provisions under RMSA
The
following provisions has been provided under the Scheme RMSA
Physical Facilities
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Additional class rooms
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Laboratories
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Libraries
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Art and crafts room
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Toilet blocks
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Drinking water provisions
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Residential Hostels for Teachers in
remote areas.
Quality Interventions
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Appointment of additional teachers to
reduce PTR to 30:1
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Focus on Science, Math and English
education
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In-service training of teachers
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Science laboratories
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ICT enabled education
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Curriculum reforms
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Teaching learning reforms
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In Service Training
Equity Intervention
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Special focus in micro planning,
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Preference to areas with concentration
of SC/ST/minority for opening of schools,
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Special enrolment drive for the weaker
section,
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More female teachers in schools and
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Separate toilet blocks for girls.
Implementations
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In-service Training for Professional
Development -2716 subject teachers (Tamil, English, Math, Science and Social
Science) were given In service training to update the knowledge and teaching
competency at the approval outlay of 18.09 lakhs.
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10 days training was conducted for the
teachers from August to December 2016.
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Mathematics Teaching through computers
and Science
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Training was given by Subject Experts,
DIET faculties and Resource Persons aided by Subject wise ITPD Modules
(NCERT&SCERT Modules)
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PPT pr Power Point Presentation CD’s and
Animated CD’s given to all teachers. Presentation NCERT, RMSA Cell ITPD SCERT
Training modules were revised based on State Board Syllabus for IX and X in
consultation with University Professor, DIET Faculties, Experts, Eminent
Educationists, Experienced Subject Teachers.
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The training was focused on Practical
Oriented teaching learning strategies and to promote students’ confidence in
mathematics, curiosity, freedom and belief in doing mathematics
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School Leadership Development Programme
(SLDP)