PM SHRI AND LIBRARY

                                            

Vision Statement of PM SHRI Schools

PM SHRI schools shall set examples for the best in class in the country. The education in these schools will be such that it will nurture lifelong learners who carry the acumen and desire to learn, unlearn and relearn at all spectrums of life to become engaged, productive, and contributing citizens for building an equitable, inclusive, and plural society as envisaged by the National Education Policy 2020.

Mission Statement of PM SHRI Schools

PM SHRI schools aim to prepare more than 14,500 exemplar schools in which every student feels welcomed and cared for, where a safe and stimulating learning environment exists, where a wide range of learning experiences are offered, and where good physical infrastructure and appropriate resources conducive to learning are available to all students.

Selection Through Challenge Method with

Three Stage Process

PM SHRI SCHOOLS 

The Cabinet has been approved a newly central sponsored scheme called PM SHRI on 7 September, 2022. These schools will showcase the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and emerge as exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighborhood. They will provide leadership in their respective regions in providing high-quality education in an equitable, inclusive and joyful school environment that takes care of the diverse background, multilingual needs, and different academic abilities of children and makes them active participants in their own learning process as per the vision of NEP 2020.

Under the scheme there is provision of setting up of More than 14500 PM SHRI Schools (PM Schools for Rising India) by strengthening the existing schools from amongst schools managed by Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies.

The duration of scheme is proposed to be from 2022-23 to 2026-27; after which it shall be the responsibility of the States/UTs to continue to maintain the benchmarks achieved by these schools. More than 20 lakh students are expected to be direct beneficiaries of the scheme. The total cost of the project will be Rs 27360 crore spread over a period of 5 years which includes central share of Rs 18128 crore.

Status of Schools selected under PM SHRI

• Part 1 : Vision, Mission, Pillars and Selection Methodology
• Part 2 : Implementation and Programmatic Guidelines
• Part 3 : School Quality Assessment Framework

Framework on School Transformation Part 2

Implementation and Programmatic Guidelines

LIBRARY WORD USED 31 TIMES IN PART 2 IN CONTEXT

SL	HEAD	SUB HEAD	P NO	UNDER	FUND	ACTION NEEDED AS PER DOCUMENT
1	Table of Contents	LIBRARY	7	P-26
2	Table of Contents	DIGITAL LIBRARY	7	P-40
3	Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	a. Support at Pre-school Education/Balvatika (ECCE)	10	Suggestive Action Items		6. Love for reading could be developed in students through interesting, colourful books, narratives and interactive discussions. The library hour can be made more interesting with story-telling sessions
4	Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	b. Teaching Learning Materials for implementation of Innovative pedagogies	12	Suggestive Action Items		5. Books may be made available in the library and in the classroom to read and hence helping in improving reading level.
5	Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	c. Learning Enhancement Programme (LEP)/Remedial teaching	13	Programmatic Norms		b. Academic enrichment in classrooms aimed at engaging students beyond classrooms through various interventions, such as, group research, group work, portfolios, presentations by students, debates, quizzes, library books, extra reading, projectwork, etc
6	Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	j. Library	26-27	Proposed Norms: Programmatic Norms		● In order to complement the activities under Foundational Literacy and Numeracy and inculcate reading habits among students of all ages, strengthening of school libraries including purchase of books., newspapers, magazines, etc. ● Must involve elements of community contribution. ● Enjoyable and inspirational books for students at all levels will be developed, including through high-quality translation (technology assisted as needed) in all local and Indian languages, braille and books in accessible formats for CwSN.
7-20	Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	j. Library	26-27	Financial Norms		● Provision for library grant as per the following: a. Up to ₹ 5,000 for schools up to Primary level . b. Up to ₹ 13,000 for schools up to upper primary. c. Up to @ ₹ 15,000/- for Secondary schools. d. Up to ₹ 20,000/- for Senior Secondary schools. ● Additional support may be provided for library as per State/UT specific plans submitted to PAB. ● These grants will be provided on the basis of progress/utilization of previous years. ● These grants will be available on an annual basis.
7-20	Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	j. Library	26-27	Suggestive Action Items		1.        The library could be located in an area of maximum accessibility to the students and teachers and should be strategically placed in a quiet area free from excessive noise with good ventilation and ample daylight in the library room. 2. There could be space maintained for computer workstations, displays (shelves/ tables/ stands) and a library circulation counter. The library could be appropriately designed to meet the special needs of differently-abled library users. 3. The library could be made inviting and pleasing with comfortable furniture like chairs, reading tables, bookshelves, display rack etc. The wall and furniture could also be painted with attractive, non-reflective and eye/reading-friendly shades. 4. Library may have at least five books (other than textbooks) per student to maintain the appropriate ratio of total enrolled students in school to total number of library books in school. 5. Library resources could include books, fiction, non-fiction, reference books, encyclopaedia, periodicals, magazines, journals and newspapers in as many languages as possible. Books to help attain foundational literacy and numeracy could also be made available for primary grade students. Option of e-books may also be explored 6. A Book/ Periodical/ Multimedia Selection Sub-Committee may be formed by including the subject teachers as well as student representatives to get the books and other reading materials personally examined before their purchase. 7. Dedicated periods could be allotted for the library, especially in grades so that students can improve their oral reading fluency under the supervision of the teacher. 8. School libraries could be set up- particularly in convergence with other ministries/departments- to serve the community during non-school hours and book clubs may meet in public/school libraries to further facilitate and promote widespread reading. The above-mentioned activities are only suggestive in nature, schools can design/ plan activities based on context or specific needs of the states.
7-20	Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	j. Library	27	Standards		i. School Fosters mother tongue/home language/regional language & Teachers nurture the development and maintenance of peer bonding through class language diversity ii. The School Library facilitates effective delivery/implementation of its educational programmes. (Where an exclusive school library is not possible, the school has set up or has access to community/institutional libraries in the neighbourhood and/or to libraries in convergence with the provisions of other departments) iii. The school has sufficient classrooms that are conducive to learning, and school has planned for strengthening of existing school infrastructure within one academic session.
21	Pillar 1: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	l. Innovation	29	Proposed Norms: Programmatic Norms		Flexible funds for innovation (Up to Rs. 40% of a PM SHRI School proposal):                                                                                              Additional support may be provided for library as per State/UT specific plans submitted to PAB.
22	Pillar 2: Access Infrastructure - Adequacy, Functionality, Aesthetics and Safety	b. Strengthening of Existing Schools	35	Proposed Norms: Programmatic Norms		Provision for:      Science and Maths Lab, langauge lab, Atal tinkering lab in collaboration with Niti Ayog, Computer Room, Art Cultural Room, Library, ACR, Water & Toilet, essential classroom furniture, resource centre (for CwSN) staff room, boundary wall, etc.
23-24	Pillar 2: Access Infrastructure - Adequacy, Functionality, Aesthetics and Safety	b. Strengthening of Existing Schools	36	Standards		The School Library facilitates effective delivery/implementation of its educational programmes. (Where an exclusive school library is not possible, the school has set up or has access to community/institutional libraries in the neighbourhood and/or to libraries in convergence with the provisions of other departments)
25	Pillar 2: Access Infrastructure - Adequacy, Functionality, Aesthetics and Safety	d. Digital Library	40	Proposed Norms: Programmatic Norms		Provision of digital libraries comprising tablets with pre-loaded educational content for students of classes upper primary and above.
25	Pillar 2: Access Infrastructure - Adequacy, Functionality, Aesthetics and Safety	d. Digital Library	40	Financial Norms		Non-recurring: Provision up to 40 tablets per School @ up to ₹ 15,000 per tablet (One-time grant). Recurring grant: Provision for recurring grant @ up to ₹ 50,000 per annum for upgrading of content, maintenance, including AR/VR/Haptics, other innovative techniques, etc. S
26	Pillar 2: Access Infrastructure - Adequacy, Functionality, Aesthetics and Safety	d. Digital Library	40	Suggestive Action Items		1. School could make tablets accessible to students with preloaded educational contents. 2. School may ensure that ratio of the tablets is appropriate to total enrolled students so that every child could get quality time with the device. The timetable and schedule should be planned accordingly. 3. Creative incentives may be initiated by teachers so that all the students get enrolled. 4. School could encourage teachers to align their daily lesson plans with the content accessed by students on tablets. 5. Teachers could provide worksheets to students based on preloaded educational content for classroom task. 6. Personalised and Adaptive Learning (PAL) programme could be adopted to cater the different needs of students. 7. Schools may upgrade the content of tablets regularly based on the needs of students so the relevance of the content is maintained. The above-mentioned activities are only suggestive in nature, schools can design/plans activities based on context or specific needs of the states.
26	Pillar 2: Access Infrastructure - Adequacy, Functionality, Aesthetics and Safety	d. Digital Library	41	Standards		i. The school has ICT labs/Smart class facilities to support educational activities. School ensures pre-loaded tablet and access to digital library. ii. Ensure availability of seamless internet connection to access the resources & contents
27	Pillar 2: Access Infrastructure - Adequacy, Functionality, Aesthetics and Safety	e. ICT and Digital Initiatives	43	Standards		ii. The school has ICT labs/Smart class facilities to support educational activities. School ensures pre-loaded tablet and access to digital library
28-29	RESOURCES					34. Kurt, D. (2020). Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in Education - Education Library. Education Library. https://educationlibrary.org/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-ineducation/.
31	RESOURCES					49 . (2021). Revised Guidelines for Library Grant and Promotion of Reading. Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of

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