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RMSA (Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan)

RMSA (Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan) 

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.

OBJECTIVES

  • The scheme envisages to achieve 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.
  • Improve the quality of education imparted at secondary level by making all secondary schools conform to prescribed norms.
  • Remove gender, socio-economic and disability barriers.
  • Provide universal access to secondary level education by 2017, i.e. by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan
  • Enhance and universalize retention by 2020.

Physical Facilities

  • Additional class rooms
  • Laboratories
  • Libraries
  • Art and crafts room
  • Toilet blocks
  • Drinking water provisions
  • Residential Hostels for Teachers in remote areas.

Quality Interventions

  • Appointment of additional teachers to reduce PTR to 30:1
  • Focus on Science, Math and English education
  • In-service training of teachers
  • Science laboratories
  • ICT enabled education
  • Curriculum reforms; and
  • Teaching learning reforms.

SCHOOL PROFILE

S. No. Category No. of Schools
1. Primary 556
2. Middle 204
3. High School 204
4. Higher Secondary Schools 252
5. KGBV 0
Total 1216

 

MANAGEMENT WISE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS

Management type P UP HS HSS Total
Department of Education 278 95 75 54 502
Tribal/social welfare 6 2 0 4 12
Pvt. Aided 117 40 52 81 290
Pvt. Unaided 6 17 8 4 35
Matriculation School 149 49 65 104 367
CBSE 0 0 5 5 10
Panchayat Union 0 0 0 0 0
Corporation 0 0 0 0 0
Municipality 0 0 0 0 0
KGBV 0 0 0 0 0
Total 556 203 205 252 1216
 

 ENROLMENT PROFILE 

Enrolment – ALL  – 2016-2017
S. No. Name of the Block Primary      I – V Upper Primary     VI – VIII Total Enrolment  I-VIII
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
1 Thovalai 1449 1182 2631 1948 1639 3587 3397 2821 6218
2 Agastheeswaram 9144 8160 17304 10149 10504 20653 19293 18664 37957
3 Rajakkamangalam 2348 2171 4519 2295 1870 4165 4643 4041 8684
4 Kurunthancode 3561 3203 6764 4070 4064 8134 7631 7267 14898
5 Thuckalay 4112 3698 7810 4189 4052 8241 8301 7750 16051
6 Thiruvattar 3192 2620 5812 3246 2984 6230 6438 5604 12042
7 Melpuram 3257 2948 6205 4132 4135 8267 7389 7083 14472
8 Killiyoor 4783 4297 9080 3846 3878 7724 8629 8175 16804
9 Munchirai 3400 3209 6609 3621 3599 7220 7021 6808 13829
Kanniyakumari 35246 31488 66734 37496 36725 74221 72742 68213 140955

 

TEACHERS PROFILE

Teachers in Primary Sections in Primary, Middle, High and Higher Secondary Schools  – 2016-2017
S. No Block Government Pvt Aided Pvt Unaided
Teachers Handling Primary Classes Only Teachers Handling Primary  and Upper Primary Classes Teachers Handling Primary Classes Only Teachers Handling Primary  and Upper Primary Classes Teachers Handling Primary Classes Only Teachers Handling Primary  and Upper Primary Classes
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 Thovalai 27 65 92 5 19 24 3 14 17 6 17 23 6 93 99 4 52 56
2 Agastheeswaram 30 141 171 11 41 52 3 171 174 0 12 12 1 337 338 12 117 129
3 Rajakkamangalam 12 91 103 7 35 42 1 20 21 1 30 31 10 126 136 9 106 115
4 Kurunthancode 6 60 66 11 45 56 3 111 114 7 23 30 4 171 175 4 71 75
5 Thuckalay 11 65 76 9 44 53 2 72 74 4 28 32 3 167 170 6 112 118
6 Thiruvattar 12 55 67 15 28 43 0 45 45 4 46 50 2 111 113 3 59 62
7 Melpuram 23 91 114 11 40 51 10 67 77 6 34 40 8 178 186 9 81 90
8 Killiyoor 7 53 60 6 31 37 3 92 95 2 2 4 0 63 63 11 81 92
9 Munchirai 7 46 53 22 69 91 6 89 95 7 68 75 3 92 95 6 183 189
TOTAL 135 667 802 97 352 449 31 681 712 37 260 297 37 1338 1375 64 862 926

SCHOOL GRANT

All the Head Masters & Chairmen of School Management Development Committees(SMDC) of identified Secondary Schools are informed that State Project Office RMSA have sanctioned & released amounts vide references 1st to 6th read above from the introduction of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan” from the year 2009-10.

Further they are informed that GOI, MHRD, New Delhi have communicated a Framework for Implementation of RMSA Scheme. Based on the Frame Work of chapter IV of 4.6 the following are the details of sanctioned components, Grant of amount and details for utilization of Grants relating to Physical infrastructure, School Annual Grants under Recurring Grants :

Component Grant amount

(in Rupees)

 Details
Repair/ replacement of Laboratory Equipments/ Purchase of Lab Consumable Articles 25,000/- v  Annual Grant of Rs. 25,000/- per School per Annum or as per Actual requirements.

v  Science Lab for classes IX & X.

v  Replacement and/or repairing of laboratory equipments

v  Purchase of consumables/chemical etc.

v  Upkeep of laboratories

v  Any other activity relating to Science & Mathematics
Purchase of Books, Periodicals, news papers etc. 10,000/- v  Purchase of books with due reference to the lists of books recommended by the KVS (or)

v  List recommended by the State Governments (or)

v  Rs. 10,000/- per annum or the actual expenditure, whichever is less

v  Text books and reference books for teachers should also be included.

v  (or) as per the scheme formulated by Raja Ram Mohan Ray Library Foundation, the Nodal Agency of GOI, to support Public library Services and Systems.
Water & Electricity charges, Telephone charges, Internet Charges, other rates & taxes 15,000/- v  To the extent of Grant/Actual Expenditure whichever is less to meet the expenditure incurred

AMONT UTILISED FOR SCHOOL GRANT IN 2017-18

SL.NO No of Schools Received school grant Amount Utilised (Rs.)
1 133 66,50,000

In Service Training:

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.

  • 10 days training was conducted for the teachers from August to December 2016.
  • Mathematics Teaching through computers and Science
  • Training was given by Subject Experts, DIET faculties and Resource Persons aided by Subject wise ITPD Modules (NCERT&SCERT Modules).
  • 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.
SL.NO SUBJECT NO OF TEACHERS AMOUNT UTILIZED
1 Tamil 448 449580
2 English 47 49370
3 Math 427 429420
4 Science 500 504750
5 Social Science 378 376540
  Total 1800 1809660
  • The training was focused on Practical Oriented teaching learning strategies and to promote students’ confidence in mathematics, curiosity, freedom and belief in doing mathematics.

School Leadership Development Programme (SLDP)

VISION

Develop New Generation Leaders to Transform Schools so that Every Child Learns and Every School Excels

MISSION

Enhance Leadership Capability at School Level for Institution Building to Deliver Quality Education

  • Perspective on School Leadership
  •  Leading Partnerships
  •  Leading School Administration
  •  Developing Self
  • Transforming Teaching-Learning Process
  •  Building and Leading Teams
  •  Leading Innovations
SL.NO SUBJECT NO OF HEAD MASTERS AMOUNT UTILIZED
1  

SLDP (Field visit)

 7  

 

8400
Total 7 8400

NEW SCHOOLS 

Goals to achieve the vision:

  • To provide a secondary school within a reasonable distance of any habitation or within a radius of 5 km.
  •  Special attention to    The economically weaker sections of the society.    The educationally backward and the girls in the society.

Criteria for upgrading a Middle School into a High School:

  • There should not be any Govt. High / Hr. Sec. Schools within the radius of 5 Km from the concerned Middle School.
  • SC/ST/Minorities dominated areas.
  •  Concerned Middle School must have 40 or more number of students in the feeder school.

   YEAR WISE NO OF SCHOOLS UPGRADED FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOLS 

 

SL.NO YEAR OF UPGRADATION NO OF SCHOOLS amount utilized (in lakh)
1 2009-10 1 71.12
2 2010-11 1 144.90
3 2011-12 5 34.10
TOTAL 7 250.12

 

IEDSS (INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLE AT SECONDARY STAGE)

VISION:

The Centrally Sponsored IEDSS Scheme aims to enable all students with disabilities completing eight years of elementary schooling an opportunity to complete four years of secondary schooling (classes IX to XII) in an inclusive and enabling environment.

To provide educational opportunities and facilities to students with disabilities in the general education system at the secondary level

To support the training of general school teachers to meet the needs of children with disabilities at the secondary level.

MISSION:

  •  Every child with disability will be identified at the secondary level and his educational need assessed
  •  Every student in need of aids and appliances, assistive devices will be provided the same.
  •  All architectural barriers in schools are removed so that students with disability have access to classrooms, laboratories, libraries and toilets in the school.
  •  Each student with disability will be supplied learning material as per her requirement.
  •  Students with disabilities will have access to support services like the appointment of special educators, establishment of resource rooms in every block
  •  Model schools are set up in every state to develop good replicable practice in inclusive education

 

PAB
S.No		 Name of the Project Expenditure Upto 31.03.2018
1.1 Environment building programme 90,000
1.2 Orientation of Principals, Educational administrators parents/guardians etc. 45,000
1.3 Salary (Previous Educator) 12,29,328
1.4 Helper/Ayahs/Attendant 90,000
1.5 Identification and assessment (Medical Camp) 44,800
1.6 Reader Allowance 32,500
1.7 Stipend for Girls 4,42,000
1.8 Transportation Allowance 2,48,500
Total for Recurring 22,22,128