233
Grant No - 20
24 - Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
Medium Term Expenditure
(Taka in Thousand)
Projection
Budget
Description
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Non-Development
Development
Total
Revenue
Capital
Total
1.0
Mission Statement and Major Functions
1.1
Mission Statement
To ensure primary and basic education for all through improved facility and improvement of the quality of
education.
1.2
Major Functions
1.2.1
To formulate and implement policies concerning primary and mass education;
1.2.2
To implement and monitor the compulsory primary education program;
1.2.3
To implement mass education program, through non-formal education
1.2.4
To develop curriculum for primary and mass education;
1.2.5
To prepare, print and distribute textbooks;
1.2.6
To undertake training and research activities related to primary and mass education;
1.2.7
To coordinate activities of other Ministries, Government agencies and N.G.O.s in the field of mass literacy
and adult education.
2.0
Medium Term Strategic Objectives and Activities
Medium Term Strategic
Objectives
Activities
1
2
1. To extend universal
access to primary
education
 Establishment of new primary schools in the
villages without school
 Construction, reconstruction and extension of
classrooms and routine repair and
maintenance of schools
 Construction of toilets and installation of tube
wells
 Stipend program for poor students
 School Tiffin program in poverty stricken
areas
 Education allowances and stipends for
Implementing
Departments/Agencies
3
 Directorate of Primary
Education (D.P.E.)
234
Medium Term Strategic
Objectives
1
Activities
Implementing
Departments/Agencies
2
3
disadvantaged students to prevent drop-out
rates
 Establishment of child-friendly learning
centers in all inaccessible areas including
char, haor, tea-estates and hill areas
 Making all classrooms child-friendly (for
boys, girls and children with special needs)
 Supplying free textbooks in due time
 Introduction of pre-primary classes in all
primary schools
 Completion of administrative works of
primary schools under nationalization
process
 Providing one time financial assistance to
families of retired, resigned or deceased
teachers from the Welfare Trust
2. To improve the quality of
primary education
 Conducting Grade-5 completion examination
 Introducing I.C.T.-based education at primary
level
 Compulsory Primary
Education Implementation
and Monitoring Unit
(C.P.E.I.M.U.)
 Directorate of Primary
Education (D.P.E.)
 Implementation of School Level Improvement
Plan (S.L.I.P.)
 Extension of primary education up to class
eight
 Skills development of teachers and students
in English, Mathematics and Science at
primary level
 Development of training infrastructure to
enhance the quality of Primary Education

Revision and refinement of Curriculum
 Training of teachers and officers associated
with primary education
 National Academy for
Primary Education
(N.A.P.E.)
 Basic training-C-in-Ed-Dip-in-Ed-subjectbased training for teachers
 Training of personnel associated with school
management
 Introduction of competency-based question
papers in the Primary Education Completion
Examinations
3. To increase literacy rate
and infuse dynamism in
the post-literacy
programme

Providing post literacy and continuing
education to the 15-45 years age group neoliterate people in selected areas
 Providing basic education and livelihood skill
training to 10-14 years age group urban
working children in 7 divisional cities
 Implementation of basic literacy program for
11-45 years age group in 64 districts
 Bureau of Non-formal
Education (B.N.F.E.)
235
3.0
Poverty and Gender Reporting
3.1
Impact of Medium Term Strategic Objectives on Poverty Reduction and Women's
Advancement
3.1.1
To extend universal access to primary education
Impact on Poverty Reduction: Children from poor families will have better access to primary education
through the Stipend Programme, School Tiffin Programme, education allowances and infrastructure
development activities. These will create more employment opportunities for the poor.
Impact on Women’s Advancement: As many as 1 crore students get direct benefit from the
implementation of the programmes like school feeding, establishment of 1,500 new schools in the villages
without school, construction of 41,000 new class rooms and reconstruction, expansion and renovation of
another 23,000 schools. Stipend Programme for 78.69 lac students and School Tiffin Programme for 29 lac
students are also being implemented. Since half of the primary school students are girls, these
programmes are contributing to women’s advancement in terms of better access to public resources and
services, education and training programmes.
3.1.2
To improve the quality of primary education
Impact on Poverty Reduction: Grade 5 completion examinations, skill development of teachers and
students in English, Mathematics & Science subjects at the primary level and development of primary
education infrastructure directly contribute to the creation of efficient human resources. This has direct
impact on the poverty alleviation.
Impact on Women’s Advancement: Teachers’ training is one of the key programs for improvement of the
quality of primary education. On average, 11,500 teachers receive training each year. Currently, 52% of all
teachers are female and there is provision for recruitment of 60% female teachers in government primary
schools. These programs will contribute to developing and empowering women including enhancing their
social dignity in the work place and increasing participation in income generating activities.
3.1.3
To increase literacy rate and infuse dynamism in the post-literacy program
Impact on Poverty Reduction: Under the literacy program, 3 crore and 73 lac population aged between
11 to 45 years will be literate and 1 crore and 17 lac neo-literates aged between 15-25 years will be given
income generating training and access to micro-credit. These non-formal activities will create opportunities
for their skill development and subsequent employment. Post literacy program hence plays an important
role in reducing poverty. In addition, 200,000 juvenile people working in urban areas will receive livelihood
skill development training which has a positive impact on poverty alleviation.
Impact on Women’s Advancement: About half of the total 1 crore and 17 lac beneficiaries of post literacy
and continuing education programme are women. Livelihood skill development training conducted under
this programme will contribute widely to women development. 60% of the 2 lac working children in urban
areas who are receiving basic education and livelihood skill development training are female as well. This
programme will contribute towards enhancement of their social dignity and increased participation in
income generating activities.
3.2
Poverty Reduction and Women’s Advancement Related Spending
(Taka in Thousand)
Particulars
Budget
2015-16
Poverty Reduction
Gender
Projection
2016-17
2017-18
236
4.1
Priority Spending Areas/Programmes
Priority Spending Areas/Programmes
1. Teachers’ recruitment and skill development:
To improve the quality of education the teacher-student ratio should be
raised to the desired level of 1:30. Currently the teacher-student ratio is
1:49. Teachers are recruited every year to bring down this ratio to the
desired level. To ensure quality education, teachers’ training is equally
important as recruitment of new teachers. Attempts have been made
for qualitative improvement in education through imparting training
including Dip-in-Ed and subject-based training. Hence teachers’
training has been given the top priority.
2. Establishment of new schools, extension/ reconstruction/ repair
and renovation of existing infrastructures
Child-friendly school infrastructure plays a vital role in enhancing the
quality of education. Reconstruction and maintenance of school
infrastructures, especially old structures constructed in the 1960s and
1980s, are important steps to ensuring that such infrastructure is child
friendly. This is also the reason for the construction of 42,000 new
classrooms and the establishment of 1,500 new schools in villages
without school. Thus school construction and reconstruction have been
given the second priority.
3. School Tiffin Program
School Tiffin program has been introduced for disadvantagedmarginalized families to ensure the completion of primary education
cycle, to increase the attendance rate in school, to reduce the dropout
rate and to provide the nutritional requirements of poor students. During
school hours, each of 29 lac students from 82 extreme poverty prone
Upazilas is provided with 75gm fortified biscuits daily. In consideration of
the above, this program has been given the third priority.
4. Offering stipend/education allowance to poor students
To increase attendance in schools and to help poor students to complete
the primary education cycle stipend/education allowances are offered to
students coming from poor families. Because of these stipend/education
allowances dropout rates of children will decrease and attendance rates
will also increase. For this reason, this activity has been given the fourth
priority.
5. Introducing pre-primary education in every primary school
The primary reason behind disparity in the quality of education among
rural and urban schools is the absence of pre-primary education in
government primary schools. It will be possible to reduce this disparity
and enhance quality of education in rural areas by introducing preprimary classes in 62,000 government primary schools. For this reason
this programme has been given the fifth priority.
6.
Implementing prgrammes relating to eradication of illiteracy and
post-literacy continuing education
Steps have been taken to make 3 crore and 73 lac of the population
aged between 11-45 years literate and to provide job-oriented training to
1 crore and 17 lac of the neo-literate population between 15-25 years of
age. These programmes would enhance the employment potential of the
beneficiaries and contribute to the overall development of their families.
Hence this has been considered as a priority.
Related Medium Term Strategic
Objectives
 To extend universal access to
primary education
 To improve the quality of
primary education
 To extend universal access to
primary education
 To improve the quality of
primary education
 To extend universal access to
primary education
 To extend universal access to
primary education
 To extend universal access to
primary education
 To increase literacy rate and
infuse dynamism in the postliteracy program
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4.2
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates and Projection (2015-16 to 2017-18)
4.2.1
Expenditure by Department/Agencies/Operational Units
(Taka in thousand)
Description
Budget
Revised
Budget
2015-16
2014-15
4.2.2
Projection
2016-17
2017-18
Expenditure by Economic Group Wise
(Taka in thousand)
Description
Economic
Group
5.0
Budget
Revised
Budget
2015-16
2014-15
Projection
2016-17
2017-18
Key Performance Indicator (KPIs)
Indicator
Related
Strategic
Objectives
Unit
Revised
2
3
4
1. Gross Enrolment Rate
1
%
105
2. Net Enrolment Rate
1
%
97
3. Attendance Rate
1,2
%
4. Completion Rate
1,2
%
5. Rate of graduation from Grade
5 to Grade 6
1,2
6. Teacher-Student Ratio
Actual
Target
2013-14
1
7. Literacy Rate (7+ years)
Medium Term Targets
Revised
Target
Target
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
8
9
10
105
105
105
100
100
100
90
93
94
95
75
80
85
85
%
98
99
99
99
1,2
Ratio
1:45
1:40
1:40
1:40
3
%
60
80
85
100
5
6
7
6.0
Recent Achievements, Activities, Output Indicators
Expenditure Estimates of the Departments/Agencies
and
Targets
6.1
Secretariat
6.1.1
Recent Achievements: Not Applicable
6.1.2
Activities, Output Indicators and Targets: Not Applicable
6.1.3
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates by Operational Unit, Programmes and Projects
and
(Taka in Thousand)
Actual
Name of the Operational Unit/
Programme/Project
Related
Activity
2013-14
1
2
3
Budget
Revised
2014-15
4
5
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
6
7
8
6.2
Directorate of Primary Education
6.2.1
Recent Achievements: Net enrolment rate of school going children (6-10 years) has increased to 97% in
2012 from 90.8% in 2008 due to implementation of different development projects. The teacher-student
ratio in the government primary schools has been reduced to 1:49 in 2012 from 1:50 in 2008 and
attendance rate of children at schools has increased to 86% in 2012 from 81% in 2008. Different activities
are under implementation to address the issues of gender inequality, children with special needs, disability,
primary education of ethnic children and pre-primary education. Pre-primary classes have been introduced
in 74,399 schools of the country in 2014. To ensure enrolment of all children of the school going age, 78.69
lac children have been brought under stipend program and 30 lac students have been brought under
school feeding programme. Every year 2 crore students are being given free school books. During the last
3 years 42,000 new class rooms have been built and 12,000 school buildings have been reconstructed. A
programme is under implementation to set up 37,000 multimedia class rooms. Primary Education
Completion Examinations is being taken every year and in 2013 the pass rate was 98.58%.
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6.2.2
Activities, Output Indicators and Targets
Activities
Output
Indicator
Related
Strategic
Objectives
Unit
Revised
Target
1
2
3
4
5
9
10
Number
300
172
50
0
Cumulative
1278
1450
1500
-
10.00
15.00
15.00
4.10
15.00
10.00
10.00
9.93
5.00
5.00
5.00
0
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
1. Establishment of primary schools
in the villages without school
Primary Schools
established
2. Construction, rehabilitation, and
extension of classrooms and
routine repair and maintenance of
schools
Additional
classrooms
constructed
3. Construction of toilets and
installation of tube wells in
Schools
Rehabilitation,
repair and
maintenance
works completed
for classrooms
Target
2013-14
Revised
Target
2014-15
6
7
Medium Term Targets
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
8
1
1
Toilets
constructed
1
Tube wells
installed
4. Stipend program for poor students Students covered
under stipend
programme
Actual
Number
(thousand)
Number
(thousand)
1
Number
(lac)
78.00
78.00
78.00
78.00
Schools brought
under Tiffin
programme
1
Number
(thousand)
12.00
12.00
12.00
14.00
6. Education allowances and stipend Students brought
for disadvantaged and drop-out
under R.O.S.C.
students
programme
3
Number
(lac)
7.20
5.70
4.55
4.55
7. Establishment of child friendly
learning centers in inaccessible
areas including char, haor, tea
gardens and hilly areas
Learning centers
established
1
0
0
0
0
Child friendly
class rooms
established
1
10.00
10.00
10.00
12.00
Text books
distributed
1
10.00
10.00
11.00
11.00
77.40
81.00
81.00
81.00
26.00
27.00
28.00
28.00
7.50
10.00
15.00
12.00
63
63
63
63
166
800
800
800
10
12
12
12
3
8
8
8
6
1
0
0
5. School Tiffin program for povertystricken areas
8. Making all classrooms child
friendly (for boys ,girls and
children with special needs)
9. Supplying free textbooks in due
time
10. Introduction of pre-primary classes
Pre-primary class
in all primary schools
introduced
11. Conducting Grade-5 completion
examination
1
2
12. Introducing I.C.T.-based education
Schools with ICT
at primary level
based education
2
13. Implementation of School Level
Improvement Plan (S.L.I.P.)
2
14. Extension of Primary Education up Primary Schools
to grade- VIII
extended up to
Grade-VIII
15. Skills development of teachers
and students in English,
Mathematics and Science at
primary level
16. Development of training
infrastructure to enhance the
quality of Primary Education
2
Establishment of
new P.T.I.s
Number
(crore)
No. of
schools
Number
(Lac )
Number of
schools
(thousand)
Number
(Thousand)
Number
Number
Teachers trained
in English
Teachers trained
in Science and
Mathematics
Number
(thousand)
(thousand)
Students brought
under primary
school
completion
(Grade-V )
examination
Schools under
S.L.I.P.
Number
(thousand)
(thousand)
2
Number
(thousand)
2
Number
11
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* No targets are provided for years following the completion of the relevant projects against activity no. 7 & 16
6.2.3
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates by Operational Unit, Programmes and Projects
Actual
Budget
Name of the Operational Unit/
Programme/Project
Related
Activity
2013-14
1
2
3
(Taka in Thousand)
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
Revised
2014-15
4
5
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
6
7
8
6.3
Bureau of Non-Formal Education
6.3.1
Recent Achievements: Work plan and project proposal to eradicate illiteracy has been prepared and
under consideration for approval. During the last three years 12 lac people of 11 to 45 years age group
have been given basic literacy and skill development training in 29 districts using 7,181 centres under
P.L.C.E.H.D.-2 project. In addition, about 1.7 lac working children aged between 10-14 years received nonformal basic education and training on improved life skill activities through 6,646 learning centres (at least
60% girl participants). Income generating skill development training is now going on for 12,630 adolescent
boys and girls of 13+ years of age group. As a result of these activities literacy rate increased from 53% to
59.82% during the last three years. Now preparatory work is going on to provide a second chance
opportunity for out-of-school children to resume their education.
6.3.2
Activities, Output Indicators and Targets
Activities
Output
Indicator
Related
Strategic
Objectives
Unit
Revised
Target
1
2
3
4
5
1. Providing basic education to 10 14 years old urban working
children in 7 divisional
headquarters
Number of
people receiving
income
generating skill
development
training
3
Person
(thousand)
1.50
2. Implementation of basic literacy
programme for 11-45 years age
group illiterate people in 64
districts
Number of
illiterate people
receiving basic
literacy
3
Person
(lac )
11.00
6.3.3
Actual
Target
2013-14
Revised
Target
2014-15
6
7
Medium Term Targets
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
8
9
10
0
0
0
13.50
13.50
7.00
11
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates by Operational Unit, Programmes and Projects
Actual
Name of the Operational Unit/
Programme/Project
Related
Activity
2013-14
1
2
3
Budget
Revised
2014-15
4
5
(Taka in Thousand)
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
6
7
8
6.4
National Academy for Primary Education
6.4.1
Recent Achievements: To enhance the quality of primary education and to increase efficiency, 3,816
officials of PTIs, District and Upazila Education Offices and Upazila Resource Centres (U.R.C.) have been
given training on basic financial management, enhancement of professional skill, academic supervision,
computer education and subject based training during the last three years. In the same period 3 action
research projects were completed and a total of 47,657 primary school teachers have received one year
training on Certificate-in-Education (C-in-Ed). To implement compulsory and quality primary education, 500
persons involved in school management were trained. With a view to introduce competency based
question papers in the Primary Education Completion (P.E.C.) Examinations from 2,016, piloting was
started in 2013 adopting 10% competency based questions. From June 2013, Diploma-in-Education
Course was introduced in 29 P.T.I.s of the country.
6.4.2
Activities, Output Indicators and Targets
240
Activities
Output
Indicator
Related
Strategic
Objectives
Unit
Revised
Target
1
2
3
4
5
Revised
curriculum
2
Number
0
Teachers and
Officers trained
2
Persons
(thousand)
3.
Target
2013-14
Revised
Target
2014-15
0
0
0
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
Teachers
provided with
basic training
0
0
0
0
Teachers
provided with C in-Ed. training
4.00
0
0
0
10.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
0
0
0
0
Teachers
provided with
Dip-in-Ed.
training
Persons
(thousand)
2
Teachers
provided with
subject based
training
7
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
10
Basic training/C-in-ED./ Dip-inEd./ Subject based training for
teachers
6
Medium Term Targets
9
1. Revision and refinement of
Curriculum
2. Training for teachers and officers
associated with primary education
Actual
8
4. Training to personnel associated
with primary school management
Trained S.M.C.
members
2
Persons
(thousand)
0
0
0
0
5. Introduction of competency-based
question papers in the Primary
Education Completion
Examinations
Competencybased question
papers
introduced in the
P.E.C. Exam
2
%
25
35
50
75
6.4.3
11
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates by Operational Unit, Programmes and Projects
Actual
Budget
Name of the Operational Unit/
Programme/Project
Related
Activity
2013-14
1
2
3
(Taka in Thousand)
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
Revised
2014-15
4
5
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
6
7
8
6.5
Compulsory Primary Education Implementation and Monitoring Unit (CPEIMU)
6.5.1
Recent Achievements: During the last three years 262 registered primary schools and 882 teachers were
brought under M.P.O. In the same period, 225 community primary schools were brought under Monthly
Payment Order (M.P.O.) and 675 teachers were also registered for regular honorarium. Recruitment of at
least 60% female teachers in these schools has been made mandatory. At present different administrative
works are going on to nationalize all of the registered primary schools.
6.5.2
Activities, Output Indicators and Targets
Activities
Output
Indicator
Related
Strategic
Objectives
Unit
Revised
Target
1
2
3
4
5
Schools
completed
administrative
works
1
Number
650
Teachers
receiving one
time grant
1
Persons
(hundred)
4
1. Completion of administrative
works of primary schools under
nationalization process
2. Providing one time financial
assistance to families of retired,
resigned or deceased teachers
from the Welfare Trust
6.5.3
Actual
Target
2013-14
Revised
Target
2014-15
6
7
Medium Term Targets
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
8
9
10
700
750
800
6
6
6
11
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates by Operational Unit, Programmes and Projects:
(Taka in Thousand)
Actual
Name of the Operational Unit/
Programme/Project
Related
Activity
2013-14
1
2
3
Budget
Revised
2014-15
4
5
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
6
7
8
241
Actual
Name of the Operational Unit/
Programme/Project
Related
Activity
2013-14
1
2
3
Budget
Revised
2014-15
4
5
Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
6
7
8