OoSC Survey 2023-24 Guidelines, Schedule

OoSC Survey 2023-24 Guidelines, Schedule Survey for identification of Out of School Children through the “Mana Badiki Podam” Mobile App Schedule for OoSC (Out of School Children) Survey - 2023-24

A.P Samagra Shiksha OSC Activities - Survey for Identification of - Out of School Children in the State for the year 2023-24 - Instructions - Issued -Reg Rc.No. SS-22021/2/2021-0SC SEC-SSA,  Date: 11/02/2023

Ref.:-

2. D.O. Lr. No 2-4/2022-15.2, Dated 7th December, 2022 of the joint Secretary (55-11), MHRD, Dept., of SE & Literacy, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 115.
3. Gazette of India - Extraordinary - Part II - Section I, 39, New Delhi, issued by Ministry of Law & justice on the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - (Central Act No. 35 of 2009, dated: 26th August, 2009.
4. The Andhra Pradesh right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 issued vide G.0 Ms. No. 20 School Education (PE-Prog.l) Department, dated: 03.03.2011 and notifed in Gazette No. 10 dated: 0503.2011,
5. lnstructions issued by the Principal secretary ,SE through Video conference on 9/2/23 on OoSC.

Order:

The attention of all the District Educational Officers & Ex-Officio Project Coordinators and Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha in the State are invited to the references cited and are informed that the Joint Secretary (55-11), MHRD, Dept., of SE & Literacy, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi has informed vide reference 1st cited, that the Schedule of AWP & B 2023-24 for the State of Andhra Pradesh will be in between 03.03.2023 to 14.03.2023.

 

In this connection, A.P Samagra Shiksha desires to conduct Survey for identification of Out of School Children from 10.02.23 to 12.02.23 for the year 2023-24 in collaboration with other stake holder departments in the State.

 

Coordinators and Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra in the State are instructed to submit the proposals in the Prabandh portal as per the guidelines issued by this office.

Schedule for OoSC (Out of School Children) Survey - 2023-24:

SI. No.	Particulars	Date
1	District level convergence with all stake holder departments (Line Departments)	10.02.23
2	District level one day orientation programme for Dy.EOs, Deputy Inspectors (Urdu), all Sectorals of Samagra and MEO, School Complex Head Master, Mandal MIS Coordinator or Data Entry operator from each     Mandal	11.02.23
3	Mandal level Convergence and Orientation to MPDOs, Tahsildar, School Complex HMs, Special Officers of KGBVs, CRPs, IERTs, PTIs, Anganwadi workers and arrangement     of Tabs and  Android mobiles and downloading the "Maria Badiki Podam" Mobile App.	12.02.23
4	Habitations allotment to the enumerators.	11.02.23
5	Field verification of Oo5C (Out of School Children).	10.02.23

ANNEXURE - II

Modalities, Roles and Responsibilities:

The AP Samagra Shiksha is adopting the following alternative ways for mainstreaming the Out of School Children (OoSC). OoSC Identified as Direct Enrollment children, who are dropped out from 01 month to 03 months, they shall be joining in

1. KGBVs

2. Residential & Regular Schools,

3. Bhavitha (IERC)/Non-Bhavitha (Non-IERC) Centers.

The following ways to enroll the OoSC:

SI. No	Direct Enrollment	Responsible to enroll the identified OoSC
1	KGBVs	MEOs / Special Officer of KGBVs
2	Residential & Regular Schools	ALSCO / Asst., ALSCO /MEOs
3	Bhavitha (IERC) / Non-Bhavitha (Non- IERC) Centers	ALSCO / LE Coordinators/ MEO5 / IERPs

 

Provided the Special Trainings to children that are identified in different categories through the following strategies:

SI. No	Schooling facilities by Samagra Shiksha	Categories of OoSC	Providing Special Training period
1	Non-Residential Special         Training	The children who are never enrolled or have dropped out of	3 Months

	Centers (NRSTCs)	schooling and children who are left from the school from 3 months to	6 Months 9 months
		12 months are eligible for
		providing special training.
2	Residential Special Training Centers (RSTCs).	The children who are left from the school from 12 months to one	3 Months 6 Months 9 months
		and half year and more then or
		never enrolled or children who are residing sparsely populated localities areas and hilly areas where the school access is not available are eligible for providing special training.
3	Seasonal Hostels (51-1s)	The children of migrating	6,9 & 2 months
		parents, who are migrated from
		place to place and the neighboring State in such of laborer works for their livelihood.
	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas (NSCBAVs) & Hostels (NSCBAVHs)	Deprived category of children	12 Months
		such as Orphans, Semi-Orphans, CWAP, Beggars, Street Children, Rag Pickers, Children of HIV effected, Children of sex workers etc.

 

The Identified OoSC data should be submitted / confirmed at the Mandal level in CR App by the Mandal Educational Officers through the Mandal child info logins and passwords.

 

The main objective of the survey is 

1. to maintain sound data base on OoSC and to mainstream all the school age children under RTE Act including out of school children.
2. To prepare AWP&B (Annual Work Plan & Budget) and Districts plans for the year2023-24.
3. Compliance to RTE Act 2009.
4. By way of conducting through focussed group discussions/enquiries in the Habitations, Gram Panchayats / Wards and by surveying the targeted households in order to arrive at a comprehensive and reliable data on Out of School Children" and never enrolled The collected data will be effectively utilized for the ensuing AWP & B (Annual Work Plan & Budget) and other purposes also.

Convergence Meeting:

All the District Educational officers & Ex-officio Project Coordinators/ Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha in the State have been instructed to conduct a district level convergence meeting with Drama Sachivalayam Voulanteer, Educational welfare Assistant Deputy/Assistant Commissioner (Labour department), District Panchatath Officers, Project Director (MEPMA), Project Officers (ICDS), ITDA Project Officers, Deputy Director (Saakshara bhararath) and NCLP in coordination with Alternative Schooling Coordinators (ALSCO) and other Sectoral officers in DPO (District Project Office) of Samagra Shiksha to highlight the need and necessity for conducting the proposed survey and update the OoSC data in the district.

 

In view of the importance of mainstreaming of Out of School Children the following committees are constituted for various levels to trace out the actual OoSC by conducting door to door campaign with the field functionaries of Samagra Shiksha & Education Department and by taking time to time assistance from all other departments.

District Level Committee:

 

S.No	Officers in the District
1	District Educational Officer & Ex-Officio Project Coordinator of Samagra Shiksha	Chairman
2	Additional Project Coordinator of Samagra Shiksha.	Member & Convener
3	Deputy Commissioner of Labour	Member
4	Project Officer, ITDA	Member
5	Project Director, MEPMA	Member
6	Project Director, NCLP	Member
7	Project Director, ICDS	Member
8	Deputy Director, Tribal Welfare	Member
9	Deputy Director, Social Welfare	Member
10	Deputy Director, BC welfare	Member
11	Deputy Educational. officers Concerned	Member
12	Alternative Schooling Coordinator (ALSCO) in DPO of Samagra Shiksha.	Member
13	Asst. AMO(Urdu) in DPO of Samagra Shiksha	Member
14	Deput Inspector of Schools - Urdu	Member

 

Mandal level Committee:

 

SI. No	Officers in the District
1	Mandal Tahsildar	Member
2	Mandal Parishad Development Officer	Member
3	Mandal Educational Officer	Member & Convener
4	CDPO of ICDS Department	Member
5	School Complex Head Master	Member
6	Concerned officer from Tribal Welfare	Member

7	Special Officer, KGBV	Member
8	ivladal Samaakhya Leader	Member

 

Village / Habitation level Committee:

S. No	Officersin the District
3.	Parental Committee, Chairman	Member
2	Head Master of concerned School	Member & Convener
	3 'Village Revenue Officer	Member
4	Panchayat Secretary	Member
5	CRP (Cluster Resource Person)	Member
6	Ward Welfare Education Assistant	Member
7	Village Volunteers/ Educational welfare Assistant of Concerned area	Member
8	CRT, KGBV	Member
9	Anganwadi staff	Member

 

All the District Educational officers & Ex-officio Project Coordinators and Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha in the State need to give orientation programme for the MPDOs, MEOs, School Complex Head Masters, Teachers, CRPs, IERTs, Anganwadi workers (ICDS), MCOs of Saakshara Bharath, Special Officers (KGBVs) for Verification of Out of School Children in the State in the said schedule.

 

Orientation Programme:

 

District level:

A district level orientation program has to be convened by the District Educational Officers & Ex-Officio Project Coordinators and Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha for the Deputy Educational Officers, MPDOs, Mandal Educational officers, All Sectoral & Asst. Sectoral Officers, CRPs & Mandal MIS Coordinators of Samagra and other stake holder departments or line departments.

 

Mandal level:

Mandal level orientation program have to be convened by the Mandal Educational Officer for School Complex Head Masters, Head Masters, MCOs of Saakshara Bharath, Special Officer (KGBV), CRPs, lERTs, MIS Coordinator, Anganwadi workers (ICDS), Parental Committee Chairman, Community elders, Village Education Welfare Assistant, Self Help Groups, Mandal Samaakhya leaders and field functionaries of other line departments.

 

Method of Verification of 0o5C data:

The MEOs shall entrust habitations/Gram panchayaths/ wards to the enumerators/ CRPs for Revivification of OoSC in Rural and Urban areas identified by the Village Education welfare Assistants.

The Head Masters of concerned habitation schools shall conduct a meeting with Community elders and leaders, Parental committee chairman, Parental committee members, Teachers, Anganwadies (ICDS) and SHG, Mandal Samaakhya leaders and SHG(Self Help Groups) members on conformation of Out of School Children in their habitations and to discuss the issues related to Out of School Children in the habitation/ Gram Panchayat/ ward area and obtain the Final OSC data.

 

Enumerators:

The CRPs (Cluster Resource Persons), IERPs (Inclusive Education Recourse Persons), PTIs (Part time instructors), Anganwadi workers (ICDS), 51-1G (Self Help Groups)-Leaders, CRTs (Cluster Recourse Teachers) & Special Officers of KGBVs, Village Volunteers, Ward Welfare Education Assistants and the services of the CRPs & DRPs (MEPMA) may be utilized in urban areas.

 

Role of District Educational Officers & Ex-Officio Project Coordinators:

1. To conduct district level convergence meeting with all line departments and with the District level officers of Samagra Shiksha
2. Instructions should be given to all Deputy Educational Officers and Mandal Educational Officers to conduct the targeted House hold survey for identification of OSC scrupulously.
3. Should visit for 2 mandals per day during the programme.
4. During the survey cross check at random and ensure quality survey.
5. Conduct review meetings twice in a week with the MEOs, Dy.E.Os and Sectoral Officers,

6. Appointment of divisional level Coordinator i.e., Deputy Educational Officer, Deputy Inspector of Schools (Urdu).
7. Instructions should be given to all the School Complex Head Masters, Head masters and the Teachers to co-operate with the enumerators and guide them properly.

Role of Additional Project Coordinator:

1. Appointment of divisional level monitoring officers with the Sectoral Officers.
2. Conduct of mandal level orientation to School Complex H.Ms/MEOs, MPDOs, Tahsildar as per the schedule.
3. Visit 1 or 2 mandals per day
4. During the survey cross check at random and ensure quality survey.
5. Communication of SPO instructions time to time to all field
6. Preparation of day-wise district level report and submit the same to State Project Director through mail i.e oscsamagra21@gmail.com and com
7. Monitoring of Day-wise progress.

Role of Deputy Educational Officers:

1. Conduct of mandal level orientation to School Complex Head Masters, MEOs enumerators and other stake holders..
2. Visit 3 to 4 mandals per day,
3. During the survey cross check at random and ensure quality survey.
4. Co-ordinate with all Mandal Educational Officers in the division.
5. Monitoring the Progress of Survey in their jurisdiction.
6. Submission of consolidation report to the Additional Project

Role of Mandal Educational Officers:

1. Conduct of mandal level orientation to School Complex Head Masters, Head masters and other stake holders or other line
2. Identification of Enumerators as per schedule.
3. Preparation of day-wise and village wise action plan,
4. Allotment of habitations/Wards to the enumerators.
5. Conduct of orientation programme to the enumerators.
6. Visit 4 to 5 villages/Habitations/Wards per day.
7. During the survey cross check at random and ensure quality survey.
8. Collection of data from the enumerators,
9. Submission of consolidated report to the concerned Deputy Educational Officer.
10. To monitor the Progress on daily basis.

Role of Deputy Inspector (Urdu) :

1. Assistant Academic Monitoring Officer is sole responsibility and to appropriate steps for Uploading the Madarsa children data in to the Properly in coordination with ALS Coordinator.
2. To conduct meetings with the Madarsa Nazims and the Madarsa volunteers
3. Visit 5 to 6 Madarsaa per day in their jurisdiction .
4. To motivate the Nazims to upload the Madarsaa Children data into the DIANA BADIKI PODAM app for providing financial assistance.
5. During the survey cross check at random and ensure quality survey.
6. Time to time guidance to the MEOs and Enumerators,
7. Conduct of reviews twice in a week with the Urdu teachers and the Volunteers of Madarsaa on the uploading and identification of progress of muslim minorities in the Survey.
8. Cross verification of data at the field level.

Role of Sectoral Officers:

• Visit 2 to 3 mandals per day in their allotted division.
• During the survey cross check at random and ensure quality survey.
• Time to time guidance to the MEOs and Enumerators.
• Collection of data in their allotted divisions .
• Conduct of reviews twice in a week with the 1vIE0s on progress of the Survey.
• Cross verification of data at the field level.

Role of Assistant Academic Monitoring Officer (Urdu):

1. To coordinate with all Deputy Inspector of Urdu, Nazims of Madarsas, Volunteers of Madarsa
2. To conduct meetings with the Madarsaa Nazims and the Madarsa volunteers
3. During the survey cross check at random and ensure quality survey.
4. Visit 5 to 6 Madarsas per day in their jurisdiction ,
5. Time to time guidance to the MEOs and Enumerators.
6. Conduct of reviews twice in a week with the Urdu teachers and then Volunteers of Madarsa on the progress of muslim minorities in the
7. Cross verification of data at the field level.

Role of School Complex Head Master:

• Orientation to Head Masters and enumerators.
• Monitoring of cluster level verification.
• Visit 2 or 3 villages per day.
• During the survey cross check at random and ensure quality survey.

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