Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Funds for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HEMAMALINI, BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017

## Funds for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

## *52. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI: SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  spent  under  the  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  in various States during the last three years along with the percentage spent on quality upgradation measures, State/UT-wise; (b) whether criteria have been fixed by the Government for providing higher proportion of funds to the States/UTs under SSA and if so, the details thereof; (c)  the  number  of  toilets  constructed  in  schools  both  Government  and  Public  during  the  year 2015-16 and the number of functional toilets out of these; (d) whether as per some recent reports, the implementation of SSA and Mid Day Meal schemes is far from satisfactory and if so, the details thereof; and (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  amenities  in  schools  viz,  the
- quality  of  mid  day  meal,  separate  toilets  for  girls  in  schools,  learning  outcomes  and  teachers' absenteeism, multiple vacancies etc. across the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017 ASKED BY  SHRIMATI  HEMA  MALINI  AND  SHRI  BHAGWANTH  KHUBA  REGARDING FUNDS FOR SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

(a): The Statement showing state-wise details of funds released and expenditure under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during the last three years and current year is given at Annexure. Under the  SSA, the central share is released in lump-sum directly to States and UTs and component wise  releases  are  not  made.  For  the  financial  year  2016-17,  10%  of  the  total  outlay  has  been approved for activities related to quality interventions through SSA in the Annual Plans for all States  and  UTs.  All  States  and  UTs  have  been  advised  to  priorities  their  expenditure  on  such interventions  and  have  been  given  specific  commitments  focused  on  improvement  in  learning outcomes during the finalization of their Annual Plans under SSA for 2016-17.

(b): The outlays to States and UTs under SSA are made on the basis of their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B) as per the programmatic and financial norms. The approved outlay is apportioned between central and state share as per the existing funds sharing pattern of 60:40 (90:10 for the North-Eastern States and 3 Himalayan States). 100% central share is provided to Union Territories.

(c): Under  the  Swachh  Vidyalaya  initiative  of  the  Department,  4,17,796  toilets  were constructed in 2,61,400 elementary and secondary government schools in a period of one year from 15.8.2014 to 15.8.2015, thus ensuring that every government school has separate functional toilets for girls and boys. Out of these, 1,41,636 toilets were constructed/repaired by PSUs. With this,  13.77  crore  children  in  11.21  lakh  government  schools  all  over  the  country  were  given access to gender segregated toilets.

(d): No, Madam.

(e): The  SSA  provides  assistance  to  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations  for universalization of elementary education in the country. Since the inception of SSA in 2000-01 till 30.09.2016, 3.64 lakh new elementary schools, construction of 3.11 lakh school buildings and 18.73 lakh additional classrooms, 2.42 lakh drinking water facilities, 10.36 lakh school toilets and 19.49 lakh teacher posts have been sanctioned to States and UTs.  Out of these, 3.59 lakh elementary  schools  have  been  opened,  3.02  lakh  school  buildings,  18.37  lakh  additional classrooms, 2.33 lakh drinking water facilities and 9.88 lakh toilets have been constructed.

Further,  under  SSA,  the  State  Governments  and  UT  administrations  are  supported  on several  interventions  to  improve  teaching  standards,  including  regular  in-service  teachers' training,  induction  training  for  newly  recruited  teachers,  training  of  all  untrained  teachers  to acquire  professional  qualifications,  recruitment  of  additional  teachers  for  improving  pupilteacher  ratios,  academic  support  for  teachers  through  block  and  cluster  resource  centers, continuous  and  comprehensive  evaluation  system  to  equip  the  teacher  to  measure  pupil performance and provide remedial action wherever required, and teacher and school grants for development of appropriate teaching-learning material, etc. States have been advised to monitor teacher  attendance  in  elementary  schools  and  put  in  place  mechanisms  to  improve  teacher presence and accountability.

The  recruitment  and  service  conditions  of  Government  teachers  are  primarily  in  the domain of respective State Governments and UT Administrations. Central Government regularly takes up the issue of filling up of vacant teacher posts and redeployment of teachers with the State Government and UTs.

Additionally, to improve the quality of elementary education in the country, the Central Government  has  taken  several  initiatives.  Padhe  Bharat  Badhe  Bharat  (PBB)  which  is  a  subprogramme under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), encourage children to improve on early grade reading,  writing  &  comprehension,  and  early  Mathematics  in  classes  I  and  II.  Rashtriya Aavishkar  Abhiyan  (RAA)  programme  has  been  launched  in  July  2015,  inter-alia,  as  a  subcomponent of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), to motivate and engage children of the age group from 6-18 years in Science, Mathematics and Technology through observation, experimentation, inference drawing, model building, etc. both through inside and outside classroom activities. To further  strengthen  the  emphasis  on  quality  education,  the  learning  outcomes  for  students  at elementary level have been finalized and they will be included in the Central Rules of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE), Act, 2009.

In  respect  of  Mid  Day  Meal  Scheme  (MDMS),  the  Government  has  issued  various instructions  from  time  to  time  to  maintain  the  quality  of  meals  served  to  the  children  under MDMS. Updated guidelines on quality, safety and hygiene for school level kitchens have been issued to all the States and UTs on 13 th February, 2015. These guidelines, inter alia, provide for procurement of Agmark quality and branded items for preparation of meals, tasting of meals by 2-3 adults members including at least one teacher before serving to children. Further, the MDM Rules,  2015  provide  for  mandatory  testing  of  food  samples  on  monthly  basis  by  Government recognized laboratories to ensure that the meals meet with nutritional standards and quality.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017 ASKED BY SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI AND SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA REGARDING FUNDS FOR SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

State-wise funds allocated/released and expenditure under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during last three years and the current year

(Rs. in crore)

Expenditure shown above is against receipts from Central release, State share release, Finance Commission Award and

| Sl. No.   |                   | 2013-14        | 2013-14                             | 2014-15        | 2014-15                             | 2015-16        | 2015-16                             | 2016-17                             | 2016-17                                                |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State | Funds Released | Expenditure (including State share) | Funds Released | Expenditure (including State share) | Funds Released | Expenditure (including State share) | Funds Released ( as on 04.01.2017 ) | Expenditure (including State share) (till Sept., 2016) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1747.15        | 2813.02                             | 1545.67        | 2201.52                             | 668.11         | 1610.52                             | 633.02                              | 355.40                                                 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 192.62         | 279.51                              | 336.08         | 354.17                              | 181.79         | 292.71                              | 164.00                              | 100.06                                                 |
| 3         | Assam             | 1318.21        | 1117.11                             | 977.82         | 1547.79                             | 1004.65        | 1165.27                             | 530.38                              | 428.66                                                 |
| 4         | Bihar             | 2610.13        | 4645.15                             | 2163.36        | 5499.82                             | 2515.57        | 5762.26                             | 2706.88                             | 2700.03                                                |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 767.00         | 1402.63                             | 927.05         | 1709.40                             | 622.20         | 1477.52                             | 572.70                              | 1018.54                                                |
| 6         | Goa               | 13.34          | 21.23                               | 13.10          | 23.01                               | 8.14           | 15.86                               | 8.69                                | 7.30                                                   |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 805.60         | 1108.74                             | 784.76         | 1263.67                             | 615.64         | 1824.93                             | 777.41                              | 1007.99                                                |
| 8         | Haryana           | 350.88         | 626.77                              | 421.11         | 771.11                              | 345.01         | 529.16                              | 187.00                              | 84.76                                                  |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 114.53         | 198.00                              | 125.47         | 221.57                              | 121.39         | 325.27                              | 128.25                              | 183.03                                                 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 891.44         | 1117.11                             | 512.77         | 686.57                              | 1299.81        | 1828.93                             | 1025.22                             | 881.38                                                 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 450.11         | 817.42                              | 757.75         | 1308.30                             | 558.63         | 1355.91                             | 423.47                              | 468.36                                                 |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 653.71         | 916.39                              | 662.14         | 1035.46                             | 417.59         | 1196.37                             | 544.96                              | 863.99                                                 |
| 13        | Kerala            | 208.01         | 405.60                              | 218.44         | 271.64                              | 128.59         | 258.33                              | 90.49                               | 109.27                                                 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2004.09        | 3426.73                             | 1490.95        | 2754.76                             | 1601.98        | 2126.04                             | 1414.51                             | 987.90                                                 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 656.54         | 1038.00                             | 582.89         | 1195.45                             | 412.25         | 847.34                              | 603.70                              | 523.99                                                 |
| 16        | Manipur           | 131.94         | 219.42                              | 214.66         | 236.29                              | 183.55         | 150.32                              | 44.05                               | 67.21                                                  |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 283.41         | 323.42                              | 204.05         | 263.69                              | 166.27         | 210.04                              | 154.38                              | 152.02                                                 |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 106.58         | 128.42                              | 147.40         | 130.35                              | 94.38          | 143.82                              | 37.06                               | 22.01                                                  |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 158.03         | 171.51                              | 205.69         | 153.51                              | 87.40          | 159.44                              | 84.13                               | 59.17                                                  |
| 20        | Odisha            | 739.56         | 1083.90                             | 666.95         | 1377.16                             | 820.82         | 1348.83                             | 603.50                              | 736.14                                                 |
| 21        | Punjab            | 383.24         | 642.92                              | 362.16         | 643.79                              | 300.04         | 655.93                              | 270.87                              | 431.74                                                 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 2424.89        | 3541.00                             | 2480.42        | 4252.61                             | 1934.62        | 4250.30                             | 1646.79                             | 2151.93                                                |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 41.95          | 45.52                               | 45.26          | 48.20                               | 40.54          | 51.64                               | 28.49                               | 22.56                                                  |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 968.27         | 1785.41                             | 1358.20        | 1785.47                             | 821.12         | 1413.20                             | 821.11                              | 1077.77                                                |
| 25        | Telangana         | 0.00           | 0.00                                | 814.07         | 1044.27                             | 217.76         | 688.07                              | 217.76                              | 258.01                                                 |
| 26        | Tripura           | 159.91         | 190.83                              | 198.00         | 218.78                              | 169.57         | 196.67                              | 125.54                              | 72.17                                                  |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 4666.98        | 8487.14                             | 4498.68        | 7801.13                             | 5054.34        | 12057.25                            | 5054.34                             | 1898.22                                                |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 220.44         | 364.95                              | 228.81         | 371.39                              | 225.88         | 381.32                              | 252.69                              | 155.51                                                 |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 1531.96        | 2846.64                             | 972.40         | 2509.41                             | 846.79         | 1707.34                             | 693.57                              | 652.64                                                 |
| 30        | A &NIslands       | 6.12           | 7.33                                | 1.47           | 6.09                                | 3.59           | 6.97                                | 3.59                                | 1.21                                                   |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 30.09          | 51.80                               | 38.94          | 64.36                               | 35.22          | 57.68                               | 32.79                               | 33.52                                                  |
| 32        | Dadra &N. Haveli  | 9.27           | 12.01                               | 9.12           | 19.87                               | 5.95           | 16.95                               | 10.61                               | 9.04                                                   |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        | 1.46           | 3.65                                | 0.73           | 4.35                                | 0.78           | 3.74                                | 2.00                                | 1.71                                                   |
| 34        | Delhi             | 83.23          | 102.12                              | 62.24          | 124.33                              | 72.94          |                                     | 69.45                               | 33.27                                                  |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 0.00           | 1.84                                | 0.59           | 4.49                                | 1.40           | 103.29 2.35                         | 1.40                                | 0.13                                                   |
| 36        | Pondicherry       | 4.43           | 4.28                                | 1.00           | 6.08                                | 5.83           | 5.61                                | 1.53                                | 3.12                                                   |
|           | Total             | 24735.12       | 39947.52                            | 24030.2        | 41909.86                            | 21590.14       | 44227.18                            | 19966.33                            | 17559.76                                               |