Lok Sabha Question No. 1849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Resource Centres for Academic Support
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1849 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  NOVEMBER, 2016

## Resource Centres for Academic Support

## 1849. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  resource  centres  in  every  district  to  provide academic support to schools and colleges and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether there are any districts in the country which do not have such centres and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the kind of support these centres provide to local education institutes;
- (d)  whether  these  centres  have  been  working  efficiently  and  the  details  of  any  study conducted by the Government to assess the effectiveness of these centres; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) to (c): The  Central  Government    implements  the  flagship  programme  of  Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for universalizing elementary education. SSA mandates the setting up  of  a  Block  Resource  Centre  (BRC)  in  each  Community  Development  (CD)  Block  and Cluster  Resource  Centre  (CRC)  in  every  Cluster  of  approximately  18-20  schools,  for providing  training  and  on-site  support  to  schools  and  teachers.  SSA  provides  institutional support to these BRCs and CRCs.

Every district under SSA is covered by BRCs and CRCs. At the BRC level, there is a provision  of  six  Resource  Persons  for  subject  specific  teaching,  two  Resource  Persons  for Inclusive Education for children with special needs, and at the CRC level there is a provision of one CRC Coordinator to provide academic support to schools.   Details of the sanctioned and operational BRCs and CRCs under the SSA are at Annexure I.

(d) & (e): In 2010, the Ministry of Human Resource Development conducted a study titled 'Study of Effectiveness of BRCs and CRCs in providing Academic Support to Elementary Schools'  to  assess  the  performance  of  BRCs  and  CRCs  and  their  support  to  elementary schools. The Study covered 14 States, viz. Assam, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Mizoram, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal. The major findings of the study include, inter alia; greater need for focus of Resource Persons on academic work, capacity building of Resource Persons, and need for Information Technology (IT) enablement. The Report acknowledged that training given to teachers through the BRCs and CRCs was satisfactory.

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Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No1849 for answer on 28.11.2016 asked by Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu regarding Resource Centres for Academic Support.

Status of Academic Support through BRCs and CRCs,  2015-16

| Sl. No.   | State                    | BRCs       | BRCs        | BRCs       | CRCs       | CRCs        | CRCs       |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                    | Sanctioned | Operational | Percentage | Sanctioned | Operational | Percentage |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 9          | 9           | 100%       | 37         | 37          | 100%       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 670        | 670         | 100%       | 4034       | 4034        | 100%       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 100        | 100         | 100%       | 221        | 221         | 100%       |
| 4         | Assam                    | 145        | 145         | 100%       | 3416       | 3416        | 100%       |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 537        | 537         | 100%       | 5755       | 5755        | 100%       |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 1          | 1           | 100%       | 20         | 20          | 100%       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 150        | 150         | 100%       | 2703       | 2703        | 100%       |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 1          | 1           | 100%       | 11         | 11          | 100%       |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               | 2          | 2           | 100%       | 7          | 3           | 43%        |
| 10        | Delhi                    | 28         | 13          | 46%        | 136        | 136         | 100%       |
| 11        | Goa                      | 12         | 12          | 100%       | 105        | 105         | 100%       |
| 12        | Gujarat                  | 239        | 208         | 87%        | 4268       | 4268        | 100%       |
| 13        | Haryana                  | 119        | 119         | 100%       | 1487       | 1487        | 100%       |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         | 77         | 77          | 100%       | 2102       | 2102        | 100%       |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 143        | 143         | 100%       | 1600       | 1600        | 100%       |
| 16        | Jharkhand                | 264        | 264         | 100%       | 2264       | 2264        | 100%       |
| 17        | Karnataka                | 204        | 204         | 100%       | 4103       | 4103        | 100%       |
| 18        | Kerala                   | 159        | 159         | 100%       | 1385       | 1385        | 100%       |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              | 3          | 3           | 100%       | 9          | 9           | 100%       |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           | 322        | 322         | 100%       | 6198       | 6198        | 100%       |
| 21        | Maharashtra              | 408        | 408         | 100%       | 6170       | 6170        | 100%       |
| 22        | Manipur                  | 35         | 35          | 100%       | 225        | 225         | 100%       |
| 23        | Meghalaya                | 39         | 39          | 100%       | 611        | 611         | 100%       |
| 24        | Mizoram                  | 26         | 26          | 100%       | 171        | 171         | 100%       |
| 25        | Nagaland                 | 46         | 46          | 100%       | 125        | 125         | 100%       |
| 26        | Odisha                   | 316        | 316         | 100%       | 4806       | 4806        | 100%       |
| 27        | Puducherry               | 6          | 6           | 100%       | 34         | 30          | 88%        |
| 28        | Punjab                   | 144        | 144         | 100%       | 1499       | 1499        | 100%       |
| 29        | Rajasthan                | 256        | 256         | 100%       | 3074       | 3074        | 100%       |
| 30        | Sikkim                   | 29         | 29          | 100%       | 111        | 111         | 100%       |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               | 413        | 413         | 100%       | 4088       | 4088        | 100%       |
| 32        | Telangana                | 467        | 467         | 100%       | 1766       | 1766        | 100%       |
| 33        | Tripura                  | 41         | 41          | 100%       | 332        | 332         | 100%       |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh            | 880        | 880         | 100%       | 8249       | 8249        | 100%       |
| 35        | Uttarakhand              | 95         | 95          | 100%       | 994        | 994         | 100%       |
| 36        | West Bengal              | 364        | 364         | 100%       | 4217       | 4217        | 100%       |
|           | Total                    | 6750       | 6704        | 99.32%     | 76333      | 76325       | 99.99%     |