Lok Sabha Question No. 2828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Female Students under SSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2828 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017

## Female Students under SSA

## 2828. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  the  number  of  female  students  enrolled  in  schools  under  the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has increased during the past three years;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and the percentage of female students enrolled in such schools, State/UT-wise;
- (c) if  not,  the  reasons  behind  poor  enrolment  of  female  students  in  such  schools  and  the details of steps being taken by the Government to address this issue;
- (d)   whether any incidents of caste and gender discrimination under the SSA scheme have been reported; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  such  incidents  as  well  as  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government to address such incidents?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (c) : The female students enrolled in schools under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for the past three years are as under:-

| Year    | I-V (Primary)   | I-V (Primary)   | VI-VIII (Upper Primary)   | VI-VIII (Upper Primary)   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|         | Number          | %               | Number                    | %                         |
| 2013-14 | 63836863        | 48.20           | 32343903                  | 48.66                     |
| 2014-15 | 62892034        | 48.19           | 32663923                  | 48.63                     |
| 2015-16 | 62249548        | 48.21           | 32873623                  | 48.63                     |

The above enrolment figures show an increasing percentage share in overall enrolment both in primary and upper primary level. The State and UT wise details are at Annexure.

Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  Scheme  has  targeted  interventions  for  girls  which  include opening of schools in the neighborhood to make access easier for girls, appointment of additional teachers  including  female  teachers,  free  textbooks,  free  uniforms,  separate  toilets  for  girls, teacher  sensitization  programmes  to  promote  girls  participation,  gender-sensitive  teachinglearning  materials  including  textbooks,  residential  hostels  in  habitations  unserved  by  regular schools  and  also  for  children  without  adult  protection.  In  addition  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika Vidyalayas  (KGBV)  have  been  opened  in  Educationally  Backward  Blocks  where  the  female rural literacy is below the national average to provide for residential upper primary schools for girls.

(d) and (e): Whenever any complaint regarding caste and gender discrimination is received by the Central Government, it is sent to the concerned State Government with a request to enquire and take prompt action on the matter.

The Government of India has issued guidelines dated 26 th October, 2012 to all States/UTs for  implementation  of  clause  (c)  of  Section  8  and  9  of  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 regarding non-discrimination of children belonging to disadvantaged  groups  and  weaker  sections  in  schools,  requesting  the  State  Governments  and local authorities to take appropriate steps to ensure that all schools adhere to these guidelines.

The Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  includes  strategies  to  provide  teacher  training  to  sensitize teachers on inclusion and non-discrimination and training of Headmasters/Principals for School Leadership  so  that  they  help  establish  inclusive  schools.  Curriculum  and  textbooks  also emphasize value of equity and inclusion. Grievance redressel systems from grass root level to the National Council for Protection of Child Rights have also been set up by the State and Central Government to deal with such issues, under the RTE Act.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) and (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2828  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  20 th   MARCH,  2017 ASKED  BY  SHRI  FEROZ  VARUN  GANDHI  REGARDING  'FEMALE  STUDENTS UNDER SSA'

| State/UT          | Number   | Number   | Number   | Percentage   | Percentage   | Percentage   |
|-------------------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| State/UT          | 2013-14  | 2014-15  | 2015-16  | 2013-14      | 2014-15      | 2015-16      |
| A &NIslands       | 25228    | 24913    | 24564    | 48.8         | 49.0         | 49.1         |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 5400930  | 2875032  | 2711102  | 48.7         | 48.4         | 48.3         |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 160236   | 160667   | 159128   | 49.3         | 49.4         | 49.3         |
| Assam             | 2918509  | 2942141  | 2727655  | 50.3         | 50.3         | 50.2         |
| Bihar             | 10570351 | 11016304 | 11667789 | 49.8         | 49.8         | 49.8         |
| Chandigarh        | 73790    | 74046    | 73130    | 45.8         | 46.1         | 46.3         |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2253373  | 2228425  | 2185121  | 49.1         | 49.0         | 49.0         |
| D &NHaveli        | 27323    | 27037    | 27572    | 46.5         | 46.5         | 46.8         |
| Daman &Diu        | 12912    | 12930    | 12995    | 45.9         | 45.9         | 46.4         |
| Delhi             | 1356479  | 1392564  | 1404158  | 46.4         | 46.6         | 46.7         |
| Goa               | 94462    | 94105    | 93982    | 47.7         | 47.9         | 47.9         |
| Gujarat           | 4250558  | 4222031  | 4217062  | 46.1         | 46.2         | 46.4         |
| Haryana           | 1798360  | 1795931  | 1694202  | 45.5         | 45.4         | 45.4         |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 459438   | 456418   | 452717   | 47.4         | 47.6         | 47.6         |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 875975   | 882161   | 886199   | 47.6         | 47.6         | 47.7         |
| Jharkhand         | 3266556  | 3224613  | 3217775  | 49.3         | 49.3         | 49.3         |
| Karnataka         | 4019907  | 4037454  | 4034327  | 48.3         | 48.4         | 48.4         |
| Kerala            | 1998304  | 1975488  | 1959627  | 48.7         | 48.8         | 48.8         |
| Lakshadweep       | 4144     | 3950     | 3724     | 50.0         | 50.1         | 49.2         |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 7053474  | 6468979  | 6099329  | 48.3         | 47.9         | 47.6         |
| Maharashtra       | 7564049  | 7576418  | 7519261  | 46.8         | 46.8         | 46.9         |
| Manipur           | 273604   | 251937   | 248684   | 49.8         | 49.6         | 49.5         |
| Meghalaya         | 376083   | 383807   | 393293   | 51.0         | 50.7         | 50.7         |
| Mizoram           | 105332   | 103220   | 103263   | 48.3         | 48.2         | 48.2         |
| Nagaland          | 202697   | 173596   | 171460   | 49.2         | 49.0         | 49.0         |
| Odisha            | 3095017  | 3089318  | 3058382  | 48.5         | 48.4         | 48.3         |
| Puducherry        | 84669    | 83264    | 82340    | 48.6         | 48.5         | 48.6         |
| Punjab            | 1794744  | 1807399  | 1787164  | 44.7         | 44.9         | 45.1         |
| Rajasthan         | 5650021  | 5508547  | 5687861  | 46.0         | 45.8         | 46.1         |
| Sikkim            | 58899    | 54154    | 51351    | 49.0         | 48.9         | 48.8         |
| Tamil Nadu        | 4572995  | 4505661  | 4503530  | 48.7         | 48.7         | 48.8         |
| Telangana         | 0        | 2393050  | 2428321  |              | 48.6         | 48.5         |
| Tripura           | 289289   | 283210   | 279322   | 49.0         | 49.1         | 49.0         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 18007375 | 18102230 | 17895397 | 49.0         | 49.1         | 49.1         |
| Uttarakhand       | 810794   | 810704   | 811764   | 47.6         | 47.5         | 47.4         |
| West Bengal       | 6665889  | 6514253  | 6449590  | 50.2         | 50.1         | 50.0         |
| All States        | 96180766 | 95555957 | 95123171 | 48.4         | 48.3         | 48.4         |

Source: UDISE

Data for 2015-16 is Provisional