Lok Sabha Question No. 5749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Swachh Vidyalaya Programme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5749 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  APRIL, 2018

## Swachh Vidyalaya Programme

## 5749.  DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  started  the  Swachh  Vidyalaya  initiative  under  the  Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the status of Swachh Vidyalaya initiative, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the initiative has helped in increasing the student enrolment and improving learning outcomes and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  other  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  the  initiative  a success?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):       The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  had  taken  Swachh  Vidyalaya initiative to provide separate toilets for girls and boys in all Government schools within one year upto 15 th August, 2015 under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.  The target fixed under the initiative was achieved with construction/re-construction of 4,17,796 toilets in 2,61,400 Government elementary and secondary schools, as per State/UT-wise details at Annexure.

(c):       The Ministry of  Human  Resource Development has not undertaken any study to ascertain impact of the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative on enrolment of students and learning outcomes. However, as per the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) data, the total enrolment of students in schools at elementary, secondary and higher secondary levels has increased from 25.83 crore in 2013-14 to 26.05 crore in 2015-16.

The  Ministry  implements  centrally  sponsored  schemes  namely  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan (SSA)  and  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  related  to  school  education  in  the country  in  partnership  with  the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territory  Administrations,  to universalise elementary and secondary education in the country.

Due  to  various  interventions  implemented  under  SSA,  there  have  been  improvements  in overall  educational  scenario  at  elementary  level.  The  total  enrolment  in  elementary  schools  has risen from 18.79 crore children in 2009-10 to 19.67 crore children in 2015-16. As per UDISE 201516,  Gross  Enrolment  Ratio  (GER)  is  99.21%  for  primary  and  92.81%  for  upper  primary  level, which  indicates  universal  enrolment  at  primary  level.  The  transition  rate  from  primary  to  upper primary has gone up from 85.17% in 2009-10 to 90.14% in 2014-15. Through implementation of RMSA scheme, there have been improvements in overall educational scenario at secondary level as tabulated below:

|   S.No. | Indicator                     |   SSE*2009-10 |   UDISE 2015-16 |
|---------|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Gross Enrolment Ratio (total) |          62.9 |           80.01 |
|       2 | GER (boys)                    |          66.7 |           79.16 |
|       3 | GER (girls)                   |          58.7 |           80.97 |

In order to focus on quality education, the Central rules to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 have been amended to include reference on class-wise, subject-wise learning outcomes.

National  Achievement  Survey  (NAS)  was  conducted  on  13th  November,  2017  through which  the  learning  levels  of  around  22  lakh  students  of  Classes  III,  V  and  VIII  from  1.10  lakh schools  across  700  districts  in  all  36  States  and  UTs  were  assessed. This  competency  based assessment was based on the Learning Outcomes developed by the National Council of Educational Research  and  Training  (NCERT).  Similarly, National  Achievement  Survey  for  Class  X  students was conducted on 5th February 2018 covering nearly 15.5 lakh students. The objective of NAS was to find out the health of the education system in the country and find out learning gaps at the district level and devise strategies to improve learning outcomes.

(d)         The Ministry has advised all State Governments and UT Administrations to ensure proper maintenance  of  school  toilets to  keep  them  functional  and  also  to  take  steps  to  bring  about behavioural changes among students and teachers through an intensive awareness campaign so that the school toilets are properly used, and kept neat and clean.  The Ministry has also advised States and UTs to encourage school education authorities in promoting cleanliness and hygiene practices in  schools  by  undertaking  various  activities  including  Swachhata  Pakhwada,  appointment  of Student  Ambassador,  singing  Swachhata  songs  in  Bal  Sabha/Children's  assembly,  celebrating Swachhata Diwas, drawing/painting competitions focusing on Swachhata in each school.

As  a  next  step  under  Swachh  Vidyalaya  initiative,  the  Ministry  has  instituted  Swachh Vidyalaya  Puraskar  (SVP)  in  2016  at  district,  state  and  national  levels  to  recognise,  inspire  and celebrate  excellence  in  sanitation  and  hygiene  practices  in  schools. The  SVP aims  to  promote schools in achieving a Swachhta scale and standard for which a Standing Operating Procedure has been released.

The Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  has  also  advised  the  Panchayati  Raj  Departments  of  all States in March, 2016 to include inter alia the provision for rehabilitation/repair of existing toilets and drinking water systems in schools as per the norms and requirements, while preparing Gram Panchayat Development Plans for using Fourteenth Finance Commission Grants.

The  Ministries  of  Human  Resource  Development(Department  of  School  Education), Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  and  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  have  also  jointly addressed  the  States  regarding  participation  and  support  of  Gram  Panchayats  in  putting  in  place proper arrangements for regular cleaning of school toilets and waste disposal in schools.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5749 FOR 02.04.2018 REGARDING SWACHH VIDYALAYA PROGRAMME ASKED BY DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU, MP.

Statement showing State/UT-wise total number of school toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat: Swachh Vidyalaya initiative (SVI).

| S. No.   | State/UT                 | No. of toilets constructed/re- constructed under SVI   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 71                                                     |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 49,293                                                 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 3,492                                                  |
| 4        | Assam                    | 35,699                                                 |
| 5        | Bihar                    | 56,912                                                 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               | 0                                                      |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             | 16,629                                                 |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 78                                                     |
| 9        | Daman and Diu            | 16                                                     |
| 10       | Delhi                    | 0                                                      |
| 11       | Goa                      | 138                                                    |
| 12       | Gujarat                  | 1,521                                                  |
| 13       | Haryana                  | 1,843                                                  |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         | 1,175                                                  |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir        | 16,172                                                 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                | 15,795                                                 |
| 17       | Karnataka                | 649                                                    |
| 18       | Kerala                   | 535                                                    |
| 19       | Lakshadweep              | 0                                                      |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh           | 33,201                                                 |
| 21       | Maharashtra              | 5,586                                                  |
| 22       | Manipur                  | 1,296                                                  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                | 8,944                                                  |
| 24       | Mizoram                  | 1,261                                                  |
| 25       | Nagaland                 | 666                                                    |
| 26       | Odisha                   | 43,501                                                 |
| 27       | Puducherry               | 2                                                      |
| 28       | Punjab                   | 1,807                                                  |
| 29       | Rajasthan                | 12,083                                                 |
| 30       | Sikkim                   | 88                                                     |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu               | 7,926                                                  |
| 32       | Telangana                | 36,159                                                 |
| 33       | Tripura                  | 607                                                    |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh            | 19,626                                                 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand              | 2,971                                                  |
| 36       | West Bengal              | 42,054                                                 |
|          | Total                    | 417,796                                                |

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