Lok Sabha Question No. 1892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Model Schools in Odisha
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## Model Schools in Odisha

| 1892.   | SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (a)     | the targets and achievements in setting up of Model Schools in the educationally backward Blocks in various States/UTs including Odisha during the last three years along with reasons for shortfall; |
| (b)     | the number of proposals received from State Governments during the last two years for setting up such schools along with the action taken thereon;                                                    |
| (c)     | the financial assistance provided for this purpose during the last two years and current year to the States/UTs;                                                                                      |
| (d)     | whether Government will consider all the Model Schools, both recurring and non-recurring sanctioned under EBB Scheme for providing financial assistance to the State Governments;                     |
| (e)     | whether Union Government is considering to give priority for setting up Model Schools from Class-I to Class-V, in the country especially in Odisha; and                                               |
| (f)     | whether adequate funds are available for regular maintenance and upgradation of this system in schools already established including in the tribal belt of Odisha?                                    |

## ANSWER

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

- (a):        The state component of Model School Scheme envisaged setting up of one Model School per Educationally Backward Block (EBB). The scheme has been delinked from support of Government of India and transferred to State Governments for appropriate action w.e.f. the year 2015-16 in the light of higher devolution of funds to States as envisaged by the 14 th Finance Commission.  The status of Model Schools sanctioned and functional,   state-wise including Odisha, upto 31.03.2015 is at Annexure-I . Year-wise status of sanctioned and functional Model Schools for the year (s) 2013-14 and 2014-15 is enclosed at Annexure-II .
- (b) & (c) : The  proposals  for  setting  up  of  381  Model  Schools  were  received  from  States  during  the  year 2014-15 and 163 model schools were sanctioned. A state-wise list of proposals received, schools sanctioned and funds released for setting up of model schools in the year 2014-15 is enclosed at Annexure-III .  As the Scheme was delinked w.e.f. the year 2015-16, no funds have been released thereafter.

(d), (e) & (f): The Model School Scheme has been transferred to States for appropriate action w.e.f. the year 2015-16 in the light of higher devolution of funds to States as envisaged by the 14 th Finance Commission.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE - I REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016.

## State-wise details of model schools sanctioned and functional till the year 2014-15 (31.3.2015)

| S. No.   | State/EBBs          |   Model Schools sanctioned |   Model Schools functional |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh(341) |                        272 |                        163 |
| 2        | Assam(81)           |                         67 |                         14 |
| 3        | Bihar(530)          |                        368 |                          0 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh(74)    |                         74 |                         74 |
| 5        | Gujarat(85)         |                         84 |                         84 |
| 6        | Haryana(36)         |                         36 |                         36 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh(5) |                          5 |                          0 |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir(97)  |                         19 |                          0 |
| 9        | Jharkhand(203)      |                         40 |                         89 |
| 10       | Karnataka(74)       |                         74 |                         74 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh(201) |                        201 |                        201 |
| 12       | Maharashtra(43)     |                         43 |                         43 |
| 13       | Meghalaya(9)        |                          9 |                          0 |
| 14       | Mizoram(1)          |                          1 |                          0 |
| 15       | Nagaland(11)        |                         11 |                          0 |
| 16       | Odisha(173)         |                        162 |                          0 |
| 17       | Punjab(21)          |                         21 |                         21 |
| 18       | Rajasthan(186)      |                        134 |                         66 |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu(44)      |                         44 |                         44 |
| 20       | Tripura (6)         |                          6 |                          0 |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh(680)  |                        274 |                          0 |
| 22       | West Bengal(87)     |                         67 |                          0 |
| 23       | Telangana (396)     |                        317 |                        192 |
|          | Total (3384)        |                       2329 |                       1101 |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE - II REFEREED IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016.

## State-wise details of model schools sanctioned and functional during the year(s) 2013-14 and 2014-15

|        |                      | 2013-14                  | 2013-14             | 2014-15                  | 2014-15             |
|--------|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
| S. No. | State / EBBs         | Model Schools sanctioned | Functional Status * | Model Schools sanctioned | Functional Status * |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh (341) | 109                      | 150                 | 0                        | 163                 |
| 2      | Assam (81)           | 0                        | 0                   | 0                        | 14                  |
| 3      | Bihar (530)          | 0                        | 0                   | 0                        | 0                   |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh (74)    | 0                        | 74                  | 0                        | 74                  |
| 5      | Gujarat (85)         | 1                        | 12                  | 0                        | 84                  |
| 6      | Haryana (36)         | 0                        | 36                  | 0                        | 36                  |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh (5) | 0                        | 0                   | 0                        | 0                   |
| 8      | Jammu &Kashmir (97)  | 0                        | 0                   | 0                        | 0                   |
| 9      | Jharkhand (203)      | 0                        | 89                  | 0                        | 89                  |
| 10     | Karnataka (74)       | 0                        | 74                  | 0                        | 74                  |
| 11     | Madhya Pradesh (201) | 0                        | 201                 | 0                        | 201                 |
| 12     | Maharashtra (43)     | 0                        | 43                  | 0                        | 43                  |
| 13     | Meghalaya (9)        | 0                        | 0                   | 0                        | 0                   |
| 14     | Mizoram (1)          | 0                        | 0                   | 0                        | 0                   |
| 15     | Nagaland (11)        | 0                        | 0                   | 0                        | 0                   |
| 16     | Odisha (173)         | 0                        | 0                   | 51                       | 0                   |
| 17     | Punjab (21)          | 0                        | 21                  | 0                        | 21                  |
| 18     | Rajasthan (186)      | 0                        | 0                   | 0                        | 66                  |
| 19     | Tamil Nadu (44)      | 0                        | 44                  | 0                        | 44                  |
| 20     | Tripura (6)          | 6                        | 0                   | 0                        | 0                   |
| 21     | Uttar Pradesh (680)  | 0                        | 0                   | 81                       | 0                   |
| 22     | West Bengal (87)     | 0                        | 0                   | 31                       | 0                   |
| 23     | Telangana (396)      | 125                      | 175                 | 0                        | 192                 |
|        | Total (3384)         | 241                      | 919                 | 163                      | 1101                |

## Annexure-III

## ANNEXURE - III REFEREED IN REPLY TO PART (B) & (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016.

## Details of Proposal received, Model Schools sanctioned and funds released for setting up of model schools during the year 2014-15

(Rs. in crores)

| Sl. No.   | States           |   Proposals received |   Model Schools Sanctioned |   Amount released |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 2         | Assam            |                   14 |                          0 |              0    |
| 3         | Bihar            |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh     |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 5         | Gujarat          |                    0 |                          0 |              8.13 |
| 6         | Haryana          |                    0 |                          0 |              0.03 |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 8         | Jammu &Kashmir   |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 9         | Jharkhand        |                   75 |                          0 |              0    |
| 10        | Karnataka        |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh   |                    0 |                          0 |             70    |
| 12        | Maharashtra      |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 13        | Meghalaya        |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 14        | Mizoram          |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 15        | Nagaland         |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 16        | Odisha           |                   51 |                         51 |            149.82 |
| 17        | Punjab           |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 18        | Rajasthan        |                    0 |                          0 |             84.74 |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu       |                    0 |                          0 |              0    |
| 20        | Tripura          |                    0 |                          0 |             10.01 |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh    |                  231 |                         81 |            116.04 |
| 22        | West Bengal      |                    8 |                         31 |             96.34 |
| 23        | Telangana        |                    2 |                          0 |              3.81 |
|           | Total            |                  381 |                        163 |            538.92 |