Lok Sabha Question No. 644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Enrolment of Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017

## Enrolment of Students

## 644. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government had recently reviewed the enrolment of school students in rural areas in all the States in the country especially Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve the education standard of primary and secondary in the country specially in rural areas; and
- (d) the  details  of  funds  spent  for  improving  the  quality  of  education  through  Sarva  Shiksha Abhiyan and Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat during each of the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.  The  National  University  of  Educational  Planning  and  Administration (NUEPA), an autonomous body under Ministry of Human Resource Development, collects information from all the schools (government, aided and private) annually on various educational indicators including enrolment  of  students  in  rural  areas  across  all  States  and  UTs  including  Jharkhand,  through  Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE).  The State/UT-wise enrolment of students in rural areas at elementary (classes I to VIII) and secondary (classes IX to X) levels as per UDISE, 2015-16 are at Annexure-I.

(c): The  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  has  developed  draft Learning  Outcomes  for  classes  I  to  VIII  in  Languages  (Hindi,  English  and  Urdu),  Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Science and Social Science, after consultations with States, UTs, States Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERTs) and education experts. The Learning Outcomes developed by NCERT are the minimum levels of learning to facilitate the assessment of students.

It  is  proposed to  include these defined Learning Outcomes in the Central Rules of the Right of Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009.  These  Rules  will  be  applicable  to  all schools including government, aided and private schools.

Further,  the  NCERT  conducts  periodic  national  surveys  of  learning  achievement  of  children  in grades III, V and VIII and X.  Four rounds of National Achievement Survey (NAS) have been conducted so  far  for  grade  V  and  three  rounds  for  grade  III  &  VIII.  These  reveal  improvement  in  learning achievement levels of pupils, in identified subjects from first round to fourth round. Since only first round of NAS has been conducted at grade X level, it is not possible to comment on the comparative learning achievement or decline of students of grade X. From current year onwards, Government has decided to conduct annual National Achievement Surveys in all government and government aided schools.  The students learning assessment will be according to the Learning Outcomes developed by NCERT for all subjects covering all classes in the elementary cycle.

The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  meant  for universalisation  of  secondary  education  envisages  enhancing  the  enrollment  ratio  by  providing  a secondary  school  within  a  reasonable  distance  of  every  habitation,  improving  quality  of  education imparted at secondary level through making all secondary schools conform to prescribed norms, removal of  gender,  socio-economic  and  disability  barriers.  The  scheme  provides  additional  classrooms,  science laboratory,  library,  computer  room,  art/craft/culture  room,  toilets,  drinking  water  facilities  etc  in  new secondary schools and existing secondary schools, to increase enrolment rate especially of students of SC, ST, Minority and Girl students at secondary stage. Interventions like survey and identification of out of school children, awareness programme, special teaching for learning enhancement, etc. have also been supported under RMSA.

(d): State-wise  details  of  funds  released  on  the  approved  activities  under  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan during the last two years and the current year are at Annexure-II. Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat is a subcomponent of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.2.2017 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY REGARDING ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS

State/UT-wise details of enrolment of students in rural areas at elementary and secondary levels

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 |   Total enrolment in rural area (Elementary level) 2015-16 |   Total Enrolment in rural areas (Secondary level) 2015-16 |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                                      30131 |                                                       7441 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH           |                                                    3859040 |                                                     841192 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                                                     238921 |                                                      28728 |
| 4         | ASSAM                    |                                                    4870467 |                                                     793325 |
| 5         | BIHAR                    |                                                   21588015 |                                                    2778321 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH               |                                                      18255 |                                                       3787 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH             |                                                    3529548 |                                                     720588 |
| 8         | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI       |                                                      40293 |                                                       8849 |
| 9         | DAMAN&DIU                |                                                      16804 |                                                       3285 |
| 10        | DELHI                    |                                                      65548 |                                                      12187 |
| 11        | GOA                      |                                                     115801 |                                                      29333 |
| 12        | GUJARAT                  |                                                    5932695 |                                                     999488 |
| 13        | HARYANA                  |                                                    2404648 |                                                     559012 |
| 14        | HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                                                     825163 |                                                     217766 |
| 15        | JAMMU &KASHMIR           |                                                    1466684 |                                                     246738 |
| 16        | JHARKHAND                |                                                    5529606 |                                                     775676 |
| 17        | KARNATAKA                |                                                    4972276 |                                                     978661 |
| 18        | KERALA                   |                                                    3021390 |                                                     814909 |
| 19        | LAKSHADWEEP              |                                                       5983 |                                                       1961 |
| 20        | MADHYA PRADESH           |                                                    9128431 |                                                    1532245 |
| 21        | MAHARASHTRA              |                                                    8868499 |                                                    1985752 |
| 22        | MANIPUR                  |                                                     384112 |                                                      60625 |
| 23        | MEGHALAYA                |                                                     670565 |                                                      78378 |
| 24        | MIZORAM                  |                                                     122326 |                                                      15927 |
| 25        | NAGALAND                 |                                                     224974 |                                                      29291 |
| 26        | ODISHA                   |                                                    5437761 |                                                    1061765 |
| 27        | PUDUCHERRY               |                                                      73377 |                                                      18701 |
| 28        | PUNJAB                   |                                                    2419497 |                                                     549247 |
| 29        | RAJASTHAN                |                                                    9475303 |                                                    1650875 |
| 30        | SIKKIM                   |                                                      86467 |                                                      21815 |
| 31        | TAMIL NADU               |                                                    5399023 |                                                    1192461 |
| 32        | TELANGANA                |                                                    2789162 |                                                     594938 |
| 33        | TRIPURA                  |                                                     470992 |                                                     110107 |
| 34        | UTTAR PRADESH            |                                                   30434074 |                                                    5621538 |
| 35        | UTTARAKHAND              |                                                    1317778 |                                                     288648 |
| 36        | WEST BENGAL              |                                                   10756155 |                                                    2172510 |
|           | INDIA                    |                                                  146589764 |                                                   26806070 |

Source: UDISE 2015-16 (Provisional)

## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.2.2017 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY REGARDING ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS

State-wise details of funds released on the approved activities under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan during the last two years and the current year

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT     |          2014-15 |          2015-16 |   2016-17( as on 04.01.2017 ) |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 154567           |  66810.8         |               63302.2         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |  33607.8         |  18179.4         |               16399.6         |
| 3         | Assam                    |  97782.2         | 100465           |               53037.8         |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 216336           | 251557           |              270688           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |  92705.3         |  62219.7         |               57269.8         |
| 6         | Goa                      |   1310.38        |    813.58        |                 869.11        |
| 7         | Gujarat                  |  78476.5         |  61563.8         |               77740.5         |
| 8         | Haryana                  |  42110.7         |  34501.2         |               18699.9         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |  12547.3         |  12139.1         |               12825.5         |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           |  51276.5         | 129981           |              102522           |
| 11        | Jharkhand                |  75775.2         |  55863.3         |               42347.1         |
| 12        | Karnataka                |  66213.5         |  41759.3         |               54495.5         |
| 13        | Kerala                   |  21844           |  12858.9         |                9049.01        |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 149095           | 160198           |              141451           |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |  58288.5         |  41225.3         |               60369.7         |
| 16        | Manipur                  |  21465.8         |  18355.5         |                4405.31        |
| 17        | Meghalaya                |  20404.5         |  16627           |               15438           |
| 18        | Mizoram                  |  14739.7         |   9437.51        |                3706.31        |
| 19        | Nagaland                 |  20568.7         |   8739.53        |                8413.46        |
| 20        | Odisha                   |  66695.3         |  82081.6         |               60349.9         |
| 21        | Punjab                   |  36216           |  30003.8         |               27087           |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 248042           | 193462           |              164679           |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |   4526.13        |   4054.36        |                2848.89        |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 135820           |  82111.7         |               82111.3         |
| 25        | Telangana                |  81406.9         |  21776           |               21776.1         |
| 26        | Tripura                  |  19800.1         |  16957           |               12554           |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 449868           | 505434           |              505434           |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              |  22880.6         |  22588.4         |               25269           |
| 29        | West Bengal              |  97240.3         |  84679.4         |               69357.1         |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |    147.21        |    359.46        |                 359           |
| 31        | Chandigarh               |   3893.53        |   3521.81        |                3278.9         |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |    911.74        |    594.91        |                1060.99        |
| 33        | Daman &Diu               |     72.77        |     78.38        |                 200           |
| 34        | Delhi                    |   6223.73        |   7293.8         |                6944.9         |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              |     58.83        |    139.87        |                 139.87        |
| 36        | Puducherry               |    100           |    583.14        |                 152.59        |
|           | Total                    |      2.40302e+06 |      2.15901e+06 |                   1.99663e+06 |