Lok Sabha Question No. 2120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Funds for SSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  JANUARY, 2018

## Funds for SSA

## 2120.   SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

(a) the funds allocated and spent on the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State/ UT-wise;

(b) whether there is acute shortage of teachers in the country and if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise including Bihar and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the interest of students is reportedly diminishing towards education due to appointment of para teachers under the SSA and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to meet the shortage of teachers?

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

(a): The State/UT-wise details of funds allocated and released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during last three years and current year are at Annexure-I.

(b)  to  (d)  :  The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  in  its Schedule lays down the Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) norms of 30:1 for primary and 35:1 for upper primary levels. As per the Unified District Information System For Education (UDISE) 2015-16, the PTR at national level for primary schools is 23:1 and upper primary schools is 17:1, which is better than the norm laid down in the RTE Act, 2009.

The recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers are primarily in the domain of the State Governments/UT Administrations. The Central Government, through the SSA, provides assistance to the State Governments and UTs for additional teachers at elementary level to maintain appropriate PTR as per the laid down norms. Advisories have been issued to States and UTs from time to time regarding expeditious recruitment and redeployment of teachers.

Further,  under  SSA,  the  State  Governments  and  UT  administrations  are  supported  on  several interventions  to  improve  teaching  standards,  including  regular  in-service  teachers'  training,  induction training for newly  recruited  teachers, training of all  untrained teachers to acquire  professional qualifications,  academic  support  for  teachers  through  block  and  cluster  resource  centers.  States  have been  advised  to  monitor  teacher  attendance  in  elementary  schools  and  put  in  place  mechanisms  to improve teacher presence and accountability.

The state-wise details of teachers in position against sanctioned positions are at Annexure-II .

## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2120  FOR  ANSWER  ON  01.01.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH  SIGRIWAL REGARDING FUNDS FOR SSA

## Allocation and Release of central share under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

(Rs. in crore)

|         |                         | 2014-15        | 2014-15               | 2015-16        | 2015-16               | 2016-17        | 2016-17               | 2017-18        | 2017-18                                  |
|---------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of the State       | Estimate       | Central Fund Releases | Estimate       | Central Fund Releases | Estimate       | Central Fund Releases | Estimate       | Central Fund Releases (As on 26.12.2017) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh          | 2867.75        | 1545.67               | 2116.06        | 668.11                | 2637.00        | 633.02                | 2882.48        | 704.31                                   |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 415.73         | 336.08                | 358.64         | 181.79                | 380.86         | 199.57                | 380.85         | 168.30                                   |
| 3       | Assam                   | 1809.28        | 977.82                | 1682.16        | 1004.65               | 1676.92        | 876.52                | 1856.43        | 866.32                                   |
| 4       | Bihar                   | 8021.58        | 2163.36               | 7387.15        | 2515.57               | 9665.27        | 2706.88               | 10558.59       | 1881.11                                  |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh            | 1462.67        | 927.05                | 2149.34        | 622.20                | 2351.11        | 592.63                | 2269.45        | 457.46                                   |
| 6       | Goa                     | 25.77          | 13.10                 | 24.24          | 8.14                  | 29.04          | 8.69                  | 32.28          | 6.27                                     |
| 7       | Gujarat                 | 1408.22        | 784.76                | 1973.60        | 615.64                | 2591.35        | 777.41                | 3453.60        | 460.95                                   |
| 8       | Haryana                 | 933.02         | 421.11                | 1120.58        | 345.01                | 1062.38        | 320.01                | 1144.68        | 241.35                                   |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh        | 250.65         | 125.47                | 345.34         | 121.39                | 426.82         | 128.25                | 473.74         | 221.25                                   |
| 10      | Jammu& Kashmir          | 1785.30        | 512.77                | 2371.95        | 1299.81               | 2062.55        | 1072.50               | 2362.02        | 1143.39                                  |
| 11      | Jharkhand               | 1937.95        | 757.75                | 1649.30        | 558.63                | 1566.59        | 509.46                | 1532.19        | 413.90                                   |
| 12      | Karnataka               | 1339.78        | 662.14                | 1545.81        | 417.59                | 1878.97        | 544.96                | 438.50         | 321.35                                   |
| 13      | Kerala                  | 431.09         | 218.44                | 412.00         | 128.59                | 527.48         | 113.17                | 564.74         | 136.81                                   |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh          | 4494.90        | 1490.95               | 4606.34        | 1601.98               | 5223.16        | 1544.55               | 5740.95        | 1235.42                                  |
| 15      | Maharashtra             | 1439.15        | 582.89                | 1574.95        | 412.25                | 2296.33        | 603.70                | 2446.99        | 461.02                                   |
| 16      | Manipur                 | 321.81         | 214.66                | 322.03         | 183.55                | 276.40         | 44.05                 | 359.36         | 107.45                                   |
| 17      | Meghalaya               | 406.33         | 204.05                | 285.72         | 166.27                | 451.24         | 200.67                | 468.14         | 200.53                                   |
| 18      | Mizoram                 | 210.46         | 147.40                | 207.23         | 94.38                 | 196.25         | 109.34                | 185.45         | 69.94                                    |
| 19      | Nagaland                | 298.34         | 205.69                | 314.01         | 87.40                 | 300.79         | 107.25                | 306.90         | 63.95                                    |
| 20      | Odisha                  | 1923.27        | 666.95                | 2321.70        | 820.82                | 2215.84        | 704.23                | 2425.36        | 620.77                                   |
| 21      | Punjab                  | 853.56         | 362.16                | 984.74         | 300.04                | 1059.24        | 300.03                | 1139.10        | 221.22                                   |
| 22      | Rajasthan               | 4836.36        | 2480.42               | 5026.14        | 1934.62               | 5866.63        | 1825.78               | 6647.65        | 1424.72                                  |
| 23      | Sikkim                  | 60.58          | 45.26                 | 61.21          | 40.54                 | 68.51          | 34.79                 | 67.34          | 41.84                                    |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu              | 1989.87        | 1358.20               | 2329.15        | 821.12                | 2656.04        | 821.11                | 2778.43        | 866.44                                   |
| 25      | Telangana               | 1959.83        | 814.07                | 1667.34        | 217.76                | 1853.72        | 417.76                | 2195.03        | 440.50                                   |
| 26      | Tripura                 | 230.76         | 198.00                | 261.35         | 169.57                | 293.03         | 191.91                | 343.31         | 144.65                                   |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh           | 8820.46        | 4498.68               | 15139.52       | 5054.34               | 19014.36       | 5054.34               | 20688.13       | 2944.54                                  |
| 28 29   | Uttarakhand West Bengal | 518.86 4766.28 | 228.81 972.40         | 581.73 4294.80 | 225.88 846.79         | 608.27 4688.49 | 252.69 821.85         | 921.84 4726.95 | 412.20 629.51                            |
| 30 31   | Chandigarh              | 69.10          | 1.47 38.94            | 8.95 59.68     | 3.59                  | 18.08 65.58    | 4.79 33.34            | 19.03 93.81    | 13.24 51.56                              |
|         | A &NIslands             | 10.32          |                       |                | 35.22                 |                |                       |                |                                          |
|         | Dadra &N.               |                |                       |                |                       |                |                       |                |                                          |
| 32      | Haveli                  | 17.95          | 9.12                  | 21.41          | 5.95                  | 31.32          | 10.68                 | 37.53          | 40.70                                    |
| 33      | Daman& Diu              | 6.34           | 0.73                  | 6.04           | 0.78                  | 8.29           | 3.00                  | 10.15          | 8.83                                     |
| 34      | Delhi                   | 202.91         | 62.24                 | 192.02 3.12    | 72.94 1.40            | 187.27 3.66    | 83.06                 | 347.80 3.70    | 15.15                                    |
| 35      | Lakshadweep Pondicherry | 2.91 8.14      | 0.59 1.00             | 7.63           | 5.83                  | 9.82           | 2.40 3.05             | 7.59           | 3.04 2.00                                |
|         |                         | 56137.28       |                       | 63412.98       |                       | 74248.66       | 21657.44              |                |                                          |
| 36      | Total                   |                | 24030.2               |                | 21590.14              |                |                       | 79910.09       | 17041.95                                 |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2120  FOR  ANSWER  ON  01.01.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH SIGRIWAL REGARDING FUNDS FOR SSA

Status on Teachers (sanctioned, working, vacancies) under State & SSA as on 31.03.2017

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Sanctioned Post   | Sanctioned Post   | Sanctioned Post   | Working   | Working   | Working   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | By State          | Under SSA         | Total             | By State  | Under SSA | Total     | By State    | Under SSA   | Total       |
| 1         | A &NIslands       | 2963              | 206               | 3169              | 2751      | 206       | 2957      | 212         | 0           | 212         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 124432            | 24353             | 148785            | 111477    | 24353     | 135830    | 12955       | 0           | 12955       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 6720              | 7342              | 14062             | 6662      | 6976      | 13638     | 58          | 366         | 424         |
| 4         | Assam             | 158921            | 45686             | 204607            | 152033    | 32469     | 184502    | 6888        | 13217       | 20105       |
| 5         | Bihar             | 190497            | 402044            | 592541            | 108119    | 280488    | 388607    | 82378       | 121556      | 203934      |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 3935              | 1390              | 5325              | 3055      | 1000      | 4055      | 880         | 390         | 1270        |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 159307            | 41122             | 200429            | 112170    | 39753     | 151923    | 47137       | 1369        | 48506       |
| 8         | D. &Nagar Haveli  | 858               | 946               | 1804              | 789       | 841       | 1630      | 69          | 105         | 174         |
| 9         | Daman &Diu        | 483               | 118               | 601               | 483       | 85        | 568       | 0           | 33          | 33          |
| 10        | Delhi             | 51898             | 6541              | 58439             | 45927     | 4419      | 50346     | 5971        | 2122        | 8093        |
| 11        | Goa               | 5515              | 179               | 5694              | 5515      | 179       | 5694      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 163418            | 53688             | 217106            | 163418    | 49649     | 213067    | 0           | 4039        | 4039        |
| 13        | Haryana           | 56655             | 13435             | 70090             | 46545     | 11614     | 58159     | 10110       | 1821        | 11931       |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  | 44022             | 5556              | 49578             | 42390     | 5556      | 47946     | 1632        | 0           | 1632        |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 57830             | 43471             | 101301            | 52816     | 41277     | 94093     | 5014        | 2194        | 7208        |
| 16        | Jharkhand         | 69466             | 122678            | 192144            | 45804     | 68075     | 113879    | 23662       | 54603       | 78265       |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 174767            | 29057             | 203824            | 169613    | 19719     | 189332    | 5154        | 9338        | 14492       |
| 18        | Kerala            | 123457            | 2925              | 126382            | 123457    | 1525      | 124982    | 0           | 1400        | 1400        |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | 699               | 32                | 731               | 649       | 32        | 681       | 50          | 0           | 50          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 184171            | 178928            | 363099            | 152204    | 144372    | 296576    | 31967       | 34556       | 66523       |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 299551            | 15387             | 314938            | 280880    | 15387     | 296267    | 18671       | 0           | 18671       |
| 22        | Manipur           | 15591             | 3235              | 18826             | 15591     | 2871      | 18462     | 0           | 364         | 364         |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 9215              | 13417             | 22632             | 9215      | 12541     | 21756     | 0           | 876         | 876         |
| 24        | Mizoram           | 10280             | 2228              | 12508             | 9180      | 2193      | 11373     | 1100        | 35          | 1135        |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 13866             | 3464              | 17330             | 13866     | 3147      | 17013     | 0           | 317         | 317         |
| 26        | Odisha            | 136669            | 92337             | 229006            | 136669    | 92337     | 229006    | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 27        | Puducherry        | 3894              | 12                | 3906              | 3127      | 12        | 3139      | 767         | 0           | 767         |
| 28        | Punjab            | 84588             | 10661             | 95249             | 66413     | 10661     | 77074     | 18175       | 0           | 18175       |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 161392            | 122024            | 283416            | 138150    | 108677    | 246827    | 23242       | 13347       | 36589       |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 7687              | 405               | 8092              | 7687      | 405       | 8092      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 112962            | 35020             | 147982            | 109174    | 35020     | 144194    | 3788        | 0           | 3788        |
| 32        | Telangana         | 83230             | 14277             | 97507             | 68929     | 14277     | 83206     | 14301       | 0           | 14301       |
| 33        | Tripura           | 25625             | 6070              | 31695             | 21486     | 5808      | 27294     | 4139        | 262         | 4401        |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     | 336543            | 423285            | 759828            | 207256    | 328245    | 535501    | 129287      | 95040       | 224327      |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       | 35144             | 10909             | 46053             | 32153     | 6322      | 38475     | 2991        | 4587        | 7578        |
| 36        | West Bengal       | 253890            | 200970            | 454860            | 221229    | 145850    | 367079    | 32661       | 55120       | 87781       |
|           | Total             | 3170141           | 1933398           | 5103539           | 2686882   | 1516341   | 4203223   | 483259      | 417057      | 900316      |

Source: AWP&B and PAB Minutes 2017-18