Lok Sabha Question No. 347 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Smart Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## Smart Schools

†*347. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

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

(a) whether the Union Government has received proposals from various States, including Uttar Pradesh for setting up of smart schools and if so, the details thereof;

(b)whether  the  Government  has  accorded  administrative  and  financial  approval  to  these proposals and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor and the time by which the said proposals are likely to be accorded approval?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 347 REGARDING 'SMART SCHOOLS' FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE

(a)  to  (c)  The  'Information  and  Communication  Technology  in  School'  (ICT)  component  of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) provides for opportunities to secondary stage students  to  build  their  capacity  in  ICT  skills  and  make  them  learn  through  computer  aided learning process, giving priority for coverage of schools in Educationally Backward Blocks and in  areas  having  concentration  of  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  Minority  &  Weaker Sections.  The  Scheme  covers  Government  and  Government  aided  secondary  and  higher secondary schools. The ICT component of RMSA also has a provision for setting up of Smart schools to act as 'Technology Demonstrators' and to propagate ICT skills among students of neighborhood schools.  So far 88,078 schools and 43 Smart Schools have been approved under the  ICT  component  of  RMSA.  Both  the  components  of  the  Scheme  provide  for  financial assistance for capital expenditure as well as recurring costs, including software such as learning management systems & curriculum based courseware.

In case of Uttar Pradesh, 5608 schools are approved so far. 5 Smart Schools were also approved in  2011-12,  but  due  to  non-implementation  of  the  smart  schools  approved  under  the  ICT  in School Scheme by the State Government, the approval of the 05 Smart Schools was cancelled in 2015-16.

Every  year,  the  States/  UTs  prepare  their  Annual  Work  Plan  &  Budget  proposal  for  approval under the RMSA scheme, including for the component of ICT in Schools. The viable proposals under the 'ICT in Schools' component including of Smart Schools of the States/ Union Territories (UTs)  are  considered  and  approved  under  RMSA  in  the  presence  of  State/  UT  concerned.  A statement indicating the State-wise details of proposals received and approved along with reasons for non- approval for the year 2017-18 is attached as Annexure .

## Annexure ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  347  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  27.03.2017  ASKED  BY DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE REGARDING "SMART SCHOOLS'

| Normal schools under ICT   | Normal schools under ICT   | Normal schools under ICT   | Normal schools under ICT   | Normal schools under ICT                                                               | Smart Schools under ICT                                                                    | Smart Schools under ICT   | Smart Schools under ICT                                                                        |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                     | Name of the State / UT     | Proposa l                  | Appr oval                  | Remarks                                                                                | Proposal                                                                                   | Approv al                 | Remarks                                                                                        |
| 1                          | A &NIslands                | 45                         | 31                         | Approved for 31 schools having electricity, Computer room                              | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 2                          | Andhra Pradesh             | 1075                       | -                          | Not approved as all eligible schools were already covered under ICT component of RMSA  | Proposal for setting up 2542 Smart schools received.                                       | -                         | Not approved as all eligible schools were already covered under ICT component of RMSA.         |
| 3.                         | Arunachal Pradesh          | 21                         | -                          | Not approved as previously approved schools have not yet been implemented by the state | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 4                          | Assam                      | 234                        | 100                        | Approved for 100 schools having electricity, Computer room                             | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 5                          | Bihar                      | 488                        | 380                        | Approved for 380 Schools having enrolment more than 300                                | Proposal for setting up Virtual Classroom in 38 schools per district received.             | -                         | It was suggested that the State Government may meet the expenditure out of state funds.        |
| 6                          | Chandigarh                 | 3                          | 2                          | Approved for 2 schools having electricity, Computer room                               | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 7                          | Chhattisgarh               | 372                        | -                          | Not approved as all eligible schools were already covered under ICT component of RMSA  | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 8                          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli        | No proposal                | No proposal                | No proposal                                                                            | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 9                          | Daman &Diu -               | Daman &Diu -               | Daman &Diu -               | Daman &Diu -                                                                           |                                                                                            | -                         | -                                                                                              |
| 10                         | Delhi                      | 1174                       | -                          | Not approved as all eligible schools were already covered under ICT component of RMSA  | - Proposal for installing Smart Boards in 1034 Schools @Rs. 1.25 lakh per school received. | 517 schools               | 517 schools @Rs. 70000 per school on pilot basis was approved.                                 |
| 11                         | Goa                        | 56                         | -                          | Not approved as all eligible schools were already covered under ICT component of RMSA  | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 12                         | Gujarat                    | 217                        | -                          | Not approved, as schools approved in year 2016-2017 have not been implemented so far.  | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 13                         | Haryana                    | 2704                       | -                          | Not approved as all eligible schools were already covered under ICT component of RMSA  | No proposal                                                                                | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                    |
| 14                         | Himachal Pradesh           | 2007                       | 20                         | Approved for 20 schools having electricity, Computer Room and enrolment                | Proposal for Digital Smart Classes for 131 schools.                                        |                           | It was suggested to the State Government that the project may be implemented with state funds. |

|         |                        | Normal schools under ICT   | Normal schools under ICT   | Normal schools under ICT                                                                                                         | Smart Schools under ICT                                                         | Smart Schools under ICT   | Smart Schools under ICT                                                                                                     |
|---------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of the State / UT | Propo sal                  | Appro val                  | Remarks                                                                                                                          | Proposal                                                                        | Approval                  | Remarks                                                                                                                     |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir        | 1822                       | 350                        | Approved for 350 schools having electricity, Computer room                                                                       |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 16      | Jharkhand              | 1983                       | 449                        | Approved for 449 schools having electricity, Computer room                                                                       |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 17      | Karnataka              |                            |                            | No proposal                                                                                                                      |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 18      | Kerala                 | 55                         | 18                         | Approved for 18 schools having electricity, Computer room                                                                        |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep            |                            |                            | No proposal                                                                                                                      |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh         |                            |                            | No proposal                                                                                                                      |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 21      | Maharashtra            | 4996                       | -                          | Not approved as schools approved earlier are yet to be implemented by the state.                                                 |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 22      | Manipur                | 147                        | 8                          | Approved for 8 schools having electricity, Computer room                                                                         |                                                                                 | No Proposal               | No Proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 23      | Meghalaya              | 160                        | 8                          | Approved for 8 schools having electricity, Computer room                                                                         |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 24      | Mizoram                |                            |                            | No proposal                                                                                                                      |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 25      | Nagaland               | 6                          | -                          | Not approved due to discrepancy of Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) Code in previously approved schools |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 26      | Odisha                 |                            |                            | No proposal                                                                                                                      |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 27      | Puducherry             | 105                        | -                          | Not approved as previously approved schools are yet to be implemented by the UT.                                                 |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 28      | Punjab                 | 447                        | 100                        | Approved for 100 schools having electricity, Computer room                                                                       |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 29      | Rajasthan              | 6628                       | -                          | Not approved, due to state prioritizing other interventions such as New Schools and Strengthening from the available funds.      | Proposal for setting up 19 Smart schools received                               |                           | Not approved, due to state prioritizing other interventions such as New Schools and Strengthening from the available funds. |
| 30      | Sikkim                 | 14                         | 6                          | Approved 6 eligible schools having electricity and adequate enrollment.                                                          |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 31      | Tami Nadu              |                            |                            | No proposal                                                                                                                      |                                                                                 |                           |                                                                                                                             |
| 32      | Telangana              | 800                        | -                          | Not approved, due to state prioritizing other interventions from the available funds.                                            | Proposal for Digital classroom in 4997 schools @Rs. 90,000 per school received. |                           | Not approved due to state prioritizing other interventions from the available funds                                         |
| 33      | Tripura                | 8                          | -                          | Not approved as previously approved schools are yet to be implemented by the State                                               | Proposal for setting up 19 Smart schools received                               |                           | Not approved due to non-implementation of ICT in school scheme in previously approved schools.                              |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh          | 1608                       | -                          | Meeting to consider the proposal is yet to be held.                                                                              |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |
| 35      | Uttrakhand             |                            |                            | No proposal                                                                                                                      | No proposal                                                                     |                           |                                                                                                                             |
| 36      | West Bengal            | 520                        | -                          | Not approved as previously approved schools are yet to be implemented by the State                                               |                                                                                 | No proposal               | No proposal                                                                                                                 |