Lok Sabha Question No. 2176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Adult Literacy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LADU KISHORE SWAIN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2176 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## Adult Literacy

## 2176.    SHRI LADU KISHORE SWAIN:

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

- (a) the present status of financial support to State Resource Centres in promoting/achieving adult literacy in the country;
- (b) the details of budget allocated/spent for the purpose State/UT-wise during the last two years and the current year;
- (c) whether the Government is considering adequate support to SRCs in near future and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether a clear roadmap in achieving total literacy in the country, considering the need of most backward districts in the country has been prepared and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b): The  details  of  the  grants  in  aid  provided  to  the  State  Resource  Centres State/UT-wise during the last two years and in the current financial year are at Annexure.
- (c): The component of State Resource Centres has been granted interim extension upto  30.09.2017  and  extension  beyond  this  date  is  tentatively  proposed without changing the scope and financial norms.
- (d): In  order  to  improve  the  adult  literacy  rate  in  the  country,  Government  is implementing Saakshar Bharat Programme since October, 2009 in rural areas of all those districts that had adult female literacy rate of 50% and below as per Census, 2001. The Scheme is presently continued upto 31.12.2017 which is  tentatively  proposed  to  be  continued  further  without  changing  the  scope, nature and coverage of the Scheme.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2176  FOR  01.01.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  LADU KISHORE SWAIN REGARDING "ADULT LITERACY"

## State/UT-wise  Details  of  funds  released  to  State  Resource  Centres  (SRCs)  during  the last two years and current financial year

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT and SRC with        | Rupees in Lakh Released   | Rupees in Lakh Released   | Rupees in Lakh Released   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          | Category                             | 2015-2016                 | 2016-2017                 | 2017-2018*                |
| A        | ANDHRA PRADESH                       |                           |                           |                           |
| 1        | SRC Vishakhapattanam, Category- B    | 71.78                     | 77.33                     | 0.00                      |
| B        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    |                           |                           |                           |
| 2        | SRC Naharlagun, Category-B           | 87.22                     | 61.61                     | 17.00                     |
| C        | ASSAM                                |                           |                           |                           |
| 3        | Guwahati, Category-A                 | 147.90                    | 87.04                     | 37.00                     |
| 4        | Dispur, Category-B                   | 62.04                     | 37.47                     | 12.00                     |
| D        | BIHAR                                |                           |                           |                           |
| 5        | SRC ADRI Patna, Category-A           | 98.20                     | 112.05                    | 2.00                      |
| 6        | SRC Deepayatan, Category-A           | 114.34                    | 125.65                    | 12.00                     |
| E        | CHHATTISGARH                         |                           |                           |                           |
| 7        | SRC Raipur, Category-A               | 105.02                    | 102.60                    | 0.00                      |
| F        | DELHI                                |                           |                           |                           |
| 8        | SRC Jamia Millia Islamia, Category-B | 63.71                     | 77.96                     | 0.00                      |
| G        | GUJARAT                              |                           |                           |                           |
| 9        | SRC Ahmedabad, Category-B            | 35.00                     | 114.38                    | 0.00                      |
| 10       | SRC Bharuch, Category-B              | 35.00                     | 103.30                    | 23.00                     |
| H        | HARYANA                              |                           |                           |                           |
| 11       | SRC Rohtak, Category-A               | 122.81                    | 110.62                    | 0.00                      |
| I        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     |                           |                           |                           |
| 12       | SRC Shimla, Category-A               | 76.64                     | 98.83                     | 0.00                      |
| J        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                    |                           |                           |                           |
| 13       | SRC Srinagar, Category-A             | 64.80                     | 119.00                    | 0.00                      |
| K        | JHARKHAND                            |                           |                           |                           |
| 14       | SRC Ranchi, Category-A               | 82.61                     | 114.05                    | 0.00                      |
| 15       | SRC Palamu, Category-B               | 38.96                     | 66.17                     | 0.00                      |
| L        | KARNATAKA                            |                           |                           |                           |
| 16       | SRC Mysore, Category-A               | 69.46                     | 117.84                    | 0.00                      |
| M        | KERALA                               |                           |                           |                           |
| 17       | SRC Thiruvananthapuram, Category-A   | 104.14                    | 122.83                    | 0.00                      |

| N   | MADHYAPRADESH                |          |          |        |
|-----|------------------------------|----------|----------|--------|
| 18  | SRC Bhopal, Category-A       | 85.20    | 106.04   | 0.00   |
| 19  | SRC Indore, Category-A       | 76.07    | 124.45   | 0.00   |
| O   | MAHARASHTRA                  |          |          |        |
| 20  | SRC Aurangabad, Category-B   | 50.00    | 84.03    | 0.00   |
| 21  | SRC Pune, Category-A         | 50.00    | 184.86   | 0.00   |
| P   | MEGHALAYA                    |          |          |        |
| 22  | SRC Shillong, Category-A     | 137.76   | 85.69    | 39.00  |
| Q   | ODISHA                       |          |          |        |
| 23  | SRC Bhubaneshwar, Category-B | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00   |
| 24  | SRC Rayagada, Category-B     | 35.00    | 60.52    | 9.00   |
| R   | RAJASTHAN                    |          |          |        |
| 25  | SRC Jaipur, Category-A       | 65.00    | 142.96   | 0.00   |
| 26  | SRC Jodhpur, Category-B      | 50.00    | 98.97    | 0.00   |
| S   | TAMIL NADU                   |          |          |        |
| 27  | SRC Chennai, Category-A      | 94.33    | 117.68   | 0.00   |
| T   | TELANGANA                    |          |          |        |
| 28  | SRC Hyderabad, Category-A    | 97.07    | 121.19   | 18.00  |
| U   | TRIPURA                      |          |          |        |
| 29  | SRC Agartala, Category-B     | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00   |
| V   | UTTAR PRADESH                |          |          |        |
| 30  | SRC Lucknow, Category-A      | 75.75    | 115.02   | 0.00   |
| W   | UTTARAKHAND                  |          |          |        |
| 31  | SRC Dehradun, Category-A     | 102.39   | 112.04   | 0.00   |
| X   | WEST BENGAL                  |          |          |        |
| 32  | SRC Kolkata, Category-A      | 110.11   | 118.86   | 5.00   |
|     | Total                        | 2,408.32 | 3,121.07 | 174.00 |