Lok Sabha Question No. 2357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Primary Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  JULY, 2017

## Primary Schools

†2357. SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU: SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  pre-primary  and  upper  primary  schools  running  in  the  country, State/UT-wise  along  with  the  details  of  rules  and  infrastructure  prescribed  for opening of said schools;
- (b) the details of provisions made by the Government for ensuring free education to the children of poor and backward families;
- (c)  the  number of teachers required along with the existing number of teachers at present in such schools; and
- (d) whether any policy has been framed to meet the shortage of teachers in the said schools and if so, the details thereof ?

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

- (a): Section 6 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009  provides that the appropriate government and local authorities shall establish a school within the area or limits of a neighbourhood. Accordingly, the Central RTE Rules  provides  the  establishment  of  primary  and  upper  primary  school  within  a walking distance of one and three kilometres respectively in the neighbourhood.

The  RTE  Act,  2009  stipulates  norms  and  standards  for  a  recognized  school imparting elementary education.  The RTE norms provide for an all-weather school building  consisting  of,  inter  alia,  at  least  one  classroom  for  every  teacher  and  an office-cum-store-cum-Head teacher's room and barrier free access.  Section 8 of the RTE Act, 2009 lays down the duties of the State Governments and Union Territory (UT)  Administrations  to  provide  infrastructure  in  schools  as  per  norms  of  the  Act. The requirements of infrastructural facilities in schools are worked out every year on incremental  basis  by  the  respective  State  and  UT  depending  on  their  need  and priority and this is reflected in their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B).  The

Central  Government  supports  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations  for creation  and  augmentation  of  infrastructural  facilities  in  government  elementary schools under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

Under the SSA, so far 2.06 lakh primary and 1.61 lakh upper primary schools have been sanctioned. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.

- (b): SSA is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in partnership of State Governments  and  UT  Administrations  for  universalization  of  elementary  education across the country and to meet the objective of RTE Act, 2009 which is the legal framework that entitles all children between the age group of 6 to 14 years free and compulsory  admission,  attendance  and  completion  of  elementary  education.  It provides for children's right to an education of equitable quality, based on principles of  equity  and  non-discrimination.  To  achieve  the  goal  of  universal  access  and retention, apart from sanctioning of 2.06 lakh primary and 1.61 lakh upper primary schools, 3609 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, which are residential schools for girls at upper primary level, have also been sanctioned to the States for improving access  to  marginalised  girls  particularly  out  of  school,  either  drop  out  or  never enrolled. The number of children enrolled at elementary level has increased to 19.67 crore in 2015-16 from 15.1 crore in 1998-99.
- (c): The Status on teachers (sanctioned, working, vacancies) under States & SSA at elementary level as on 31.03.2017 is as follows:-
- (d): The recruitment and service conditions of teachers are primarily in the domain of State Governments/UT Administrations. The Central Government has been consistently  pursuing  the  matter  of  expeditious  recruitment  and  redeployment  of teachers with the States and UTs at various fora. Advisories on this issue have also been issued to States and UTs from time to time.

| Sanctioned Post   | Sanctioned Post   | Sanctioned Post   | Working   | Working   | Working   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| By State          | Under SSA         | Total             | By State  | Under SSA | Total     | By State    | Under SSA   | Total       |
| 3170141           | 1933398           | 5103539           | 2686882   | 1516341   | 4203223   | 483259      | 417057      | 900316      |

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2357  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  31 ST   JULY,  2017 ASKED BY SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU AND SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL REGARDING 'PRIMARY SCHOOLS'

PRIMARY & UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOLS SANCTIONED UNDER SSA

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   Primary Schools |   Upper Primary schools |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                33 |                      18 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |              2156 |                    4544 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |              1670 |                     713 |
| 4         | Assam                     |              5088 |                      47 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |             21420 |                   20182 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                32 |                      23 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |              9842 |                    7815 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                61 |                      81 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |                 8 |                       6 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |                14 |                       2 |
| 11        | Goa                       |                 8 |                       0 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |               130 |                       8 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |               971 |                    1725 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |                80 |                    1402 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           |             10894 |                    7072 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |             19297 |                   10288 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |              3209 |                    2605 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |               248 |                       6 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |                 6 |                       6 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |             27918 |                   17875 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |              8321 |                     708 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |              1072 |                     735 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 |              2907 |                    2850 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   |               270 |                     351 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |               490 |                     593 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |              9675 |                   11364 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |                10 |                       5 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |               932 |                     876 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |             29746 |                   20864 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |                63 |                      98 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |              2015 |                    5527 |
| 32        | Telangana                 |              1615 |                    1475 |
| 33        | Tripura                   |              1329 |                    1018 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             |             27067 |                   29688 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               |              1218 |                    1335 |
| 36        | West Bengal               |             16648 |                   10079 |
| Total     | Total                     |            206463 |                  161984 |

Source: Annual Work Plan & Budget Minutes, SSA