Lok Sabha Question No. 434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: MDMS in Madarsas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## MDMS in Madarsas

## † 434.   SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  Mid  Day  Meal  Scheme  in  the Madarsas and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  said  scheme  is  proposed  to  be  implemented  in  all  the  madarsas imparting mainstream education and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    whether  the  Government  has  received  several  proposals  for  modernisation  of madarsas and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b): Mid-Day Meal Scheme already covers all school children studying in Classes I-VIII  of    Government,  Government  aided,  Special  Training  Centre  and  Madarsas/ Maqtabs supported under SSA.
- (c):  The  Government  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  providing Quality  Education  in  Madarsas  (SPQEM)  to  encourage  traditional  institutions  like madarsas  and  maqtabs  to  introduce  modern  education  in  subjects  such  as  science, mathematics, social studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum through support for  teachers,  books,  teaching  learning  materials  and  computer  labs.  Under  the scheme,  the  proposals  are  received  for  Madarsas  through  the  concerned  State Governments. The details of the proposals received for release of grant for renewal as well as fresh proposals under the scheme, during the years 2016-17 and 2017-18 are given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

Details of Proposals Received under SPQEM during the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 for release of grant for Renewal as well as fresh Proposal.

(Amount in Lakhs)

|   S No. | State          | Renewal Proposals   | Amount Proposed by State Govt.   | Fresh Proposals   | Amount Proposed by State Govt.   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | -                   | -                                | 134               | 560.14                           |
|       2 | Assam          | -                   | -                                | 551               | 985.57                           |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh   | 243                 | 778.16                           | 57                | 243.50                           |
|       4 | Jharkhand      | 176                 | 515.52                           | -                 | -                                |
|       5 | Jammu &Kashmir |                     |                                  | 113               | 444.97                           |
|       6 | Karnataka      | 29                  | 444.60                           | 16                | 89.03                            |
|       7 | Madhya Pradesh | 1685                | 2734.06                          | -                 | -                                |
|       8 | Maharashtra    | 7                   | 8.64                             | -                 | -                                |
|       9 | Rajasthan      |                     |                                  | 473               | 1939.69                          |
|      10 | Tripura        | 258                 | 677.70                           | -                 | -                                |
|      11 | Uttarakhand    | 240                 | 982.75                           | 10                | 41.875                           |
|      12 | Uttar Pradesh  | 8584                | 29643.53                         | 2270              | 9776.59                          |
|      13 | West Bengal    | 575                 | 1589.31                          | 10                | 100.94                           |