Lok Sabha Question No. 677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Funds for Backward States under RMSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 677 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017

## Funds for Backward States under RMSA

†677.   SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  educationally  backward  States  of  the  country  including Rajasthan are being provided funds for the purpose of library, laboratories etc. under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  funds  granted  by  the  Government  to  States  for  basic  facilities  in Government  schools  under  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  during  the  last three years, State/UT and year-wise, including Karnataka;
- (c) whether it is a fact that under the said programme, the drinking water facilities in schools in several States are poor and if so, the details thereof and the time by when this is likely to be resolved; and
- (d) whether the Government has received complaints that funds provided to the Government schools  for  the  maintenance  and  upkeep  of  toilets  etc.  are  insufficient  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and remedial action taken in this regard?

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

- (a) The  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA) envisages universalizing access to secondary schools by providing a secondary school within a reasonable  distance  (5  kilometer)  of  every  habitation,  improving  quality  of  education  through making  all  secondary  schools  conform  to  prescribed  norms  and  removal  of  gender,  socioeconomic and disability barriers. Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to all the States  and  UTs  including  Rajasthan  for  opening  of  New  government  secondary  schools alongwith (i) Class Rooms, (ii) Integrated Science Laboratory, (iii) Library (iv) Art and Craft

Room,  (v)  Toilet  Blocks,  (vi)  Drinking  Water  Provisions,  etc.  As  part  of  strengthening  of existing government secondary schools (i) Additional Class Rooms, (ii) Science Laboratory, (iii) Library, (iv) Art and Craft Room, (v) Toilet Blocks, (vi) Drinking water provisions etc are also funded under the programme. (b) Under RMSA, the state-wise & year-wise details of funds granted during last three years to the States /UTs including Karnataka is at annexure -I. As per UDISE 2015-16, the state wise details of secondary and higher secondary schools

(c) having drinking water facilities is at annexure -II.

(d) Education is a subject in the Concurrent list and majority of schools in the country are under  the  administrative  control  of  the  States/UTs  Government.  Sporadic  complaints  received regarding maintenance and upkeep of toilets etc. are forwarded to the concerned States/UTs or Education Boards for taking appropriate action as per their existing rules.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 677  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  06.02.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  DEVJI  M.  PATEL  AND  OTHERS REGARDING 'FUNDS FOR BACKWARD STATES UNDER RMSA'

Funds granted to the State Government/UT during last three years under RMSA Rs. in lakh

| Sl.No   |                    | 2013-14     | 2014-15     | 2015-16     |
|---------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|         | State/UT           | GoI release | GoI release | GoI release |
| 1       | A &NISLANDS        | 0           | 86.45       | 158.06      |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 19869       | 7497.42     | 27182.77    |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 0           | 137.57      | 3626.43     |
| 4       | ASSAM              | 7062        | 15981.06    | 16261.66    |
| 5       | BIHAR              | 6884        | 14484.5     | 3601.01     |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH         | 22          | 181.2       | 117.65      |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH       | 18693.69    | 19018.66    | 22917.78    |
| 8       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 36          | 50.89       | 207         |
| 9       | DAMAN AND DIU      | 180         | 51.44       | 77.94       |
| 10      | DELHI              | 443         | 2114.07     | 1952.97     |
| 11      | GOA                | 104         | 323.15      | 229.15      |
| 12      | GUJARAT            | 0           | 9600.8      | 12238.29    |
| 13      | HARYANA            | 7204        | 15018.76    | 7726.57     |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 21465       | 3609.39     | 12552.07    |
| 15      | JAMMU &KASHMIR     | 13578       | 11544.16    | 9614.42     |
| 16      | JHARKHAND          | 11883       | 11120.31    | 7753.04     |
| 17      | KARNATAKA          | 12882.63    | 30351.27    | 20968.84    |
| 18      | KERALA             | 1719        | 3991.25     | 10247.22    |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0           | 2.12        | 9.79        |
| 20      | MADHYA PRADESH     | 52455       | 21010.77    | 28340.93    |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA        | 768.13      | 23451.85    | 20180.33    |
| 22      | MANIPUR            | 4028.61     | 6242.42     | 5093.41     |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA          | 340         | 58.62       | 40.08       |
| 24      | MIZORAM            | 3944.44     | 2802.65     | 2080.48     |
| 25      | NAGALAND           | 506         | 363.88      | 5326.42     |
| 26      | ODISHA             | 26553       | 20100.26    | 19870.99    |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY         | 716.6       | 75.43       | 152.56      |
| 28      | PUNJAB             | 9259        | 9938.55     | 4482.69     |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN          | 26714       | 34421.36    | 37129.87    |
| 30      | SIKKIM             | 862         | 1118.81     | 1661.22     |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU         | 35936       | 33364.51    | 31471.84    |
| 32      | TELANGANA          | 0           | 9462.65     | 20008.1     |
| 33      | TRIPURA            | 2365.62     | 599.04      | 910.28      |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 9680        | 14228.11    | 13150       |
| 35      | UTTRAKHAND         | 7571.6      | 5825.84     | 4330.77     |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL        | 76.52       | 10743.7     | 2909.39     |
|         | Total              | 303801.8    | 338972.9    | 354582      |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 677 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017 ASKED BY SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL AND OTHERS REGARDING 'FUNDS FOR BACKWARD STATES UNDER RMSA'

## Percentage of Schools having Drinking Water Facility

| S. No.    | State/UT            |   Secondary |   Higher Secondary |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------|--------------------|
| 1         | A &NIslands         |      100    |             100    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |       98.26 |              98.18 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   |       97.59 |              97.42 |
| 4         | Assam               |       92.79 |              96.24 |
| 5         | Bihar               |       98.95 |              98.34 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |      100    |             100    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |       98.53 |              99.08 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |      100    |             100    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          |      100    |             100    |
| 10        | Delhi               |      100    |             100    |
| 11        | Goa                 |      100    |             100    |
| 12        | Gujarat             |       99.98 |              99.98 |
| 13        | Haryana             |       99.92 |              99.86 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |      100    |             100    |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir      |       98.12 |              98.68 |
| 16        | Jharkhand           |       97.05 |              96.75 |
| 17        | Karnataka           |       99.99 |              98.78 |
| 18        | Kerala              |       99.85 |              99.86 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         |      100    |             100    |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      |       98.56 |              99.32 |
| 21        | Maharashtra         |       99.97 |              99.93 |
| 22        | Manipur             |       99.33 |             100    |
| 23        | Meghalaya           |       78.32 |              91.33 |
| 24        | Mizoram             |       94.63 |              94.93 |
| 25        | Nagaland            |       89.93 |              90.86 |
| 26        | Odisha              |       99.63 |              94.97 |
| 27        | Puducherry          |      100    |             100    |
| 28        | Punjab              |       99.99 |             100    |
| 29        | Rajasthan           |       98.83 |              98.76 |
| 30        | Sikkim              |      100    |             100    |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          |       99.92 |              99.91 |
| 32        | Telangana           |       98.51 |              97.96 |
| 33        | Tripura             |       98.42 |              99.27 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       |       99.48 |              99.9  |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         |       97.28 |              98.33 |
| 36        | West Bengal         |       99.61 |              99.77 |
| All India |                     |       98.89 |              99.24 |

## Source:

UDISE Flash Statistics