Lok Sabha Question No. 1594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Electrification of Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  MARCH, 2018

## Electrification of Schools

## 1594.   SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

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

- (a) the percentage of schools in rural areas across the country which have an access to 24/7 electricity, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the percentage of schools in rural areas across the country which have the facilities of computers, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government plan to strengthen the quality of education through digitalization?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):       Under  centrally  sponsored  schemes  of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and  Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the Central Government supports States and Union Territories for creation  and  augmentation  of  infrastructure  facilities  including  internal  electrification  and  computer facility, based on the gap determined by Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), and proposals  received  from  respective  State/UT,  according  to  the  budgetary  provision  available  for  the scheme. As per UDISE 2016-17 (Provisional), 55.80% of schools in rural areas have functional electricity and 11.08% schools in rural areas have functional computer(s). State/UT-wise details in this regard are at Annexure.

- (c)            Under SSA, there is a provision of Rs. 50 lakh per district per year, to maximize Information and  Communication  Technology  (ICT)  coverage  in  upper  primary  schools  with  special  emphasis  on Science and Mathematics, which includes funding for hardware, software etc.

The 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. The Scheme covers Government and Government aided secondary and higher secondary schools with emphasis on educationally backward blocks and areas with concentration of  SC,  ST,  minority and  weaker  sections.   So  far  88,957  schools  have  been  approved  under  the  ICT component of RMSA. The scheme provides financial assistance for setting up of ICT facilities in schools by  provisioning  for  capital  expenditure  as  well  as  recurring  costs,  including  software  such  as  learning management systems & curriculum based courseware.

Further, Department of School Education and Literacy has undertaken various digital initiatives. Some of these are-

- (i) E-pathshala  -  A  web  portal  and  mobile  application  has  been  developed  to  disseminate e-resources developed by NCERT, SCERT/ SIEs, State boards etc. SIEs in multiple languages;
- (ii)  National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) :- A Web portal has been developed to make digital resources available for teachers and students as free and open source material, to enable the participation of the community in development and sharing of digital resources and to facilitate the adoption and creation of digital resources in different Indian languages;
- (iii)  Massive  Open  Online  Courses  (MOOCs)  platform  known  as  SWAYAM  (Study  Webs  of  Active learning  for  Young  Aspiring  Minds)  has  been  launched  to  design  and  offer  online  courses   for students, teachers and teacher educators, in order to promote quality education and lifelong learning
- (iv)  SWAYAM  PRABHA  (Kishore  Manch)  DTH-TV  Channels:  The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development has developed a learning plan for utilization of satellite communication technologies for transmission of educational e-contents through 32 National Channels i.e. SWAYAM PRABHA DTHTV.
- (v) Shagun portal has been designed to showcase the innovative and successful models implemented by all States  and  UTs  in  diverse  circumstances.  It  has  two  modules  namely  online  monitoring  and innovations repository.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1594  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  5 TH  MARCH  2018  ASKED  BY SHRI  A.P. JITHENDER REDDY REGARDING 'ELECTRIFICATION OF SCHOOLS'

Statement showing State/UT-wise percentage of schools in rural areas with functional electricity and computer(s)

| S. NO.   | State/UT                 |   Percentage of schools in rural areas with functional electricity |   Percentage of schools in rural areas with functional computer(s) |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                              85.96 |                                                              42.13 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                              92.85 |                                                              18.34 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                              30.84 |                                                              12.1  |
| 4.       | Assam                    |                                                              20.95 |                                                               3.8  |
| 5.       | Bihar                    |                                                              40.95 |                                                               0.52 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh               |                                                             100    |                                                              87.5  |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh             |                                                              68.09 |                                                               2.54 |
| 8.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                              99.68 |                                                              20.32 |
| 9.       | Daman &Diu               |                                                             100    |                                                               0    |
| 10.      | Delhi                    |                                                             100    |                                                              61.78 |
| 11.      | Goa                      |                                                              99.83 |                                                              25.42 |
| 12.      | Gujarat                  |                                                              99.89 |                                                              39.27 |
| 13.      | Haryana                  |                                                              96.77 |                                                              24.48 |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                              91.4  |                                                              13.23 |
| 15.      | Jammu And Kashmir        |                                                              28.2  |                                                               7.18 |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                |                                                              29.1  |                                                               3.55 |
| 17.      | Karnataka                |                                                              95.88 |                                                              21.29 |
| 18.      | Kerala                   |                                                              96.19 |                                                              70.19 |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep              |                                                             100    |                                                              94.29 |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                              20.84 |                                                               3.57 |
| 21.      | Maharashtra              |                                                              82.33 |                                                              27.7  |
| 22.      | Manipur                  |                                                              30.11 |                                                              10.57 |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                |                                                              21.89 |                                                               3.38 |
| 24.      | Mizoram                  |                                                              55.41 |                                                               7.96 |
| 25.      | Nagaland                 |                                                              41.25 |                                                              19.5  |
| 26.      | Odisha                   |                                                              31.31 |                                                               2.86 |
| 27.      | Puducherry               |                                                             100    |                                                              99.74 |
| 28.      | Punjab                   |                                                              99.94 |                                                              38.44 |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                |                                                              51.49 |                                                               5.49 |
| 30.      | Sikkim                   |                                                              77.72 |                                                              33.5  |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu               |                                                              99.26 |                                                              36.72 |
| 32.      | Telangana                |                                                              86    |                                                              13.63 |
| 33.      | Tripura                  |                                                              25.72 |                                                               6.86 |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                              38.82 |                                                               2.75 |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand              |                                                              70.03 |                                                              20.62 |
| 36.      | West Bengal              |                                                              77.14 |                                                               4.96 |
|          | Total                    |                                                              55.8  |                                                              11.08 |

Source: U-DISE, 2016-17 (Provisional)

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