Lok Sabha Question No. 2573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Sakshar Bharat Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2573 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## Sakshar Bharat Abhiyan

## 2573. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has tried to assess and revive the implementation effectiveness of adult education scheme called 'Sakshar Bharat' in achieving its desired targets and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether any Committee has been constituted by the Government in this regard and if so, the details of the recommendations by the Committee; and
- (c)  the  details  of  fund  allocated  and  spent  for  'Sakshar  Bharat'  scheme  in  last  three  years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Madam
- (b) No Madam.
- (c) A statement indicating details of State/UT-wise funds sanctioned in the last three years is annexed.

## Annexure

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2573 FOR 12.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH REGARDING 'SAKSHAR BHARAT ABHIYAN'.

The details of year-wise central share released under Saakshar Bharat programme

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Central Share released   | Central Share released   | Central Share released   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  | 2016-17                  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 3432                     | 4456.45                  | 0                        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 1224.73                  | 383.4                    | 31.45                    |
| 3         | Assam              | 913.5                    | 1319.76                  | 0                        |
| 4         | Bihar              | 4788                     | 3900                     | 2340                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh       | 2250                     | 1500                     | 1400.1                   |
| 6         | D&N Haveli         | 0                        | 0                        | 29.12                    |
| 7         | Gujarat            | 0                        | 1560                     | 0                        |
| 8         | Haryana            | 2546.35                  | 0                        | 1002.35                  |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh   | 156                      | 114.26                   | 0                        |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir     | 0                        | 725.4                    | 585                      |
| 11        | Jharkhand          | 0                        | 1837.5                   | 630.24                   |
| 12        | Karnataka          | 750                      | 780                      | 1934.4                   |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh     | 2496                     | 2620.8                   | 4142.75                  |
| 14        | Maharashtra        | 3375                     | 0                        | 0                        |
| 15        | Manipur            | 122.76                   | 135                      | 0                        |
| 16        | Meghalaya          | 0                        | 226.8                    | 0                        |
| 17        | Nagaland           | 256.47                   | 151.93                   | 0                        |
| 18        | Odisha             | 0                        | 624                      | 153.24                   |
| 19        | Punjab             | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 20        | Rajasthan          | 3215.54                  | 0                        | 152.99                   |
| 21        | Sikkim             | 0                        | 74.88                    | 0                        |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu         | 0                        | 1209                     | 878.66                   |
| 23        | Telangana          | 3432                     | 1725                     | 1560                     |
| 24        | Tripura            | 0                        | 72.54                    | 0                        |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh      | 3978                     | 7800                     | 5100                     |
| 26        | Uttarakhand        | 781.88                   | 1216.8                   | 0                        |
| 27        | West Bengal        | 916.5                    | 780                      | 748.8                    |
|           | Total              | 34634.73                 | 33213.52                 | 20689.1                  |