Lok Sabha Question No. 3593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: Education in Remote Areas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3593 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  JULY, 2019

## Education in Remote Areas

## †3593.   SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) the schemes being run by the Government to popularize school education in the remote areas of the country, State-wise;
- (b) the funds allocated by the Government to improve school education, State-wise; and
- (c) whether all the States have achieved their set targets and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (c): The Department has launched the Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for School  Education by  subsuming  the  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of  Sarva  Shiksha Abhiyan  (SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and  Teacher  Education  (TE) from 2018-19 for providing school education throughout the country, including in remote areas. It envisages the 'school' as a continuum from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to

Senior Secondary levels.

The  Samagra  Shiksha  aims  to  achieve  universal  access  of  all  children,  at  all  levels  of education  in  an  inclusive  and  equitable  manner  by  provisioning  of  schooling  facilities  to  the children belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Minority communities, children affected with migration, urban deprived children, homeless children, children without adult  protection,  children  affected  with  LWE  extremism,    children  affected  with  violence  etc. Preference  for  various  interventions  is  given  to  Educationally  Backward  Blocks  (EBBs),  LWE affected districts, Special Focus Districts (SFDs) and the 115 Aspirational Districts.

Further,  the  Centrally-Sponsored  Scheme  of  Mid-Day  Meal  (MDM)  is  implemented  to improve the nutritional status by providing hot cooked meal to children studying in Classes IVIII  of  Government,  Government-Aided  Schools,  Special  Training  Centres  including  Madrasas and Maqtabs recognized under erstwhile SSA.  On an average basis 9.51 crore children studying in 11.34 lakh schools are served hot cooked mid-day meal on each school working day. Further  also,  an  umbrella  Scheme  for  Providing  Education  to  Madrasas/Minorities (SPEMM)  is  also  being  implemented  to  encourage  Madrasas/Maqtabs  to  introduce  modern subjects in their curriculum and strengthen/augment  school  infrastructure in Minority Institutions. In addition to above, different Central Ministries are also implementing various Centrally Sponsored Schemes for the benefits of children of all regions, including in remote areas. The  Statement  showing  the  State  and  UT-wise details  on  release  of  central  share  and expenditure incurred under Samagra Shiksha during 2018-19 and 2019-20 is at Annexure. Under  erstwhile  SSA  till  2017-18  and  Samagra  Shiksha  effective  from  2018-19, construction of 3.13 lakh school buildings, 18.89 lakh additional classrooms, provision of 2.41 lakh  drinking  water  facility,  construction  of  3.99  lakh  Boys'  toilets,  5.22  lakh  separate  girls' toilets  and  1.41  lakh  CWSN  toilets  have  been  sanctioned to  States  and  UTs  at  the  elementary level,  out  of  which  States  and  UTs  have  reported  construction  of  2.97  lakh  school  buildings, 18.17 lakh additional classrooms, provision of 2.34 lakh drinking water facility, construction of 3.83  lakh  Boys'  toilets, 5.14  lakh  separate  girls'  toilets  and 1.25  lakh  CWSN  toilets, till 31.03.2019. Under erstwhile RMSA till 2017-18 and Samagra Shiksha effective from 2018-19, 12,896 new secondary schools, 53,789 additional classrooms, 66,286 toilets and 11,933 drinking water facilities  have  been  sanctioned,  out  of  which  States  and  UTs  have  reported  that  12100  new secondary  schools  have  been  made  functional  and  construction of 8663 new  schools, 37,546 additional classrooms, 46,280 toilets and provision of drinking water facility in 10,093 schools has been completed till 31.03.2019.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3593 FOR ANSWER ON 15.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK REGARDING EDUCATION IN REMOTE AREAS

Statement showing the State and UT-wise details on release of central share and expenditure incurred under Samagra Shiksha during 2018-19 and 2019-20.

| Sl.   |                   | 2019-20                | 2019-20      | 2019-20          |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------|
| No.   | Name of the State | Central share released | Expenditure* | (Ad-hoc) release |
| 1     | A&N Islands       | 2180.33                | 1766.22      | 0.00             |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | 95096.76               | 190605.61    | 38185.00         |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 33048.80               | 41386.20     | 7964.00          |
| 4     | Assam             | 157072.23              | 162023.01    | 23107.00         |
| 5     | Bihar             | 305837.73              | 558747.65    | 97606.00         |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | 7714.56                | 6605.56      | 0.00             |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 88206.43               | 152798.14    | 37111.00         |
| 8     | D&N Haveli        | 3462.38                | 3555.34      | 771.00           |
| 9     | Daman & Diu       | 631.22                 | 835.22       | 9.76             |
| 10    | Delhi             | 13981.74               | 35063.19     | 7360.00          |
| 11    | Goa               | 1353.03                | 2379.62      | 341.00           |
| 12    | Gujarat           | 67089.17               | 152861.67    | 2400.00          |
| 13    | Haryana           | 57841.95               | 84409.09     | 15018.00         |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh  | 43295.44               | 52079.51     | 8649.00          |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 171776.09              | 146445.40    | 3334.00          |
| 16    | Jharkhand         | 68596.00               | 130488.03    | 31312.00         |
| 17    | Karnataka         | 62784.00               | 129923.72    | 31643.00         |
| 18    | Kerala            | 25604.99               | 39631.31     | 5580.00          |
| 19    | Lakshadweep       | 265.07                 | 217.79       | 10.45            |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh    | 243783.65              | 359283.06    | 68338.00         |
| 21    | Maharashtra       | 95051.92               | 146341.28    | 28723.00         |
| 22    | Manipur           | 25202.01               | 25683.10     | 2462.00          |
| 23    | Meghalaya         | 23784.62               | 36708.57     | 2767.00          |
| 24    | Mizoram           | 14630.41               | 17081.83     | 3348.00          |
| 25    | Nagaland          | 19766.33               | 17516.70     | 3646.00          |
| 26    | Odisha            | 123021.51              | 260807.80    | 54805.00         |
| 27    | Puducherry        | 804.88                 | 2189.42      | 306.00           |
| 28    | Punjab            | 44400.00               | 82829.07     | 18291.00         |
| 29    | Rajasthan         | 262721.45              | 361782.35    | 80241.00         |
| 30    | Sikkim            | 6624.19                | 9998.24      | 2266.00          |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu        | 147444.01              | 246585.47    | 53310.00         |
| 32    | Telangana         | 68840.41               | 108529.98    | 24020.00         |
| 33    | Tripura           | 24896.48               | 29210.96     | 3429.00          |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh     | 462541.04              | 684631.10    | 135624.00        |
| 35    | Uttarakhand       | 51138.26               | 47717.44     | 1231.00          |
| 36    | West Bengal       | 108934.52              | 199768.38    | 46806.00         |
|       | Total             | 2929423.61             | 4528487.03   | 840014.21        |

(Rs. in lakh)

*Expenditure, as reported by the States on PMS, against receipts from Central release, State share release, and Miscellaneous Incomes, if any