Lok Sabha Question No. 4269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Shortage of Funds for SSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  JANUARY, 2019

## Shortage of Funds for SSA

## 4269.   SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  has  cited  a  shortage  of  funds  and  cancelled  funds  for second set of uniform for students under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for 2019-20 academic year; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the total amount of funds released by the Centre to the States under SSA in the year 2018-19; and

(d) the details of funds that has been utilised by the States so far in the year 2018-19?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  &  (b):    No  Madam.    The  erstwhile  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  provided  for  two  sets  of uniforms for  all  girls  and  children  belonging  to  Scheduled  Caste  (SC),  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  & Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in Government schools within a ceiling of Rs. 400/- per child per  annum  at  elementary  level.    Now,  Samagra  Shiksha  has  been  formulated  from  2018-19  by subsuming the erstwhile schemes of SSA, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).  The financial norms under Samagra Shiksha, for two sets of uniforms  for all girls and children belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) & Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, has been increased to Rs. 600/- per child per annum.  The States and Union Territories (UTs) submit their proposals for different interventions, including for the physical and financial  requirement  of  two  sets  of  uniforms,  through  Annual  Work  Plan  &  Budget  (AWP&B) under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)/Samagra Shiksha in the beginning of the financial year. Accordingly, an outlay of Rs. 4744.35 crore for 9,24,00,027 eligible children has been estimated for towards uniforms all States and UTs during 2018-19, under Samagra Shiksha.

(c)  &  (d):  The  statement  showing  State  and  UT-wise  details  of  central  share  released  and expenditure incurred under SSA/Samagra Shiksha for the year 2018-19 is given in Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4269 FOR ANSWER ON 7.1.2019 ASKED BY SHRI P.C. MOHAN REGARDING SHORTAGE OF FUNDS FOR SSA.

The  statement  showing  State/UT-wise  details  of  central  share  released  and  expenditure  incurred  under  Sarva  Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)/Samagra Shiksha for the year 2018-19.

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | 2018-19                                   | 2018-19                        |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Central share released [As on 30.11.2018] | Expenditure [As on 30.11.2018] |
| 1         | A&N Islands         | 1399.22                                   | 785.34                         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 61382.54                                  | 34672.42                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 18838.41                                  | 1012.25                        |
| 4         | Assam               | 107084.99                                 | 71582.45                       |
| 5         | Bihar               | 221950.59                                 | 142806.69                      |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 5436.86                                   | 4846.89                        |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 54063.16                                  | 79385.66                       |
| 8         | D&N Haveli          | 2634.94                                   | 1233.54                        |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 422.87                                    | 0.00                           |
| 10        | Delhi               | 11437.08                                  | 10456.20                       |
| 11        | Goa                 | 944.13                                    | 1360.24                        |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 30428.34                                  | 82979.69                       |
| 13        | Haryana             | 41770.10                                  | 32097.63                       |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 29448.59                                  | 17842.08                       |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 115170.68                                 | 0.00                           |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 48432.68                                  | 65586.88                       |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 39086.88                                  | 55965.09                       |
| 18        | Kerala              | 14784.64                                  | 6477.08                        |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 212.93                                    | 0.00                           |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 160238.59                                 | 83179.20                       |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 62288.67                                  | 57367.91                       |
| 22        | Manipur             | 13482.08                                  | 9180.33                        |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 13417.79                                  | 16971.48                       |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 8811.83                                   | 5893.00                        |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 12845.48                                  | 2348.46                        |
| 26        | Odisha              | 83518.08                                  | 56549.64                       |
| 27        | Puducherry          | 595.49                                    | 990.51                         |
| 28        | Punjab              | 27886.79                                  | 11360.09                       |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 191694.57                                 | 42053.04                       |
| 30        | Sikkim              | 4649.71                                   | 2317.70                        |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          | 98125.06                                  | 66230.40                       |
| 32        | Telangana           | 47956.13                                  | 11562.78                       |
| 33        | Tripura             | 14599.32                                  | 13820.04                       |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       | 311130.00                                 | 300004.03                      |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         | 38475.63                                  | 3004.50                        |
| 36        | West Bengal         | 72181.86                                  | 50205.96                       |
|           | Total               | 1966826.71                                | 1342129.20                     |

Note: Expenditure shown above is against receipts from Central release, State share release and Miscellaneous incomes, if any.