Lok Sabha Question No. 1279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Pre-Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1279

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## Pre-Schools

## 1279.  DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the details of the number of Government pre-schools, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  percentage  of  children  who  enroll  in  pre-school  education  prior  to  primary education, State/UT- wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  found  any  evidence  of  a  correlation  between  attending  pre-school education and better learning outcomes at the primary education level;
- (d) if so, whether the Government is planning to include pre-school education within the ambit of the Right to Education Act and making Early Childhood Care and Education a justiciable right; and
- (e)  if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  &  (b):    State/UT-wise  list  of  pre-primary  sections  in  Government  Schools  with  percentage  of children enrolled in them is at Annexure.

(c): Research    and    experience    have    repeatedly    demonstrated    that    Early    Childhood Development and Education not only increase the progress and achievement of children in primary schools and lay the foundation for future growth, learning and development, but also develop positive attitudes  and  the  desire  to  learn.  Therefore,  it  becomes  imperative  to  provide  quality  pre-school experiences to children.

(d) & (e): Section 11 of the RTE Act, 2009 states that 'with a view to prepare  children above the  age of  three  years  for  elementary  education  and to  provide  early  childhood  care  and education for all children until they complete the age of six years, the appropriate government may  make  necessary arrangements  for  pre-school  education  for  such  children.'

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development has implemented Integrated Scheme for School Education i.e. Samagra Shiksha, effective from 201819.  The  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  envisages  the  'school'  as  a  continuum  from  Preschool,  primary,  upper  primary,  secondary  to  Senior  Secondary  levels.  Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  an amount of Rs. 17793.55 lakh has been approved for pre-school education.

The  scheme    supports    the    efforts    of    State/UT    Governments    in    providing  Pre-school education in schools. At pre-school level, support for co-location of Anganwadis in Primary Schools, curriculum  development  in  convergence  with    Ministry  of    Women  and  Child  Development  and training of pre-school teachers and Anganwadi workers is provided.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019 ASKED BY DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI REGARDING 'PRE-SCHOOLS'.

State/UT-wise list of pre-primary Sections in Government Schools with percentage of children enrolled for the year 2016-17

| S. No.   | State/UTs                |   Pre-Primary Section attached in Govt. Schools (2016-17) | Percentage of Grade I children having pre-school experience   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                                       295 | 61.08                                                         |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH           |                                                         0 | 3.98                                                          |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                                                       478 | 15.78                                                         |
| 4        | ASSAM                    |                                                     30669 | 43.69                                                         |
| 5        | BIHAR                    |                                                      1029 | 6.72                                                          |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH               |                                                       103 | 58.5                                                          |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH             |                                                       506 | 3.3                                                           |
| 8        | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI       |                                                         1 | 1                                                             |
| 9        | DAMAN&DIU                |                                                        10 | 15.36                                                         |
| 10       | DELHI                    |                                                      1379 | 78.15                                                         |
| 11       | GOA                      |                                                        56 | 14.25                                                         |
| 12       | GUJARAT                  |                                                       788 | 2.28                                                          |
| 13       | HARYANA                  |                                                      3307 | 83.55                                                         |
| 14       | HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                                                       272 | 3.07                                                          |
| 15       | JAMMU &KASHMIR           |                                                     11837 | 18.73                                                         |
| 16       | JHARKHAND                |                                                       607 | 2.98                                                          |
| 17       | KARNATAKA                |                                                      1879 | 2.15                                                          |
| 18       | KERALA                   |                                                      2805 | 43.71                                                         |
| 19       | LAKSHADWEEP              |                                                         1 | 10.21                                                         |
| 20       | MADHYA PRADESH           |                                                      3120 | 3.93                                                          |
| 21       | MAHARASHTRA              |                                                      2853 | 7.33                                                          |
| 22       | MANIPUR                  |                                                       606 | 11.34                                                         |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA                |                                                      4591 | 50.07                                                         |
| 24       | MIZORAM                  |                                                       369 | 15.55                                                         |
| 25       | NAGALAND                 |                                                      1756 | 86.7                                                          |
| 26       | ODISHA                   |                                                      2031 | 1.15                                                          |
| 27       | PUDUCHERRY               |                                                       294 | 52.06                                                         |
| 28       | PUNJAB                   |                                                       893 | 10.33                                                         |
| 29       | RAJASTHAN                |                                                       633 | 5.19                                                          |
| 30       | SIKKIM                   |                                                       672 | NA                                                            |
| 31       | TAMIL NADU               |                                                      1073 | 22.14                                                         |
| 32       | TELANGANA                |                                                       315 | 10.56                                                         |
| 33       | TRIPURA                  |                                                        55 | 6.28                                                          |
| 34       | UTTAR PRADESH            |                                                      7303 | 2.44                                                          |
| 35       | UTTARAKHAND              |                                                       239 | 7.29                                                          |
| 36       | WEST BENGAL              |                                                     64378 | 34.12                                                         |
|          | All State/UTs            |                                                    147203 | 12.19                                                         |