Lok Sabha Question No. 2092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Schools in Assam
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2092

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## Schools in Assam

## 2092. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) the schools and educational centres set up under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Assam particularly in Dhubri and Goalpara districts during the last five years;
- (b) the details along with funds released for the purpose during the said period, district-wise and year-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  more  schools  and  education  centres  in Assam particularly in Dhubri and Goalpara districts under SSA  keeping in its backwardness;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): The Department of School Education and Literacy  has  launched an  Integrated Scheme for  School  Education  -  Samagra  Shiksha  from  2018-19,  subsuming  three  erstwhile  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  of Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RMSA)  and  Teacher  Education  (TE).  34  Primary  Schools,  47  Upper  Primary  Schools,  1 Residential school, 1  hostel and 24 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV) were approved for Assam during the last five years and the current year. This includes 1 Primary school, 1 Upper Primary school and 2 KGBVs for Goalpara district and 3 KGBVs for Dhubri district of Assam.

As per the information received from the State Government, year-wise details of special training centres for Out of School Children during the period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 is given below :

| Interventions                            | Dhubri   | Dhubri   | Dhubri   | Dhubri   | Dhubri   | Goalpara   | Goalpara   | Goalpara   | Goalpara   | Goalpara   |
|------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|                                          | 2015 -16 | 2016 -17 | 2017- 18 | 2018 -19 | 2019 -20 | 2015 -16   | 2016 -17   | 2017 -18   | 2018 -19   | 2019 -20   |
| Residential Special Training Centres     | 7        | 7        | 6        | 6        | 6        | 3          | 3          | 3          | 3          | 3          |
| Non Residential Special Training Centres | 180      | 169      | 139      | 139      | 139      | 62         | 62         | 62         | 62         | 62         |
| Support to Religious Madarsas            | 15       | 42       | 0        | 37       | 37       | 15         | 80         | 0          | 13         | 13         |
| Seasonal centres for Migratory Learners  | 34       | 33       | 27       | 18       | 18       | 10         | 10         | 8          | 7          | 0          |
| Total                                    | 236      | 251      | 172      | 200      | 200      | 90         | 155        | 73         | 85         | 78         |

The State has also informed that an Adarsh Vidyalaya (Model School), Matia was operationalised in Goalpara District from the academic year 2015-16.

- (b): Under Samagra Shiksha, Government releases funds to the State as a whole. Funds are not  released  District-wise.  Year-wise  details  of  funds  released  to  the  State  of  Assam  under Elementary Education during the last five years and the current year   are as under:-

|   Sl.No | Year                       |   Amount (in Rs.lakh) |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | 2014-15                    |               97782.2 |
|       2 | 2015-16                    |              100465   |
|       3 | 2016-17                    |               87652.3 |
|       4 | 2017-18                    |              123584   |
|       5 | 2018-19                    |              143659   |
|       6 | 2019-20 (as on 28.11.2019) |              103453   |

(c) to (e): The  State  Government  submits  proposals  for  setting  up  of  schools  and  other interventions  in  their  Annual  Work  Plan  &  Budget  (AWP&B)  which  are  considered  by  this Department  as per the norms of Samagra Shiksha.

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