Lok Sabha Question No. 283 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Reconstruction of School Buildings
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## Reconstruction of School Buildings

## †*283.   SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) the  number  of  school  buildings/  rooms  that  got  damaged  due  to  floods  in  the  country during the last three years, State and year-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the school buildings/rooms got damaged due to devastating floods in  Bihar,  particularly  Araria  district  during  the  years  2015,  2017  and 2019 and if so, the number of school buildings/rooms which got damaged;
- (c) whether the Government is also aware that the school buildings/ rooms got damaged due to devastating floods in Gujarat, particularly in Banaskantha, Amreli and Chhota Udaipur districts during the years 2015 and 2017 and if so, the number of school buildings/rooms which got damaged; and
- (d) the number of school buildings/ rooms which have been reconstructed so far in the said places along with the details of school buildings/rooms due for reconstruction?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d)     A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  DECEMBER 2019 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH AND  SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL REGARDING RECONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS

- (a) to (d)  Education is in the concurrent list of the constitution and majority of the schools come under the jurisdiction of respective States and Union Territories (UTs). States and UTs have the primary responsibility to provide school infrastructure and their maintenance. Ministry of Human

Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy) does not maintain data centrally about the number of school buildings/rooms damaged due to floods in the country.

However,  the  State  of  Bihar  has  reported  that  2  school  buildings  have  been  completely damaged and 254 schools buildings partially damaged due to floods in Araria district of Bihar. The State has reported that re-construction has not been done.

The   State  of  Gujarat  has  reported  that  in  the  year  2017,  2268  rooms  in  620  schools got damaged due to floods in the State.  Details of school buildings/rooms which got damaged in Banaskantha, Amreli and Chhota Udepur districts due to floods during the years 2015 and 2017 are as under:

| District      | 2015   | 2015       | 2017   | 2017       |
|---------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|
|               | School | Class room | School | Class room |
| Banaskantha   | 241    | 772        | 484    | 1807       |
| Amreli        | 34     | 160        | 0      | 0          |
| Chhota Udepur | 0      | 0          | 0      | 0          |

The State of Gujarat has also reported details of re-construction of school buildings/rooms in these districts, as under:

| District      | 2015   | 2015       | 2017   | 2017       |
|---------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|
|               | School | Class room | School | Class room |
| Banaskantha   | 241    | 772        | 121    | 567        |
| Amreli        | 34     | 160        | 0      | 0          |
| Chhota Udepur | 0      | 0          | 0      | 0          |

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