Lok Sabha Question No. 144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: SSA and RMSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## SSA and RMSA

## 144. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government plans to improve the reach of the school level education for children from classes 1 to 10 by merging two schemes of the Government meant to guarantee universal education;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is also a fact that funds in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) were not being utilised properly and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the States can utilise the funds meant for the above schemes for the other older children; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  &  (b):    Yes,  Madam.  The  Samagra  Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  has been launched throughout the country as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with effect from the year 2018-19.  This  programme  subsumes  the  three  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of  Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RMSA)  and  Teacher  Education (TE). It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class  XII  and  aims  to  ensure  inclusive  and  equitable  quality  education  at  all  levels  of  school education.  The  States  and  UTs  are  assisted  by  the  central  government  to  implement  the  Samagra Shiksha as a programme for providing universal access and retention, bridging of gender and social category  gaps  in  education  and  enhancement  of  learning  level  of  children  at  all  levels  of  school education, and for implementation of the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

The major features of Samagra Shiksha are as under:-

- (i) Provision for up-gradation of schools up-to senior secondary level and strengthening of school infrastructure as per norms.
- (ii) Composite school grant increased from Rs. 14,500-50,000 to Rs. 25,000-1 Lakh and to be allocated on the basis of school enrolment.
- (iii) Annual  Grant  for  sports  equipment  at  the  cost  of  Rs.  5000  for  Primary  Schools, Rs.10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and senior secondary schools.
- (iv) Annual grant for Library at the cost of Rs. 5,000/- for Primary School, Rs.13,000/- for composite Elementary school, Rs. 10,000/- for Secondary school (Class 9 th &  10 th ), Rs.10,000/-  for  Senior  Secondary  school  (Class  11 th &  12 th ),  Rs.  20,000/-  for composite Senior Secondary school (Class 1 st to 12 th ).
- (v) Allocation for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) increased from Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 3,500 per child per annum including a stipend of Rs. 200 per month for CWSN girls to be provided from Classes I to XII - earlier it was only for classes IX to XII.
- (vi) Allocation for uniforms enhanced from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per child per annum.
- (vii) Allocation  for  textbooks  enhanced  from  Rs.  150/250  to  Rs.  250/400  per  child  per annum.
- (viii) Upgradation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) from Class 6-8 to Class 6-12.
- (ix) Strengthening Teacher Education Institutions like SCERTs and DIETs to improve the quality of teachers with SCERT as the nodal institution for in-service and pre-service teacher training
- (x) Enhanced  use  of  digital  technology  in  education  through  smart  classrooms,  digital boards and DTH channels.

(c) to (e): No, Madam. The Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) were under implementation since 2000-2001 and 2009, till 2017-18 for universalizing elementary education and secondary education, respectively, in the country. RMSA and SSA programmes provided a number of incentives to encourage enrolment and  retention  of  children  in  schools  as  well  as  for  improvement  of  quality  of  education.    These included  enhancing  access  to  primary,  upper  primary  &  secondary  schools,  strengthening  school infrastructure like school building, additional classrooms, laboratories, libraries, arts & craft rooms, toilets, drinking water facilities etc, support for various quality interventions and financial support for salary of additional teachers.

The Annual Work Plan & budget (AWP&B) under the schemes are prepared by the States and  UTs  based  on  their  requirements  and  priority  under  different  interventions,  of  the  respective schemes. These plans are then appraised and approved/estimated in consultation with the States and UTs  as  per  the  programmatic  and  financial  norms  of  the  scheme  and  availability  of  budgetary resources.  Accordingly, the indicated central share,  is released in installments to State/UTs based on the  pace  of  expenditure,  receipt  of  commensurate  state  share,  unadjusted  outstanding  advances, receipt  of  utilization  certificates  and  physical  and  financial  progress  etc.    The  statement  showing State and UT-wise details on central share released and expenditure incurred under SSA and RMSA from 2015-16 to 2017-18 is given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

To ensure effective utilization of funds under the schemes, there is robust monitoring system in place to review the physical and financial progress of approved interventions through monthly/quarterly reports, annual audit by independent Chartered Accountants empanelled with the Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  (CAG)  of  India,  a  regular  CAG  audit,  a  system  of  concurrent financial reviews, as well as regular internal audit and regular Review Meetings with all States and UTs are held for monitoring the optimum utilization of funds.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 144 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA REGARDING SSA and RMSA.

The statement showing State/UT-wise details of central share released and expenditure incurred under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan during 2015-16 to 2017-18.

(Rs. in lakh)

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

| Sl.   |                   | 2015-16                | 2015-16     | 2016-17                | 2016-17     | 2017-18                | 2017-18     |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------|
| No.   | Name of the State | Central share released | Expenditure | Central share released | Expenditure | Central share released | Expenditure |
| 1     | A&NIslands        | 359.46                 | 696.75      | 479.14                 | 831.90      | 1945.53                | 1251.03     |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | 66810.81               | 161051.54   | 63302.18               | 122115.26   | 70431.00               | 94919.79    |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 18179.44               | 29271.33    | 19956.64               | 30445.19    | 23022.07               | 34987.92    |
| 4     | Assam             | 100464.64              | 116527.23   | 87652.30               | 106131.38   | 123584.00              | 138517.86   |
| 5     | Bihar             | 251557.33              | 576225.94   | 270688.44              | 638367.43   | 255797.00              | 763107.95   |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | 3521.81                | 5767.69     | 3333.55                | 5673.19     | 9265.50                | 7528.56     |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 62219.70               | 147751.88   | 59262.77               | 170229.54   | 67477.00               | 160100.00   |
| 8     | D&NHaveli         | 594.91                 | 1694.87     | 1068.38                | 1974.23     | 5476.54                | 6056.80     |
| 9     | Daman &Diu        | 78.38                  | 374.01      | 300.00                 | 230.50      | 1038.57                | 853.78      |
| 10    | Delhi             | 7293.80                | 10328.59    | 8306.19                | 11439.95    | 10976.90               | 16056.56    |
| 11    | Goa               | 813.58                 | 1585.81     | 869.11                 | 1791.08     | 862.60                 | 2188.60     |
| 12    | Gujarat           | 61563.82               | 182493.43   | 77740.50               | 118412.76   | 65046.00               | 111952.09   |
| 13    | Haryana           | 34501.21               | 52916.29    | 32000.88               | 68265.36    | 36355.00               | 71296.29    |
| 14    | Himachal Pr.      | 12139.13               | 32526.67    | 12825.46               | 30704.71    | 30874.00               | 29895.16    |
| 15    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 129980.55              | 182893.46   | 107250.05              | 125783.94   | 153797.98              | 234513.73   |
| 16    | Jharkhand         | 55863.31               | 135591.04   | 50945.73               | 131992.15   | 58984.54               | 116924.18   |
| 17    | Karnataka         | 41759.33               | 119636.52   | 54495.50               | 128686.02   | 54881.99               | 161776.40   |
| 18    | Kerala            | 12858.86               | 25832.72    | 11316.74               | 32147.72    | 13680.00               | 44203.09    |
| 19    | Lakshadweep       | 139.87                 | 235.30      | 239.87                 | 250.99      | 406.52                 | 393.51      |
| 20    | Madhya Pr.        | 160197.85              | 212603.60   | 154455.09              | 266913.52   | 173814.00              | 278913.36   |
| 21    | Maharashtra       | 41225.28               | 84734.46    | 60369.65               | 192206.91   | 64232.00               | 226473.17   |
| 22    | Manipur           | 18355.46               | 15031.94    | 4405.31                | 14384.23    | 18377.00               | 20806.32    |
| 23    | Meghalaya         | 16626.96               | 21003.75    | 20067.00               | 23522.18    | 33579.50               | 29152.24    |
| 24    | Mizoram           | 9437.51                | 14382.25    | 10934.31               | 12664.43    | 12000.33               | 12883.11    |
| 25    | Nagaland          | 8739.53                | 15943.80    | 10725.34               | 17000.91    | 11717.00               | 11229.79    |
| 26    | Odisha            | 82081.65               | 134883.34   | 70423.00               | 156377.33   | 86612.00               | 186883.65   |
| 27    | Puducherry        | 583.14                 | 561.18      | 304.68                 | 577.38      | 622.73                 | 748.98      |
| 28    | Punjab            | 30003.82               | 65592.85    | 30002.69               | 60009.64    | 31665.00               | 54084.88    |
| 29    | Rajasthan         | 193462.09              | 425030.13   | 182578.48              | 453491.19   | 198973.00              | 726452.68   |
| 30    | Sikkim            | 4054.36                | 5163.87     | 3479.24                | 5015.36     | 5684.35                | 6682.54     |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu        | 82111.73               | 141320.18   | 82111.30               | 138620.06   | 86644.00               | 144594.98   |
| 32    | Telangana         | 21776.01               | 68807.25    | 41776.09               | 124582.92   | 44244.72               | 74259.25    |
| 33    | Tripura           | 16956.97               | 19667.41    | 19190.95               | 19965.83    | 20220.38               | 26301.57    |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh     | 505434.30              | 1205725.47  | 505433.99              | 1458836.03  | 424980.68              | 645175.27   |
| 35    | Uttarakhand       | 22588.40               | 38131.67    | 25268.98               | 42238.11    | 62499.00               | 71989.57    |
| 36    | West Bengal       | 84679.41               | 170734.26   | 82185.32               | 173945.60   | 89657.00               | 164908.86   |
| Total | Total             | 2159014.41             | 4422718.48  | 2165744.85             | 4885824.93  | 2349425.43             | 4678063.52  |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 144 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA REGARDING SSA and RMSA.

The statement showing State/UT-wise details of central share released and expenditure incurred under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan during 2015-16 to 2017-18.

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State   | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of the State   | 2015-16                               | 2015-16                               | 2016-17                               | 2016-17                               | 2017-18                               | 2017-18                               |
| Sr. No.   | Name of the State   | Fund Release                          | Expenditure                           | Fund Release                          | Expenditure                           | Fund Release                          | Expenditure                           |
| 1         | A&N Islands         | 97.82                                 | 211.34                                | 354.82                                | 429.00                                | 308.38                                | 275.27                                |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 27182.77                              | 43236.94                              | 7108.57                               | 34909.74                              | 27032.75                              | 0.00                                  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 3626.43                               | 802.02                                | 1207.31                               | 3331.18                               | 7629.96                               | 1428.90                               |
| 4         | Assam               | 16261.66                              | 28234.35                              | 25776.42                              | 26744.85                              | 14539.49                              | 27950.16                              |
| 5         | Bihar               | 3601.01                               | 25626.79                              | 20065.41                              | 17465.84                              | 18603.98                              | 16640.46                              |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 117.65                                | 249.87                                | 335.02                                | 82.18                                 | 205.27                                | 158.75                                |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 22917.78                              | 18651.80                              | 24663.89                              | 61972.25                              | 14606.98                              | 103073.31                             |
| 8         | D&NHaveli           | 177.99                                | 134.38                                | 220.13                                | 73.56                                 | 136.59                                | 153.49                                |
| 9         | Daman And Diu       | 77.94                                 | 83.09                                 | 123.20                                | 98.54                                 | 110.91                                | 85.27                                 |
| 10        | Delhi               | 1952.97                               | 3457.61                               | 1829.43                               | 2837.53                               | 2725.97                               | 2348.66                               |
| 11        | Goa                 | 229.15                                | 428.13                                | 334.98                                | 576.19                                | 413.72                                | 615.65                                |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 12238.29                              | 14529.55                              | 16505.36                              | 13268.17                              | 4797.01                               | 21785.82                              |
| 13        | Haryana             | 7726.57                               | 25416.09                              | 14724.44                              | 26325.38                              | 21243.50                              | 21812.93                              |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 12552.07                              | 14340.84                              | 23279.25                              | 16775.30                              | 10098.37                              | 26105.68                              |
| 15        | J&K                 | 9614.42                               | 23625.35                              | 14947.61                              | 28546.57                              | 29235.19                              | 5682.71                               |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 7753.04                               | 21458.48                              | 13295.61                              | 45358.01                              | 5070.06                               | 10115.02                              |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 20968.84                              | 48969.60                              | 8104.32                               | 17814.66                              | 5169.27                               | 15796.54                              |
| 18        | Kerala              | 10247.22                              | 5107.24                               | 4969.22                               | 15574.83                              | 3363.86                               | 6242.99                               |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 9.79                                  | 19.11                                 | 17.87                                 | 15.15                                 | 21.58                                 | 6.00                                  |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 28340.93                              | 48756.39                              | 34834.51                              | 68882.60                              | 42962.33                              | 68765.32                              |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 20180.33                              | 50571.07                              | 12305.67                              | 29834.10                              | 9969.48                               | 28339.59                              |
| 22        | Manipur             | 5093.41                               | 5097.86                               | 4320.68                               | 7312.78                               | 7249.21                               | 3881.50                               |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 40.08                                 | 166.30                                | 1897.71                               | 2973.45                               | 1420.76                               | 2206.03                               |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 2080.48                               | 3704.21                               | 3223.65                               | 3654.72                               | 3249.44                               | 3625.24                               |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 5326.42                               | 2513.32                               | 2509.58                               | 6597.82                               | 5483.83                               | 4960.35                               |
| 26        | Odisha              | 19870.99                              | 40494.99                              | 10058.52                              | 25724.26                              | 16388.46                              | 21432.21                              |
| 27        | Puducherry          | 152.56                                | 521.22                                | 217.56                                | 299.97                                | 223.36                                | 598.14                                |
| 28        | Punjab              | 4482.69                               | 22824.69                              | 8852.12                               | 20506.72                              | 6518.48                               | 3560.09                               |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 37129.87                              | 74346.60                              | 35968.19                              | 84033.04                              | 42401.91                              | 69171.76                              |
| 30        | Sikkim              | 1661.22                               | 1792.34                               | 1479.98                               | 2473.50                               | 2504.06                               | 1980.28                               |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          | 31471.84                              | 76013.07                              | 29324.58                              | 54017.78                              | 36356.22                              | 60035.12                              |
| 32        | Telangana           | 20008.10                              | 26193.92                              | 9009.98                               | 39715.89                              | 19560.02                              | 49525.21                              |
| 33        | Tripura             | 910.28                                | 3937.99                               | 1383.85                               | 2352.42                               | 3914.92                               | 1885.72                               |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       | 13150.00                              | 22848.19                              | 18913.62                              | 50878.00                              | 16219.66                              | 47592.44                              |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         | 4330.77                               | 9300.22                               | 12463.88                              |                                       | 15819.82                              | 66316.46                              |
| 36        |                     | 2909.39                               | 4963.59                               |                                       | 14489.16                              |                                       |                                       |
|           | West Bengal         |                                       |                                       | 4200.01                               | 12281.32                              | 5832.98                               | 19276.39                              |

Note: Expenditure (including state share & unspent balance of previous years)

Source: Project Monitoring System (PMS)