Lok Sabha Question No. 2134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Inspection of Hostels
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2134 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## Inspection of Hostels

## 2134.   SHRIMATI P. K. SREEMATHI TEACHER :

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

- a)   whether the Government proposes to formulate a set of guidelines to ensure adequate  safety, minimum standard of living conditions and periodic inspections of hostels in schools;
2. (b)  if so, the details thereof;
3. (c) whether the Government has made to conduct any inspection of school hostels in the country; and
4. (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  &  (b):    The  Girls  Hostel  Component  of  erstwhile  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RMSA) which was operational till the year 2017-18 provided hostel facility for girl students in the  age  group  of  14-18  years,  studying  in  classes  IX  to  XII  and  belonging  to  SC,  ST,  OBC, Minority  communities  and  Below  Poverty  Line  families.  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas (KGBVs)  were  sanctioned  under  the  erstwhile  Sarva  Shikha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  as  residential schools at upper primary level for girls belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL).

Under the newly launched Integrated Scheme of School Education - Samagra Shiksha, effective from the year 2018-19, provision has been made to upgrade the existing  KGBVs  at upper  primary  level to upto senior secondary level.

The scheme envisages to provide access and quality education to girls  from  disadvantaged  groups  by  setting  up  residential  schools  from  upper primary  to senior secondary level to ensure smooth transition of girls from elementary to secondary level.

In order to ensure adequate safety and minimum standard of living conditions for the girls residing in KGBVs, this Department has issued instructions to all State Governments and Union Territories from time to time. Some of the non-negotiable operational aspects of KGBV are:-

-  Deputing sensitive and trained women wardens, teachers and staff;
-  Posting of watchman for 24 hours;
-  Restricted entry of male members in the dormitories;
-  Incinerators for the disposal of organic waste;
-  Self defence training;
-  Good quality and nutritious food;
-  Bedding (replacement after every three years);
-  Medical care etc.

(c) & (d): For  the  successful  implementation  of  the  Scheme,  appropriate  mechanism  and tools  are  devised  at  every  level  and  at  regular  intervals.  Continuous  evaluation  by  State Government agencies through a regular and well-structured system of field visits is conducted. The  State  Governments  send  regular  half  yearly  reports  indicating  physical  and  financial progress.  Also the Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  are  involved  in  monitoring  of  the  scheme.

National Evaluation of KGBVs commissioned by the Department covering 24 States of the country were conducted in the year 2007 and 2013, the report of which is available on the Ministry's website www.mhrd.gov.in.

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