Lok Sabha Question No. 205 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

- *205.	DR.	(PROF.)	KIRIT	PREMJIBHAI	SOLANKI: Will	the	Minister	of	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT	be	pleased	to	state: (a)	whether	the	Rashtriya	Madhyamik	Shiksha	Abhiyan	scheme	has	been	introduced	across all	States/UTs	of	the	country; (b)	if	so,	the	details	thereof; (c)	the	salient	features	of	the	scheme	and	the	status	of	its	implementation; (d)	the	total	number	of	new	schools	that	have	been	set	up	and	the	total	number	of	existing schools	that	have	been	strengthened,	State/UT-wise;	and (e)	the	total	funds	allocated	under	the	scheme,	State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)	to	(e):		A	Statement	is	laid	on	the	Table	of	the	House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH JULY, 2019 ASKED BY DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI REGARDING 'RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA ABHIYAN'

The	Centrally	Sponsored	Scheme	of	Rashtriya	Madhyamik	Shiksha	Abhiyan	(RMSA) was	under	implementation	since	2009	to	2017-18	for	universalizing	secondary	education	in the	 country.	 RMSA	 programme	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	secondary	schools,	strengthening	school	infrastructure like	school	building,	additional	classrooms,	laboratories,	libraries,	arts	&	craft	rooms,	toilets, drinking	water	facilities	etc.

The	RMSA	scheme	along-with		Sarva	Shiksha	Abhiyan	(SSA)	and	Teacher	Education (TE)	 have	 been	 subsumed	 under	 an	 Integrated	 Centrally	 Sponsored	 Scheme	 for	 School Education-Samagra	Shiksha	which	has	been	launched	from	2018-19.		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	major	features	of	Samagra	Shiksha	are	as	under:-

- (i) Universalizing	access	to	quality	school	education	by	expansion	of	schooling	facilities in	 the	 uncovered	 areas	 through	 up-gradation	 of	 schools	 up-to	 senior	 secondary level.
- (ii) Ensuring	availability	of	adequate	infrastructure	to	ensure	that	schools	conform	to the	prescribed	norms.
- (iii) Annual	 Grant	 of Rs. 5,000	 to Rs. 20,000/-	 per	 school for strengthening	 of Libraries.
- (iv) Composite	school	grant	of	Rs.	25,000-1	Lakh	to	be	allocated	on	the	basis	of	school enrolment,	out	of	which	at-least	10%	is	to	be	spent	on	Swachhta	Action	Plan.
- (v) Annual	 Grant	 for	 sports	 equipments	 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.
- (vi) Allocation	for	children	with	Special	Needs	(CwSN)	of	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.
- (vii) Allocation	for	uniforms	at	the	rate	of	Rs.	600	per	child	per	annum.
- (viii) Allocation	for	textbooks	at	the	rate	of	Rs.	250/400	per	child	per	annum.
- (ix) Upgradation	 of	 Kasturba	 Gandhi	 Balika	 Vidyalayas	 (KGBVs)	 from	 Class	 6-8	 to Class	6-12.
- (x) Strengthening	 Teacher	 Education	 Institutions	 like	 SCERTs	 and	 DIETs	 to	 improve the	quality	of	teachers.
- (xi) Enhanced	use	of	digital	technology	in	education	through	smart	classrooms,	digital boards	and	DTH	channels.
- (xii) Support	 States	 &	 UTs	 for	 implementation	 of	 provisions	 of	 RTE	 Act,	 including reimbursement	under	Section	12(1)(c)	of	the	Act.
- (xiii) Setting	 up	 of	 residential	 schools	 and	 hostels	 for	 difficult	 areas	 and	 for	 children	 in difficult	circumstances.

Under	erstwhile	RMSA	till	2017-18	and	Samagra	Shiksha	effective	from	2018-19, 12,896	new	secondary	schools,	53,789	additional	classrooms,	66,286	toilets	and	11,933 drinking	 water	 facilities	 have	 been	 sanctioned,	 out	 of	 which	 States	 and	 UTs	 have reported	that	12100	new	schools	have	become	functional	and	construction	of	8663	new schools,	 37,546	 additional	 classrooms,	 46,280	 toilets	and	provision	 of	 drinking	 water facility	in	10,093	schools	has	been	done	till	31.03.2019.	Besides	this,	approval	has	been given	for	up-gradation	of	44	Secondary	schools	to	senior	secondary	and	introduction	of new	stream	in	851	senior	secondary	schools	under	Samagra	Shiksha	in	2018-19.

State	 and	 UT-wise	 Secondary	 and	 Higher	 Secondary	 schools	 approved	 under erstwhile	Scheme	of	RMSA	upto	2017-18	and	Samagra	Shiksha	in	the	year	2018-19	is	at Annexure -I .			The	Central	share	is	released	to	States	and	UTs	as	per	their	approved	Annual Work	 Plan	 &	 Budget	 (AWP&B)	 subject	 to	 the	 pace	 of	 expenditure,	 submission	 of	 the required	documents	and	the	availability	of	budget.	The	Statement	showing	States	and	UTswise	 release	 of	 central	 share	 under	 Samagra	 Shiksha	 during	 the	 year	 2018-19	 is	 at Annexure -II .

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 205 FOR 08.07.2019 ASKED BY DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI REGARDING 'RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA ABHIYAN'

State/UT-wise	Secondary	&	Higher	Secondary	Schools	approved	up	to	2018-19

| S. No   | State/UT Name      | Under RMSA (2009 - 10 to 2017 - 18)   | Under Samagra Shiksha in the year 2018 - 19   | Under Samagra Shiksha in the year 2018 - 19   | Under Samagra Shiksha in the year 2018 - 19   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S. No   | State/UT Name      | Secondary Schools                     | Secondary Schools                             | Higher Secondary Schools                      | Additional Stream in Higher Secondary Schools |
| 1       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 0                                     | 0                                             | 1                                             | 0                                             |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 96                                    | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 81                                    | 3                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 4       | ASSAM              | 12                                    | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 5       | BIHAR              | 1153                                  | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH         | 2                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH       | 1449                                  | 22                                            | 17                                            | 0                                             |
| 8       | DADAR NAGAR HAVELI | 0                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 9       | DAMANANDDIU        | 3                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 10      | DELHI              | 0                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 11      | GOA                | 0                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 12      | GUJARAT            | 467                                   | 70                                            | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 13      | HARYANA            | 56                                    | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 176                                   | 0                                             | 1                                             | 0                                             |
| 15      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  | 636                                   | 12                                            | 6                                             | 0                                             |
| 16      | JHARKHAND          | 1189                                  | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 17      | KARNATAKA          | 389                                   | 24                                            | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 18      | KERALA             | 112                                   | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 20      | MADHYAPRADESH      | 1858                                  | 0                                             | 0                                             | 525                                           |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA        | 0                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 22      | MANIPUR            | 182                                   | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA          | 67                                    | 6                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 24      | MIZORAM            | 92                                    | 0                                             | 2                                             | 4                                             |
| 25      | NAGALAND           | 168                                   | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 26      | ODISHA             | 864                                   | 10                                            | 7                                             | 0                                             |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY         | 9                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 28      | PUNJAB             | 318                                   | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN          | 273                                   | 67                                            | 0                                             | 316                                           |
| 30      | SIKKIM             | 18                                    | 0                                             | 4                                             | 0                                             |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU         | 1115                                  | 0                                             | 5                                             | 0                                             |
| 32      | TELANGANA          | 8                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 33      | TRIPURA            | 116                                   | 0                                             | 1                                             | 6                                             |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 1486                                  | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 35      | UTTRAKHAND         | 280                                   | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL        | 7                                     | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
|         | Total              | 12682                                 | 214                                           | 44                                            | 851                                           |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 205 FOR 08.07.2019 ASKED BY DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI REGARDING 'RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA ABHIYAN'.

The	 Statement	 showing	 States	 and	 UTs-wise	 release	 of	 central	 share	 under	 Samagra Shiksha	during	the	year	2018-19

(Rs. in Lakh)

| State/UT - wise Central Share released under Samagra Shiksha during 2018 - 19   | State/UT - wise Central Share released under Samagra Shiksha during 2018 - 19   | State/UT - wise Central Share released under Samagra Shiksha during 2018 - 19   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                           | State/UT Name                                                                   | Funds Released                                                                  |
| 1                                                                               | A&N ISLANDS                                                                     | 2180.33                                                                         |
| 2                                                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                  | 95096.76                                                                        |
| 3                                                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                               | 33048.80                                                                        |
| 4                                                                               | ASSAM                                                                           | 157072.23                                                                       |
| 5                                                                               | BIHAR                                                                           | 305837.73                                                                       |
| 6                                                                               | CHANDIGARH                                                                      | 7714.56                                                                         |
| 7                                                                               | CHHATTISGARH                                                                    | 88206.43                                                                        |
| 8                                                                               | D&NHAVELI                                                                       | 3462.38                                                                         |
| 9                                                                               | DAMAN&DIU                                                                       | 631.22                                                                          |
| 10                                                                              | DELHI                                                                           | 13981.74                                                                        |
| 11                                                                              | GOA                                                                             | 1353.03                                                                         |
| 12                                                                              | GUJARAT                                                                         | 67089.17                                                                        |
| 13                                                                              | HARYANA                                                                         | 57841.95                                                                        |
| 14                                                                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                | 43295.44                                                                        |
| 15                                                                              | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                  | 171776.09                                                                       |
| 16                                                                              | JHARKHAND                                                                       | 68596.00                                                                        |
| 17                                                                              | KARNATAKA                                                                       | 62784.00                                                                        |
| 18                                                                              | KERALA                                                                          | 25604.99                                                                        |
| 19                                                                              | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                     | 265.07                                                                          |
| 20                                                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                  | 243783.65                                                                       |
| 21                                                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                                                     | 95051.92                                                                        |
| 22                                                                              | MANIPUR                                                                         | 25202.01                                                                        |
| 23                                                                              | MEGHALAYA                                                                       | 23784.62                                                                        |
| 24                                                                              | MIZORAM                                                                         | 14630.41                                                                        |
| 25                                                                              | NAGALAND                                                                        | 19766.33                                                                        |
| 26                                                                              | ODISHA                                                                          | 123021.51                                                                       |
| 27                                                                              | PUDUCHERRY                                                                      | 804.88                                                                          |
| 28                                                                              | PUNJAB                                                                          | 44400.00                                                                        |
| 29                                                                              | RAJASTHAN                                                                       | 262721.45                                                                       |
| 30                                                                              | SIKKIM                                                                          | 6624.19                                                                         |
| 31                                                                              | TAMIL NADU                                                                      | 147444.01                                                                       |
| 32                                                                              | TELANGANA                                                                       | 68840.41                                                                        |
| 33                                                                              | TRIPURA                                                                         | 24896.48                                                                        |
| 34                                                                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                   | 462541.04                                                                       |
| 35                                                                              | UTTARAKHAND                                                                     | 51138.26                                                                        |
| 36                                                                              | WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 108934.52                                                                       |

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