Lok Sabha Question No. 3159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Sakshar Bharat Mission
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3159 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## Sakshar Bharat Mission

†3159. SHRI BHOLA SINGH: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the number of districts where 'Sakshar Bharat Mission' has been implemented, State/UTwise; (b) whether Public sector undertakings and financial institutions have expressed their desire to be a part of the above mentioned scheme; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  A  statement  indicating  State/UT-wise  number  of  districts  eligible  and  covered  under 'Saakshar Bharat Mission' in the country, is annexed .
- (b)  &  (c)  Yes  Madam.  Three  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises(CPSEs)  namely,  Container Corporation  of  India  Ltd.  (CONCOR),  Power  Finance  Corporation  Ltd.  (PFC)  and  Rural Electrification  Corporation  Limited  (REC)  have  extended  financial  assistance  of  Rs.5.65 Crore, Rs.6.60 Crore &  Rs.10.50 Crore respectively, under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives for strengthening of 904 Adult Education Centres (AECs) as Model AECs by furnishing ICT and other equipments.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3159  FOR  31.12.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHOLA SINGH REGARDING 'SAKSHAR BHARAT MISSION'.

State-wise list of eligible districts and districts covered under Saakshar Bharat Mission

| Sl. No .   | Name of the State   |   Total eligible districts | Districts covered (as on 31.03.2018)   |
|------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh      |                         10 | 10                                     |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh   |                         15 | 15                                     |
| 3          | Assam               |                         15 | 12                                     |
| 4          | Bihar               |                         38 | 38                                     |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh        |                         16 | 16                                     |
| 6          | D&N Haveli          |                         01 | 01                                     |
| 7          | Gujarat             |                         13 | 13                                     |
| 8          | Haryana             |                         12 | 12                                     |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh    |                         01 | 01                                     |
| 10         | Jharkhand           |                         24 | 20                                     |
| 11         | Jammu &Kashmir      |                         20 | 20                                     |
| 12         | Karnataka           |                         20 | 20                                     |
| 13         | Madhya Pradesh      |                         42 | 42                                     |
| 14         | Maharashtra         |                         10 | 10                                     |
| 15         | Meghalaya           |                          2 | 2                                      |
| 16         | Manipur             |                          4 | 4                                      |
| 17         | Nagaland            |                          4 | 4                                      |
| 18         | Odisha              |                         19 | 19                                     |
| 19         | Punjab              |                          7 | 6*                                     |
| 20         | Rajasthan           |                         32 | 32                                     |
| 21         | Sikkim              |                          2 | 2                                      |
| 22         | Tamil Nadu          |                          9 | 9                                      |
| 23         | Telangana           |                          9 | 9                                      |
| 24         | Tripura             |                          1 | 1                                      |
| 25         | Uttar Pradesh       |                         70 | 70                                     |
| 26         | Uttarakhand         |                          6 | 6                                      |
| 27         | West Bengal         |                         10 | 10                                     |
|            | Total               |                        412 | 404                                    |