Lok Sabha Question No. 3525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: Upgradation of Government Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3525 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  JULY, 2019

## Upgradation of Government Schools

## †3525. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

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

- (a) whether there is any  centrally  sponsored  scheme  to upgrade  Government schools and equip them with all the facilities; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  to  the  States/UTs  under  the  said  scheme,  State/UTwise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) Yes,  Sir. The  Department  has  launched  the  Samagra  Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for School  Education  by  subsuming  the  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of  Sarva  Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) 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. It envisages the 'school' as a continuum from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to senior secondary levels.

The major interventions under the scheme are: (i) Universal Access  including Infrastructure Development  and  Retention;  (ii)  Gender  and  Equity;  (iii)  Inclusive  Education;  (iv)  Quality;  (v) Financial  support  for  Teacher  Salary;  (vi)  Digital  initiatives;  (vii)  Entitlements  under  the  Right  of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 including uniforms, textbooks etc.;(viii) Pre-school Education; (ix) Vocational Education; (x) Sports and Physical Education; (xi) Strengthening  of  Teacher  Education  and  Training;  and  (xii)  Monitoring  of  the  scheme.    Its  main features, inter alia, are as follows:

- (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) Annual Composite school grant of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 1,00,000/- to be allocated on the basis of school enrolment, out of which at least 10% is required to be spent on activities related to Swachhata 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 State Council of Educational Research and Training  (SCERTs)  and  District  Institute  of  Education  and  Training  (DIETs)  to  improve the quality of teachers.
- (xi) Enhanced use of digital technology in education through smart classrooms, digital boards and Direct to Home (DTH) channels.
- (xii) Support States and 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.
- (xiv) The  scheme  also  provides  for  annual  maintenance  and  repair  of  existing  school  building, toilets and other facilities to upkeep the infrastructure in good condition.
- (b) The Statement showing State/UT-wise Central share released under Samagra Shiksha during 2018-19 is at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3525 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  JULY, 2019 ASKED BY DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI REGARDING UPGRADATION OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

Statement showing States/UTs-wise release of Central share under Samagra Shiksha during 2018-19

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | State/UT                 |   Central share released during 2018-19 |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                          2180.33        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |                         95096.8         |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                         33048.8         |
| 4        | Assam                    |                        157072           |
| 5        | Bihar                    |                        305838           |
| 6        | Chandigarh               |                          7714.56        |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             |                         88206.4         |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                          3462.38        |
| 9        | Daman &Diu               |                           631.22        |
| 10       | Delhi                    |                         13981.7         |
| 11       | Goa                      |                          1353.03        |
| 12       | Gujarat                  |                         67089.2         |
| 13       | Haryana                  |                         57841.9         |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         |                         43295.4         |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir           |                        171776           |
| 16       | Jharkhand                |                         68596           |
| 17       | Karnataka                |                         62784           |
| 18       | Kerala                   |                         25605           |
| 19       | Lakshadweep              |                           265.07        |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh           |                        243784           |
| 21       | Maharashtra              |                         95051.9         |
| 22       | Manipur                  |                         25202           |
| 23       | Meghalaya                |                         23784.6         |
| 24       | Mizoram                  |                         14630.4         |
| 25       | Nagaland                 |                         19766.3         |
| 26       | Odisha                   |                        123022           |
| 27       | Puducherry               |                           804.88        |
| 28       | Punjab                   |                         44400           |
| 29       | Rajasthan                |                        262721           |
| 30       | Sikkim                   |                          6624.19        |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu               |                        147444           |
| 32       | Telangana                |                         68840.4         |
| 33       | Tripura                  |                         24896.5         |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh            |                        462541           |
| 35       | Uttarakhand              |                         51138.3         |
| 36       | West Bengal              |                        108935           |
| Total    | Total                    |                             2.92942e+06 |