Lok Sabha Question No. 1483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Girl Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## Girl Education

## 1483.  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the proportion of total education budget being utilized for the education of girls in the country;
- (b) whether  any  financial  assistance  is  given  to  girl  students  passing  class  VII  for improving and promoting girl enrollment in secondary education;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the amount released and utilized under said scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (e) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

(a): Gender Budget of Department of School Education and Literacy for the year 2018-19 is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c):  The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE)' covers (i) all girls belonging to SC/ST communities who pass  class  VIII  and  (ii)  all  girls  who  pass  VIII  examination  from  Kasturba  Gandhi BalikaVidyalayas (irrespective of whether they belong to SC/ ST) and enroll in class IX in Government, Government-aided and Local Body schools. The sanction of funds is made on the receipt of proposals/ list of eligible girls from respective States/UTs.  According to the scheme,  a  sum  of  Rs.3000/-  is  deposited  in  the  name  of  eligible  unmarried  girls  as  fixed deposit on enrolment in class IX, who are entitled to withdraw it along with interest thereon reaching on 18 years of age and passing class 10 th class  examination. In the year 2018-19, 548396 girls have been benefited under this scheme.

(d): Details  of  fund  allocated  sanctioned  and  the  number  of  girls  benefited  during  the year 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 under NSIGSE is at Annexure-II.

(e): In  order to  ensure greater participation of girls in education, Samagra Shiksha an integrated  scheme  of  school  education  has  targeted  interventions  for  girls  which  include Opening of schools in the neighbourhood, Provision of free text-books to Girls up to Class VIII,  Uniforms  to  all  girls  up  to  Class  VIII,  Provision  of  gender  segregated  toilets  in  all schools,  Teachers'  sensitization  programmes  to  promote  girls'  participation,    Provision  for Self-Defence training for the girls from classes VI to XII,  Stipend to CWSN girls from class I to Class XII, Up-gradation of KGBVs for Girls from classes VI - VIII to classes   VI - XII, Construction    of    residential    quarters    for    teachers    in    remote/hilly    areas/in  areas  with difficult terrain.

In  addition,  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBVs)  have  been  opened  in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) where the female rural literacy is below the national average.  KGBVs are residential schools for girls belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL) from Class VI to XII. Presently, total 5970 KGBVs have been sanctioned in the country out of which 4841 KGBVs are operational enrolling 5.60 lakh girls.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1483  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  01.07.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL REGARDING 'GIRL EDUCATION'.

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | Schemes                                                             | 2018-19 Budget Estimates              | 2018-19 Revised Estimates             |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|          | Part A: 100% Women specific programme                               | Part A: 100% Women specific programme | Part A: 100% Women specific programme |
| 1.       | National Scheme for Incentive to Girl Child for Secondary Education | 255.90                                | 255.90                                |
|          | Part B: 30% Women Specific Programmes                               | Part B: 30% Women Specific Programmes | Part B: 30% Women Specific Programmes |
| 1.       | Samagra Shiksha                                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 2.       | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                               | 7839.00                               | 7838.64                               |
| 3.       | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan                                        | 1328.00                               | 1502.03                               |
| 4.       | Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti                                           | 838.00                                | 963.90                                |
| 5.       | Education Scheme for Madrassas and Minorities                       | 36.00                                 | 36.00                                 |
| 6.       | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan                                 | 1264.00                               | 1249.20                               |
| 7.       | National Programme of Mid Day Meals in Schools                      | 3150.00                               | 2984.71                               |
|          | Total                                                               | 14455.00                              | 14574.48                              |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1483  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  01.07.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL REGARDING 'GIRL EDUCATION'.

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | Name of State       | FY 2016-17   | FY 2016-17   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2018-19   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State       | No. of Girls | Amount       | No. of Girls | Amount       | No. of Girls | Amount       |
| 1        | 2                   | 3            | 4            | 5            | 6            | 7            | 8            |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 746          | 0.2238       | -            | -            | 480          | 0.1440       |
| 3        | Assam               | 1904         | 0.5712       | 1011         | 0.3033       | 183          | 0.0549       |
| 4        | Bihar               | -            | -            | 39190        | 11.757       | 8443         | 2.5329       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        | 8474         | 2.5422       | -            | -            | 3301         | 0.9903       |
| 6        | Goa                 | -            | -            | 1988         | 0.5964       | 167          | 0.0501       |
| 7        | Gujarat             | -            | -            | 69693        | 20.9079      | 23561        | 7.0683       |
| 8        | Haryana             | 30989        | 9.2967       | 76674        | 23.0022      | 13518        | 4.0554       |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    | -            | -            | 8658         | 2.5974       | 5474         | 1.6422       |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir      | -            | -            | 2250         | 0.675        | 1759         | 0.5277       |
| 11       | Jharkhand           | 3277         | 0.9831       | 47364        | 14.2092      | 15953        | 4.7859       |
| 12       | Karnataka           | -            | -            | -            | -            | 60623        | 18.1869      |
| 13       | Kerala              | -            | -            | 84818        | 25.4454      | 3642         | 1.0926       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh      | -            | -            | 127194       | 38.1582      | 119488       | 35.8464      |
| 15       | Maharashtra         | 16000        | 4.8000       | 35744        | 10.7232      | 22149        | 6.6447       |
| 16       | Manipur             | -            | -            | -            | -            | 16           | 0.0048       |
| 17       | Meghalaya           | -            | -            | 1131         | 0.3393       | 65           | 0.0195       |
| 18       | Mizoram             | 718          | 0.2154       | -            | -            | 635          | 0.1905       |
| 19       | Nagaland            | 309          | 0.0927       | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| 20       | Odisha              | 30775        | 9.2325       | -            | -            | 4978         | 1.4934       |
| 21       | Punjab              | -            | -            | 73810        | 22.143       | 96139        | 28.8417      |
| 22       | Rajasthan           | 33568        | 10.0704      | 17466        | 5.2398       | 46045        | 13.8135      |
| 23       | Sikkim              | 1270         | 0.3810       | -            | -            | 262          | 0.0786       |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu          | 2747         | 0.8241       | 256178       | 76.8534      | 77669        | 23.3007      |
| 25       | Telangana           | -            | -            | -            | -            | 4463         | 1.3389       |
| 26       | Tripura             | 3898         | 1.1694       | -            | -            | 2313         | 0.6939       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand         | -            | -            | 24845        | 7.4535       | 4617         | 1.3851       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh       | -            | -            | 14516        | 4.3548       | 5483         | 1.6449       |
| 29       | West Bengal         | -            | -            | 55056        | 16.5168      | 20422        | 6.1266       |
| 30       | Andaman& Nicobar    | 112          | 0.0336       | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| 31       | Chandigarh          | 477          | 0.1431       | 490          | 0.1470       | 335          | 0.1005       |
| 32       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -            | -            | 1767         | 0.5301       | 1428         | 0.4284       |
| 33       | Daman &Diu          | 212          | 0.0636       | 218          | 0.0654       | 108          | 0.0324       |
| 34       | Delhi               | 12101        | 3.6303       | 30568        | 9.1704       | 3592         | 1.0776       |
| 35       | Lakshdweep          | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            |
| 36       | Puducherry          | -            | -            | 2701         | 0.8103       | 1085         | 0.3255       |
| 37       | EdCIL               | -            | 0.3800       | -            | 0.3839       | -            | 0.0591       |
|          | Total               | 147577       | 44.65        | 973330       | 292.38       | 548396       | 164.58       |

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