Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Smart Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Smart Schools

## †76 .   SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  schools  upgraded  by  the  Government  as  smart  schools  under  the  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram Yojana, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) the details of upgradation works carried out in primary and upper primary schools in the villages so far adopted by the Members of the Parliament under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana;
- (c) whether any assessment has been conducted in order to improve the quality of education in such schools;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a)  ICT interventions have been approved for 434 secondary and senior secondary schools in Sansad Adarsh Grams till 2018-19. The State/UT-wise list is enclosed at Annexure-I.

(b) 25 schools have been upgraded from primary to upper primary in the Sansad Adarsh Grams. Further, 51 schools have been upgraded from upper primary to secondary till 2018-19. The State/UT-wise list is enclosed at Annexure-II & Annexure-III respectively.

(c)  to  (e)  Under  the  schemes,  besides  regular  monitoring  of  physical  and  financial  progress  of  approved interventions through monthly reports, periodic review meetings, scrutiny of audit reports, etc., capacity building of  States/UTs is taken up through orientation workshops and development of exemplar training packages etc. The National Achievement Survey for Class X for the first time was conducted in 2015 on a sample comprising of 2,77,416 students of 7,216 schools across 34 States/UTs and Boards. The achievement level of students of class  X  was  studied  in  5  subjects,  i.e.  English,  Mathematics,  Social  Science,  Science  and  Modern  Indian Language.  The survey also studied difference in achievements level of class X students  with  regard  to  area, gender,  social  group,  school  board  and  management  of  school.  The  report  of  the  survey  is  available  at  the NCERT's website (http://www.ncert.nic.in/). National Achievement Survey (NAS) was also conducted on 13th November, 2017 through which the learning levels of around 22 lakh students of Classes III, V and VIII from 1.10  lakh  schools  across  701  districts  in  all  36  States  and  UTs  were  assessed.  In  the  survey,  the  students  of Classes III and V were assessed on Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Environmental Studies and Class VIII  students  were  assessed  on  Language,  Maths,  Science  and  Social  Science.  This  competency  based assessment was based on the Learning Outcomes developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Along with the test items, questionnaires pertaining to students, teachers and schools were also used. District report cards for NAS 2017 have been released and are available on MHRD website and have also been shared with the Hon'ble Members of Parliament. Similarly, the Cycle-2 of National Achievement Survey for Class-X has been conducted on 5th February, 2018 at the district level with a sample size of 15.5 lakh students.

During 2018-19, many modules for the post NAS interventions have been initiated which includes understanding the district report cards, pedagogical inputs to target the learning outcomes, school based assessment, promoting experiential learning, sports and art integrated education and improving community participation.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  76  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  04.02.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  REKHA VERMA REGARDING 'SMART SCHOOLS'

| Sl No   | Name of State/UT            | No of ICT Schools approved in Sansad Adarsh Grams   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 3                                                   |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 26                                                  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 1                                                   |
| 4       | Assam                       | 28                                                  |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 19                                                  |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                | 7                                                   |
| 7       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 2                                                   |
| 8       | Daman and Diu               | 1                                                   |
| 9       | Goa                         | 2                                                   |
| 10      | Gujarat                     | 23                                                  |
| 11      | Haryana                     | 18                                                  |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh            | 5                                                   |
| 13      | Jammu and Kashmir           | 6                                                   |
| 14      | Jharkhand                   | 9                                                   |
| 15      | Karnataka                   | 16                                                  |
| 16      | Kerala                      | 65                                                  |
| 17      | Lakshadweep                 | 2                                                   |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh              | 16                                                  |
| 19      | Maharashtra                 | 41                                                  |
| 20      | Manipur                     | 1                                                   |
| 21      | Mizoram                     | 3                                                   |
| 22      | Nagaland                    | 6                                                   |
| 23      | Odisha                      | 28                                                  |
| 24      | Puducherry                  | 3                                                   |
| 25      | Punjab                      | 13                                                  |
| 26      | Rajasthan                   | 31                                                  |
| 27      | Sikkim                      | 2                                                   |
| 28      | Tamil Nadu                  | 29                                                  |
| 29      | Telangana                   | 3                                                   |
| 30      | Tripura                     | 3                                                   |
| 31      | Uttar Pradesh               | 10                                                  |
| 32      | Uttrakhand                  | 3                                                   |
| 33      | West Bengal                 | 9                                                   |
|         |                             | Total=434                                           |

## Annexure - II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019 ASKED BY SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA REGARDING 'SMART SCHOOLS'

| S.no.   | Name of State/UT   | District   | Gram Panchayat   | Number of schools upgraded from primary to upper primary   |
|---------|--------------------|------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Gujarat            | Dohad      | Mundha           | 1                                                          |
| 2       | Maharashtra        | Pune       | Vadgaon-shinde   | 1                                                          |
| 3       | Rajasthan          | Tonk       | Kantoli          | 1                                                          |
| 4       | Tamil Nadu         | Namakkal   | Thinnanur Nadu   | 1                                                          |
| 5       | Tamil Nadu         | Theni      | Rasingapuram     | 1                                                          |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh      | Ballia     | Kushhar          | 1                                                          |
| 7       | Uttar Pradesh      | Hapur      | Arifpur          | 2                                                          |
| 8       | Uttar Pradesh      | Kaushambi  | Samsabad         | 1                                                          |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh      | Lucknow    | Mall             | 1                                                          |
| 10      | Uttar Pradesh      | Mau        | Dumaranw         | 2                                                          |
| 11      | Uttar Pradesh      | Lucknow    | Bahru            | 1                                                          |
| 12      | Uttar Pradesh      | Mau        | Chakki Musadohi  | 5                                                          |
| 13      | Uttar Pradesh      | Shamli     | Shamli Shamla    | 1                                                          |
| 14      | Uttar Pradesh      | Lucknow    | Harauni          | 2                                                          |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh      | Lucknow    | Parehata         | 2                                                          |
| 16      | Uttar Pradesh      | Mau        | Rekwardih        | 1                                                          |
| 17      | Gujarat            | Patan      | Kamboi           | 1                                                          |
|         |                    |            |                  | Total = 25                                                 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019 ASKED BY SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA REGARDING 'SMART SCHOOLS'

| Sl No   | Name of State/UT   | District Name      | Gram Panchyat              | No of Schools upgraded from upper primary to secondary in Sansad Adarsh Grams   |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar              | Muzaffarpur        | Pilkhi Gay Patti           | 1                                                                               |
| 2       | Bihar              | Jehanabad          | Okari                      | 1                                                                               |
| 3       | Bihar              | Bhojpur            | Gundi east                 | 1                                                                               |
| 4       | Bihar              | Pashchim champaran | Siswa saraiya              | 1                                                                               |
| 5       | Bihar              | Rohtas             | Malhipur                   | 1                                                                               |
| 6       | Bihar              | Nawada             | Khanwan                    | 1                                                                               |
| 7       | Bihar              | Supaul             | Saroza bela                | 1                                                                               |
| 8       | Bihar              | Gaya               | Bakraur                    | 1                                                                               |
| 9       | Bihar              | Madhepura          | Balam gadhiya              | 1                                                                               |
| 10      | Chhattisgarh       | Gariyaband         | Kulhadighat                | 1                                                                               |
| 11      | Chhattisgarh       | Raipur             | Giroud                     | 1                                                                               |
| 12      | Gujarat            | Surendranagar      | Janivadla                  | 1                                                                               |
| 13      | Gujarat            | Narmada            | Dumkhal                    | 1                                                                               |
| 14      | Gujarat            | Amreli             | Akala                      | 1                                                                               |
| 15      | Himachal Pradesh   | Solan              | Jagjit nagar               | 1                                                                               |
| 16      | Jharkhand          | Palamu             | Kekar garh                 | 1                                                                               |
| 17      | Jharkhand          | Sahebganj          | Taljhari                   | 1                                                                               |
| 18      | Jharkhand          | Dumka              | Ranga                      | 1                                                                               |
| 19      | Jharkhand          | Hazaribagh         | Jarba                      | 1                                                                               |
| 20      | Karnataka          | Raichur            | R.h.colony                 | 1                                                                               |
| 21      | Kerala             | Ernakulam          | Kottuvally                 | 1                                                                               |
| 22      | Kerala             | Idukki             | Idukki - Kanjikuzhy        | 1                                                                               |
| 23      | Kerala             | Palakkad           | Pudur                      | 1                                                                               |
| 24      | Madhya Pradesh     | Betul              | Chikali Soni               | 1                                                                               |
| 25      | Madhya Pradesh     | Bhind              |                            | 1                                                                               |
| 26      | Madhya Pradesh     | Rajgarh            | Sandawta                   | 1                                                                               |
| 27      | Madhya Pradesh     | East nimar         | Arud                       | 1                                                                               |
| 28      | Madhya Pradesh     | Panna              | Maheba                     | 1                                                                               |
| 29      | Madhya Pradesh     | Mandla             | Kapa                       | 1                                                                               |
| 30      | Odisha             | Koraput            | Baligam                    | 1                                                                               |
| 31      | Odisha             | Kalahandi          | Sindhipadar                | 1                                                                               |
| 32      | Odisha             | Sambalpur          | Sarda                      | 1                                                                               |
| 33      | Odisha             | Balangir           | Budabahal                  | 1                                                                               |
| 34      | Odisha             | Nuapada            | Kuliabandha                | 1                                                                               |
| 35      | Odisha Punjab      | Kandhamal          | Bilabadi Kot dharmu        | 1 1                                                                             |
| 36 37   | Punjab             | Mansa Sangrur      | Galahri                    | 1                                                                               |
|         |                    | Barmer             | Baitu                      | 1                                                                               |
| 38      | Rajasthan          |                    | bhopji                     |                                                                                 |
| 39      | Tamil Nadu         | Villupuram         | Ka. Alambalam Gendanahalli | 1 1                                                                             |
| 40      | Tamil Nadu         | Dharmapuri         | Basuvapuram                | 1                                                                               |
| 41      | Tamil Nadu         | Dharmapuri         |                            |                                                                                 |
| 42      | Tamil Nadu         | Tiruvarur          | Engan                      | 1                                                                               |
| 43      | Tamil Nadu         | Kanchipuram        | Kodur                      | 1                                                                               |
|         | Tamil Nadu         | Tiruchirappalli    | Thayanur                   | 1                                                                               |
| 44 45   | Uttar Pradesh      | Mahoba             | Pipra Maaf                 | 1                                                                               |
| 46      | Uttar Pradesh      | Muzaffarnagar      | Barsu                      | 1                                                                               |
| 47      | Uttar Pradesh      | Meerut             | Behrora                    | 1                                                                               |
| 48      | Uttar Pradesh      | Lucknow            | Mall                       | 1                                                                               |
| 49      | Uttar Pradesh      | Sambhal            | Lahraban                   | 1                                                                               |
| 50      | Uttarakhand        | Champawat          | Raulmel                    | 1                                                                               |
| 51      | Uttarakhand        | Udam Singh Nagar   | Sarpuda                    | 1 Total = 51                                                                    |