Lok Sabha Question No. 2052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Free Textbooks under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2052

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  July, 2018

## Free Textbooks under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

## 2052. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a)  the number of students who have been provided text books free of cost under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during the last three years;
- (b)  the details of the funds allocated by the Union Government to State Governments to provide  free  text  books  to  the  students  under  the  SSA  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT and year-wise;
- (c)  whether any criteria has been formulated for the distribution of text books and if so, the details thereof along with the agency through which books are being procured;
- (d)  whether the text books are also being procured from the private publishers and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether the text books provided by the private publishers fulfill the fixed criteria; and
- (f)   if so, whether the Government has conducted any survey in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) & (b):  The details of the number of students who have been provided text books and the funds  allocated  under  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  during  the  last  three  years  are  at Annexure.  The  Central  Government  has  launched  an  Integrated  scheme,  for  school education named as Samagra Shiksha w.e.f  2018-19, which subsumes the three erstwhile Centrally  Sponsored  schemes  of  school  education  i.e  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),

Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  on Teacher Education (CSSTE).  Under the erstwhile scheme of SSA, textbooks were provided to  all  children  in  Government/Local  Body  and  Government  aided  schools  including Madarsas desirous of introducing the State curriculum, within an upper ceiling of Rs150/per child at primary level and Rs 250/- per child at upper primary level. Under the Integrated scheme of Samagra Shiksha, the ceiling has been increased to Rs.250/- per child at primary level and Rs.400/- at upper primary level.

(c) to (e):  Section 29 (1) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education(RTE) Act, 2009, provides  that  the curriculum and evaluation procedure for elementary education shall  be  laid  down  by  an  academic  authority  notified  by  the  appropriate  Government.  As education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, the majority of schools come under the  purview  of  the  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations.  Hence,  development  and distribution  of  textbooks  to  children  at  elementary  level  is  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the Academic  authorities  like  Textbook  Boards,  SCERTs  etc,  notified  by  the  respective States/UTs.

Further,  the  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF),  2005  sets  the  guidelines  and direction for the development of syllabi and textbooks at all the school stages. In compliance of  NCF  2005,  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  has prepared model syllabi and textual material in various subjects. The States adopt/adapt the model syllabi and text books of NCERT or develop their own syllabi, textbooks and other teaching learning materials based on NCF.

(f):  No  survey  has  been  conducted  in  this  context.  However,  States  and  UTs  have  been suggested to ensure textbooks production, printing and distribution as per norms and as per the provisions/guidelines made by the academic authority of respective States/UTs.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2052  FOR  ANSWER  ON  30.07.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE,  DR.  HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHRI SATAV RAJEEV, SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM, DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN, SHRI DHANANJAY  MAHADIK  &  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO  REGARDING  FREE TEXTBOOKS UNDER SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

Distribution of Free Textbooks under SSA during the last three years

(Rs in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State/ UTs                | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ UTs                | Phy.      | Fin.      | Phy.      | Fin.      | Phy.      | Fin.      |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0         | 0.00      | 18        | 0.03      | 0         | 0.00      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 3136      | 6.25      | 6691      | 13.44     | 5151      | 10.11     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 245062    | 447.27    | 239430    | 438.20    | 199856    | 371.61    |
| 4         | Assam                     | 3036179   | 5575.96   | 2749396   | 5069.06   | 2754161   | 5101.77   |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 20678916  | 37367.90  | 21863649  | 39613.19  | 20473538  | 37342.66  |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 108432    | 208.15    | 108631    | 209.96    | 107168    | 417.43    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 2690193   | 5045.79   | 2585285   | 4877.77   | 2484053   | 4702.97   |
| 8         | D &Nagar Haveli           | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      |
| 9         | Daman &Diu                | 15251     | 28.78     | 14699     | 27.47     | 15374     | 28.87     |
| 10        | Delhi                     | 414993    | 1037.08   | 413870    | 1033.65   | 406076    | 1014.77   |
| 11        | Goa                       | 136650    | 273.03    | 138011    | 274.47    | 137859    | 273.03    |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | 785519    | 1954.80   | 740324    | 1843.35   | 751913    | 1871.83   |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 1958029   | 3683.65   | 1632254   | 3102.10   | 1526850   | 2907.39   |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | 337588    | 651.01    | 326617    | 630.36    | 312768    | 602.91    |
| 15        | Jammu &kashmir            | 697578    | 1374.58   | 695481    | 1367.60   | 667616    | 1320.17   |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | 3811632   | 6858.54   | 3760660   | 6775.75   | 3759166   | 6773.36   |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | 986715    | 1726.12   | 975299    | 1297.25   | 908265    | 1808.66   |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 2350266   | 4697.23   | 2297311   | 4588.03   | 2255928   | 4497.06   |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            | 8850199   | 16550.44  | 8055629   | 15188.25  | 7582321   | 14254.65  |
| 21        | Maharashtra               | 12386001  | 23538.26  | 12015950  | 22878.98  | 11702764  | 22281.75  |
| 22        | Manipur                   | 226490    | 384.44    | 220120    | 380.31    | 188704    | 325.14    |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 | 599223    | 1079.81   | 614525    | 1113.33   | 614655    | 1113.57   |
| 24        | Mizoram                   | 119094    | 219.98    | 117932    | 217.93    | 107165    | 199.23    |
| 25        | Nagaland                  | 165666    | 294.53    | 164596    | 293.01    | 125771    | 226.60    |
| 26        | Odisha                    | 4388183   | 8155.45   | 4254305   | 7974.27   | 4131487   | 7807.83   |
| 27        | Puducherry                | 33        | 0.06      | 28        | 0.05      | 30        | 0.06      |
| 28        | Punjab                    | 787432    | 1513.91   | 756733    | 1463.94   | 714181    | 1389.23   |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 | 452842    | 1129.59   | 500089    | 1247.88   | 514559    | 1284.21   |
| 30        | Sikkim                    | 77382     | 150.73    | 70439     | 140.38    | 62467     | 125.28    |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                | 1710      | 3.42      | 8799      | 16.91     | 1492      | 2.97      |
| 32        | Telangana                 | 3440      | 6.78      | 5892      | 12.66     | 2276612   | 4328.83   |
| 33        | Tripura                   | 504124    | 941.96    | 485173    | 910.05    | 471220    | 886.84    |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             | 13301637  | 18640.89  | 12759485  | 22962.79  | 12216663  | 22087.52  |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               | 593790    | 1140.45   | 576089    | 1101.72   | 548711    | 1054.01   |
| 36        | West Bengal               | 4614743   | 11523.29  | 4679589   | 11688.02  | 4181189   | 10443.55  |
|           | Total                     | 85328128  | 156210.12 | 83832999  | 158752.15 | 82205733  | 156855.85 |

Source-PAB Minutes

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