Lok Sabha Question No. 864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: George Baker, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, ANIL SHIROLE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 864 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  JULY, 2018

## Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

## 864.     SHRI GEORGE BAKER: SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

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

- (a) the salient features of the new Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, programme of the Government ;

(b) the details of the funds likely to be sanctioned by the Government for the said programme; and

(c) the details of the States/ cities initally covered under the said Abhiyan along with the classes initially involved thereunder?

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

(a) to (c):         Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for School Education has been launched  throughout  the  country  as  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  with  effect  from  the  year 2018-19. This programme subsumes the three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and  Teacher Education (TE). 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.  The main emphasis of the Scheme is on improving quality of school education and the strategy for all interventions would be to enhance the Learning Outcomes at all levels of schooling.

An allocation of Rs 75,000 crore over the period 1st April, 2018 to 31st March, 2020 has been  approved  which  is  a  20%  increase  over  the  current  allocations.  It  sees  school  education holistically without segmenting it into various levels of education. Its main features, inter alia, are as follows:

- (i) Annual  Grant  of  Rs.  5,000  to  Rs.  20,000/-  per  school  for  strengthening  of Libraries.
- (ii) Composite school grant increased from Rs. 14,500-50,000 to Rs. 25,000-1 Lakh and to be allocated on the basis of school enrolment.
- (iii) 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.
- (iv) Allocation for children with Special Needs (CwSN) increased from Rs. 3,000 to 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 - earlier it was only for classes IX to XII.
- (v) Allocation for uniforms enhanced from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per child per annum.
- (vi) Allocation for textbooks enhanced from Rs. 150/250 to Rs. 250/400 per child per annum.
- (vii) Upgradation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) from Class 6-8 to Class 6-12.
- (viii) Strengthening Teacher Education Institutions like SCERTs and DIETs to improve the quality of teachers with SCERT as the nodal institution for in-service and preservice teacher training
- (ix) Enhanced use of digital technology in education through smart classrooms, digital boards and DTH channels.

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