Lok Sabha Question No. 3640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3640

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  JULY, 2019

## Pupil-Teacher Ratio

## 3640.   SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) the detail of present national level Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR);
- (b) the names of those States where the PTR is less than the national level;
- (c) whether there has been a substantial increase in the availability of trained teachers at elementary level and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  number  of  schools  that  do  not  comply  with  the  Right  to  Education  (RTE) norms for the required PTR, State-wise;
- (e) the percentage of primary and upper primary schools that have poor PTRs;
- (f) the steps taken by the Union Government to improve the national level PTR; and
- (g) the  funds  allotted  to  each  State  during  the  last three  years  and  current  financial year for filling up sanctioned posts of teachers under SSA, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The RTE Act, 2009 in its Schedule lays down Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for both primary and upper primary schools. At primary level, the PTR norm is 30:1 and at the upper primary  level  it  is  35:1.  As  per  the  Unified  District  Information  System  For  Education (UDISE) 2016-17, the PTR at national level for primary schools is 23:1 and upper primary schools is 24:1, which is better than the prescribed norms. A statement showing State and UT wise PTR in Primary & Upper Primary Schools is at Annexure-I.

(c):    The  Right  to  Education  Act,  2009  was  amended  to  extend  the  period  of  training  of untrained  in-service  elementary  teachers  to  31 st March,  2019.  All  untrained  in-service elementary  teachers  were  required  to  acquire  minimum  qualifications  as  laid  down  by  the academic authority by 31 st March, 2019. The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was  entrusted  with  the  task  of  conducting  the  training  of  untrained  in-service  elementary teachers.  The  online  D.EI.Ed.  Course  was  started  from  3 rd October,  2017  and  9,58,513 teachers have successfully completed the training.

(d)  &  (e):    A  statement  showing  State-wise  number  of  total  schools  (Primary  and  Upper Primary) and percentage of primary and upper primary schools that  have poor PTRs, is at Annexure-II.

(f):    The  Central  Government  has  launched  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  Samagra Shiksha, from 2018-19 which subsumes the erstwhile centrally sponsored schemes of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and Teacher Education (TE). Under Samagra Shiksha, Central Government provides assistance to the State Governments and UTs for additional teachers to maintain appropriate Pupil Teacher Ratio as per the prescribed norms for various levels of schooling. The Central Government has  been  consistently  pursuing  the  matter  of  expeditious  recruitment  and  redeployment  of teachers  with  the  States  and  UTs  at  various  fora.  Advisories  on  this  issue  have  also  been issued to States and UTs from time to time.

(g):  Under Samagra Shiksha, financial assistance is provided to States and UTs for various interventions such as universal access, quality of education, gender, equity, support for salary of teachers etc. as per prescribed norms. The funds are released to the States in lumpsum and not component wise. A State and UT wise statement showing funds released to the States and UTs during the last three years is at Annexure-III.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3640 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI  VINAYAK  RAUT,  SHRI  GIRISH  BHALCHANDRA  BAPAT,  DR.  PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE, SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE REGARDING PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO.

| State/UTs                | PTR     | PTR           |
|--------------------------|---------|---------------|
|                          | Primary | Upper Primary |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS | 10      | 9             |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           | 22      | 21            |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 11      | 12            |
| ASSAM                    | 20      | 17            |
| BIHAR                    | 38      | 39            |
| CHANDIGARH               | 16      | 18            |
| CHHATTISGARH             | 20      | 21            |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI     | 21      | 25            |
| DAMAN& DIU               | 29      | 23            |
| DELHI                    | 35      | 34            |
| GOA                      | 18      | 17            |
| GUJARAT                  | 21      | 27            |
| HARYANA                  | 23      | 21            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 12      | 11            |
| JAMMU& KASHMIR           | 10      | 11            |
| JHARKHAND                | 25      | 30            |
| KARNATAKA                | 16      | 24            |
| KERALA                   | 17      | 18            |
| LAKSHADWEEP              | 10      | 11            |
| MADHYA PRADESH           | 21      | 22            |
| MAHARASHTRA              | 23      | 26            |
| MANIPUR                  | 8       | 9             |
| MEGHALAYA                | 21      | 18            |
| MIZORAM                  | 12      | 11            |
| NAGALAND                 | 7       | 8             |
| ORISSA                   | 17      | 20            |
| PONDICHERRY              | 13      | 13            |
| PUNJAB                   | 20      | 17            |
| RAJASTHAN                | 20      | 20            |
| SIKKIM                   | 4       | 6             |
| TAMIL NADU               | 18      | 18            |
| TELANGANA                | 19      | 18            |
| TRIPURA                  | 10      | 10            |
| UTTAR PRADESH            | 31      | 30            |
| UTTARANCHAL              | 15      | 15            |
| WEST BENGAL              | 18      | 19            |

Source UDISE 2017-18 (Provisional)

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3640 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI  VINAYAK  RAUT,  SHRI  GIRISH  BHALCHANDRA  BAPAT,  DR.  PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE, SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE REGARDING PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO.

| State/UTs                |   Total Number of Govt. Primary Schools |   Total Number of Govt. Upper Primary Schools |   Percentage of Govt. Primary Schools having Adverse PTR as per RTE Norms |   Percentage of Govt. Upper Primary Schools having Adverse PTR as per RTE Norms |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                     182 |                                           153 |                                                                      2.2  |                                                                            1.96 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           |                                   33695 |                                         10770 |                                                                     26.17 |                                                                           10.07 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                                    2108 |                                          1304 |                                                                     43.19 |                                                                           14.68 |
| ASSAM                    |                                   39789 |                                          9657 |                                                                     22.89 |                                                                           11.15 |
| BIHAR                    |                                   40652 |                                         29600 |                                                                     67.94 |                                                                           77.86 |
| CHANDIGARH               |                                       8 |                                           112 |                                                                      0    |                                                                           12.5  |
| CHHATTISGARH             |                                   30940 |                                         13512 |                                                                     15.9  |                                                                           25.13 |
| DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI      |                                     155 |                                           119 |                                                                     18.06 |                                                                           10.92 |
| DAMAN &DIU               |                                      50 |                                            41 |                                                                     18    |                                                                            7.32 |
| DELHI                    |                                    1678 |                                          1107 |                                                                     31.66 |                                                                           12.38 |
| GOA                      |                                     710 |                                           128 |                                                                     32.54 |                                                                            0.78 |
| GUJARAT                  |                                   10472 |                                         23316 |                                                                      9.33 |                                                                           14.26 |
| HARYANA                  |                                    8713 |                                          5700 |                                                                     10.13 |                                                                           13.06 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                                   10665 |                                          4800 |                                                                     13.55 |                                                                           12.15 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR           |                                   13213 |                                         10180 |                                                                     14.29 |                                                                            4.77 |
| JHARKHAND                |                                   24340 |                                         14617 |                                                                     50.28 |                                                                           64.24 |
| KARNATAKA                |                                   21615 |                                         23641 |                                                                     23.62 |                                                                           21.38 |
| KERALA                   |                                    2623 |                                          1947 |                                                                      4.12 |                                                                            4.62 |
| LAKSHADWEEP              |                                      15 |                                            26 |                                                                      0    |                                                                            0    |
| MADHYAPRADESH            |                                   83442 |                                         30599 |                                                                     23.52 |                                                                           63.68 |
| MAHARASHTRA              |                                   44205 |                                         22314 |                                                                     11.42 |                                                                           11.76 |
| MANIPUR                  |                                    2032 |                                           988 |                                                                     17.87 |                                                                           13.21 |
| MEGHALAYA                |                                    5453 |                                          2344 |                                                                     22.34 |                                                                            2.13 |
| MIZORAM                  |                                    1297 |                                           960 |                                                                     12.12 |                                                                            5.31 |
| NAGALAND                 |                                    1134 |                                           940 |                                                                      2.21 |                                                                            0.85 |
| ORISSA                   |                                   33450 |                                         21316 |                                                                     13.01 |                                                                           25.25 |
| PONDICHERRY              |                                     234 |                                           180 |                                                                      2.99 |                                                                            1.11 |
| PUNJAB                   |                                   13059 |                                          6443 |                                                                     10.87 |                                                                            7.09 |
| RAJASTHAN                |                                   32597 |                                         34275 |                                                                     38.85 |                                                                           16.62 |
| SIKKIM                   |                                     478 |                                           375 |                                                                      1.26 |                                                                            0.27 |
| TAMIL NADU               |                                   24270 |                                         13355 |                                                                      8.82 |                                                                            2.22 |
| TELANGANA                |                                   19769 |                                          9622 |                                                                     28.36 |                                                                            9    |
| TRIPURA                  |                                    2207 |                                          2107 |                                                                      0.72 |                                                                            2.85 |
| UTTAR PRADESH            |                                  114000 |                                         47544 |                                                                     41.3  |                                                                           42.06 |
| UTTARANCHAL              |                                   12432 |                                          4909 |                                                                     25.41 |                                                                           20.64 |
| WEST BENGAL              |                                   67179 |                                         16101 |                                                                     10.48 |                                                                           57.78 |
| Total                    |                                  698861 |                                        365102 |                                                                     26.45 |                                                                           31.07 |

Source: UDISE 2017-18 (Provisional)

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (g)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3640 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI  VINAYAK  RAUT,  SHRI  GIRISH  BHALCHANDRA  BAPAT,  DR.  PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE, SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE REGARDING PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO.

|       |                     | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan   | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan   | Samagra Shiksha (Elementary)   |
|-------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No. | State and           | 2016-17                 | 2017-18                 | 2018-19                        |
|       | UT                  | Actual Central Releases | Actual Central Releases | Actual Central Releases        |
|       |                     | (Rs. in lakhs)          | (Rs. in lakhs)          | (Rs. in lakhs)                 |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar    | 479.14                  | 1945.53                 | 1401.96                        |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      | 63302.18                | 70431.00                | 86308.00                       |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 19956.64                | 23022.07                | 29978.32                       |
| 4     | Assam               | 87652.30                | 123584.00               | 143658.61                      |
| 5     | Bihar               | 270688.45               | 255797.00               | 296059.04                      |
| 6     | Chandigarh          | 3333.56                 | 9265.50                 | 6723.56                        |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh        | 59262.77                | 67412.85                | 72117.00                       |
| 8     | Dadar& Nagar Haveli | 1068.37                 | 5476.54                 | 3381.89                        |
| 9     | Daman& Diu          | 300.00                  | 1038.57                 | 522.87                         |
| 10    | Delhi               | 8306.20                 | 10976.90                | 10059.38                       |
| 11    | Goa                 | 869.11                  | 862.60                  | 960.88                         |
| 12    | Gujarat             | 77740.52                | 65046.00                | 63671.14                       |
| 13    | Haryana             | 32000.88                | 36355.00                | 33724.54                       |
| 14    | HP                  | 12825.46                | 30874.00                | 31562.77                       |
| 15    | J&K                 | 107250.05               | 153797.98               | 139981.44                      |
| 16    | Jharkhand           | 50945.73                | 58984.54                | 67990.00                       |
| 17    | Karnataka           | 54495.51                | 54882.00                | 55825.00                       |
| 18    | Kerala              | 11316.74                | 13680.00                | 20646.99                       |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         | 239.87                  | 406.52                  | 223.56                         |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh      | 154455.08               | 173814.00               | 199290.74                      |
| 21    | Maharashtra         | 60369.65                | 64232.00                | 76164.16                       |
| 22    | Manipur             | 4405.31                 | 18377.00                | 16775.73                       |
| 23    | Meghalaya           | 20067.01                | 33579.51                | 21977.66                       |
| 24    | Mizoram             | 10934.31                | 12000.34                | 11205.68                       |
| 25    | Nagaland            | 10725.35                | 11717.00                | 11136.12                       |
| 26    | Odisha              | 70423.00                | 86612.00                | 104898.99                      |
| 27    | Puducherry          | 304.68                  | 622.73                  | 638.84                         |
| 28    | Punjab              | 30002.69                | 31665.00                | 36510.00                       |
| 29    | Rajasthan           | 182578.48               | 198973.00               | 229231.00                      |
| 30    | Sikkim              | 3479.24                 | 5684.35                 | 4665.48                        |
| 31    | Telangana           | 41776.09                | 44244.72                | 106138.15                      |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu          | 82111.30                | 86644.00                | 54901.43                       |
| 33    | Tripura             | 19190.95                | 20220.38                | 20284.88                       |
| 34    | UP                  | 505433.98               | 424980.68               | 447268.82                      |
| 35    | Uttarakhand         | 25268.98                | 62499.00                | 44738.75                       |
| 36    | West Bengal         | 82185.33                | 89657.00                | 103052.00                      |
|       | Total               | 2165744.89              | 2349361.32              | 2553675.37                     |