Lok Sabha Question No. 1550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st JULY, 2019

## SarvaShikshaAbhiyan

## 1550. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

- Will	the	Minister	of	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT	be	pleased	to	state: (a)		 whether	the	Government	proposes	to	expand	the	ambit	of	SarvaShikshaAbhiyan	(SSA) to	further	strengthen	the	Right	to	Education	(RTE)	Act	to	cater	the	educational	services in	 those	 habitations	 which	 do	 not	 have	 schooling	 facilities	 and	 at	 developing	 human capabilities	to	all	children	through	provision	of	community-owned	quality	education	in mission	mode	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof; (b)		 the	 steps	 taken	 by	 the	 Government	 to	 strengthen	 the	 existing	 school	 infrastructure through	provision	of	additional	classrooms,	toilets,	drinking	water,	maintenance	grant and	school	improvement	grants; (c)		 whether	the	Government	proposes	new	schemes	for	these	added	features	in	line	of	SSA; and (d)		if	so,	the	details	thereof?

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

(a)	to	(d) The Department of School Education and Literacy has launched an IntegratedScheme for School Education -SamagraShiksha , from 2018-19, which subsumes	the		three	erstwhile	Centrally	Sponsored	Schemes	of	SarvaShikshaAbhiyan	(SSA), RashtriyaMadhyamikShikshaAbhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). The new integrated	 scheme	 envisages	 school	 education	 as	 a	 continuum	 from	 Pre-school	 to	 Senior Secondarylevel	 and	 aims	 to	 ensure	 inclusive	 and	 equitable	 quality	 education,	 all	 levels	 of schoolings.	 The	 main	 objectives	 of	 the	 scheme	 are	 provision	 of	 quality	 education	 and enhancing	 learning	 outcomes	 of	 students,	 bridging	 social	 and	 gender	 gaps	 in	 school education,	 ensuring	 minimum	 standards	 in	 schooling	 provisions,	 support	 States	 in	 the implementation	of	RTE	Act,	2009	and	strengthening	of	teacher	education	institutions.

The	major	features	of	SamagraShiksha	are:

- (i) Universalizing	 access	 to	 quality	 school	 education	 by	 expansion	 of	 schooling facilities	 in	 the	 uncovered	 areas	 through	 up-gradation	 of	 schools	 up-to	 senior secondary	level.
- (ii) Ensuring	availability	of	adequate	infrastructure	to	ensure	that	schools	conform	to the	prescribed	norms.
- (iii) Annual	 Grant	 of	 Rs.	 5,000	 to	 Rs.	 20,000/-	 per	 school	 for	 strengthening	 of Libraries.
- (iv) Composite	school	grant	of	Rs.	25,000-1	Lakh	to	be	allocated	on	the	basis	of	school enrolment.
- (v) 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.
- (vi) Allocation	 for	 children	 with	 Special	 Needs	 (CWSN)	 of	 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.
- (vii) Allocation	for	uniforms	at	the	rate	of	Rs.	600	per	child	per	annum.
- (viii) Allocation	for	textbooks	at	the	rate	of	Rs.	250/400	per	child	per	annum.
- (ix) Upgradation	 of	 Kasturba	 Gandhi	 BalikaVidyalayas	 (KGBVs)	 from	 Class	 6-8	 to Class	6-12.
- (x) Strengthening	Teacher	Education	Institutions	like	SCERTs	and	DIETs	to	improve the	quality	of	teachers.
- (xi) Enhanced	use	of	digital	technology	in	education	through	smart	classrooms,	digital boards	and	DTH	channels.
- (xii) Support	 States	 &	 UTs	 for	 implementation	 of	 provisions	 of	 RTE	 Act,	 including reimbursement	under	Section	12(1)(c)	of	the	Act.
- (xiii) Setting	up	of	residential	schools	and	hostels	for	difficult	areas	and	for	children	in difficult	circumstances.

Under	 erstwhile	 SSA	 till	 2017-18	 and	 SamagraShiksha	 effective	 from	 2018-19, construction	 of	 3.13	 lakh	 school	 buildings,	 18.89	 lakh	 additional	 classrooms,	 provision	 of 2.41	lakh	drinking	water	facility,	construction	of	3.99	lakh	Boys'	toilets,	5.22	lakh	separate girls'	toilets	and	1.41	lakh	CWSN	toilets	have	been	sanctioned	to	States	and	UTs,	out	of	which States	 and	 UTs	 have	 reported	 construction	 of	 2.97	 lakh	 school	 buildings,	 18.17	 lakh additional	 classrooms,	 provision	 of	 2.34	 lakh	 drinking	 water	 facility,	 construction	 of	 3.83 lakh	Boys'	toilets,	5.14	lakh	separate	girls'	toilets	and	1.25	lakh	CWSN	toilets,	till	31.03.2019. Under	 erstwhile	 RMSA	 till	 2017-18	 and	 SamagraShiksha	 effective	 from	 2018-19, 12,739	 new	 secondary	 schools,	 53,789	 additional	 classrooms,	66,286	 toilets	 and	 11,933 drinking	water	facilities	have	been	sanctioned,	out	of	which	States	and	UTs	have	reported construction	of	8663	new	schools,	37,546	additional	classrooms,	46,280	toilets	and	provision of	drinking	water	facility	in	10,093	schools,	till	31.03.2019.

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