Lok Sabha Question No. 1215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Monitoring of Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1215 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## Monitoring of Schools

## 1215. Smt. Kirron Kher:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  assistance  provided  to  States/UTs  by  the  Government  during  the  last four  years  to  augment  capacity  for  school  monitoring  and  planning  by  School Management Committees (SMCs) members;
- (b) whether the Government has taken steps to address the low utilisation of funds under the 'SMC training and community mobilization' component by the States; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

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

- (a) to (c): Section 21(1) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for a School Management Committee (SMC) in schools other than unaided schools and envisages dynamic role of the community in effective monitoring of  schools.  Section  21(2)  of  the  Act  lays  down  the  following  functions  of  the  SMCs namely:  (i)  Monitor  the  working  of  the  school  (ii)  prepare  and  recommend  school development  plan  (iii) monitor  the utilization of the grants received from  the appropriate Government or local authority or any other source (iv) perform such other functions as may be prescribed.

Under  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan(SSA)  and Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan(RMSA),  there  was  provision  for  financial assistance to States/UTs  for  training  of  the  members  of  School  Management Committees (SMCs)/ School Management Development Committees(SMDCs). SSA and RMSA  have  now  been  subsumed  under  the  newly  launched  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme of 'Samagra Shiksha' from  2018-19.  The  integrated  scheme  assigns  special importance to decentralised planning and implementation with active involvement of community  members,  teachers,  parents,  local bodies including Panchayati  Raj Institutions, Municipal Bodies, and other stakeholders in the management of schools through SMCs.

Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  there  is  specific  provision  of  financial  assistance  of  up  to Rs.1500 per school under 'Media and Community Mobilisation' and upto Rs. 3000 per school  for  Training  of  SMC/SDMC  members  for  Government  Schools,  as  per  State specific proposal. The outlay approved for the States/UTs during the last four years are given below:

| Year    |   Outlay Approved |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2014-15 |           18678   |
| 2015-16 |           17218.9 |
| 2016-17 |           19409.8 |
| 2017-18 |           18864.9 |
| 2018-19 |           29753.8 |

(Rs. In lakhs)

Funds  under  the  schemes  are  released  in  lump-sum  and  not  component  wise. Every year during the appraisal of the Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) of the States/UTs  and  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  meetings,  the  States/UTs  are advised to fully implement the interventions approved, including the SMC training and Community Mobilisation component. Utilisation under this component is also reviewed  along  with  other  components  of  the  scheme  through  periodic  meetings with Education Secretaries/State Project Directors of States and UTs.

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