Lok Sabha Question No. 175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Education Schemes in Rural Areas and EMRS
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 175 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## Education Schemes in Rural Areas and EMRS

## †175.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the ongoing programmes, schemes and projects especially in rural areas in the country including Maharashtra and Rajasthan for spreading education;

(b)  the  action-plan  formulated  for  basic  educational  infrastructure  like  smart  Board,  online education App in rural areas and to improve the quality of education being imported by the teachers in rural schools for the year 2020-2021 State-wise details of the budget allocated by the Government for this purpose;

(c) the steps taken to be taken by the Government to import online education to the students of all Government Schools?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) The Government of India has launched Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for school  education,  w.e.f.  2018-19,  which  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 and  susbsumes  the  three  erstwhile  centrally  sponsored  schemes  i.e.  Sarva  Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).

Bridging gender and social category gaps at all levels of school education is one of the  major  objectives  of  the  scheme.  The  scheme  reaches  out  to  girls  and  children belonging  to  Scheduled  Caste  (SC),  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST),  minority  communities  and transgender. The scheme also gives attention to urban deprived children, children affected by periodic migration and children living in remote and scattered habitations. Under the scheme, provision has been made for giving preference to Special Focus Districts (SFDs), Educationally Backward Blocks (EEBs), LWE affected districts, and aspirational districts while planning interventions like setting up of primary schools, upper primary schools, construction of additional  classrooms,  toilets,  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas (KGBVs).

(b) & (c) A comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA has been initiated which unifies all  efforts  related  to  digital/online/on-air  education  to  enable  multi-mode  access  to education. This will benefit nearly 27 crore school going children across the country. The initiative includes, where work is in progress.

- DIKSHA the nation's digital infrastructure for providing quality e-content for school education  in  states/UTs:    and  QR  coded  Energized  Textbooks  for  all  grades  (one nation, one digital platform)
- One earmarked TV channel in SWAYAM PRABHA per class from 1 to 12 (one class, one channel)
- SWAYAM Portal, E-PATHASHALA, extensive use of Radio, Community radio and CBSE Podcast- Shiksha Vani
- Special e-content for visually and hearing impaired developed on Digitally Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube

As  per  INDIA  REPORT- Digital Education June 2020, t he State/ UT Governments have  also  managed  the  critical  task  of  providing  digital  education  at  the  door  step  of  the students.

In addition, in view the availability of digital infrastructure, PRAGYATA Guidelines on Digital Education have been issued on various modes of digital education..

The State-wise details of the budget allocated by the Government of India for this purpose is annexed at Annexure I.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 175 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020 ASKED BY SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL, M.P. AND SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE M.P. REGARDING 'EDUCATION SCHEME IN RURAL AREAS AND EMRS'.

Financial Status of ICT (Elementary and Secondary) and Financial Approval on Smart Classroom / Digital Boards under Quality and Innovation for the year 2020-21

Rs. in Crore

| SN   | State/ UT                   |   ICT (Elementary and Secondary) | Smart Classroom/Digital Boards under Quality Innovation   |
|------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1    | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |                             2.7  | 4.05                                                      |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh              |                            33.15 | -                                                         |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh           |                             4.45 | -                                                         |
| 4    | Assam                       |                            70.98 | -                                                         |
| 5    | Bihar                       |                            11.92 | -                                                         |
| 6    | Chandigarh                  |                             0.74 | -                                                         |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh                |                             0.96 | 62.97                                                     |
| 8    | DND - DNH                   |                             0.92 | -                                                         |
| 9    | Delhi                       |                            10    | 0.85                                                      |
| 10   | Goa                         |                             0.22 | -                                                         |
| 11   | Gujarat                     |                             0    | 43.47                                                     |
| 12   | Haryana                     |                             0    | 29.92                                                     |
| 13   | Himachal Pradesh            |                            55.58 | -                                                         |
| 14   | Jammu And Kashmir           |                            26.11 | -                                                         |
| 15   | Jharkhand                   |                            73.13 | -                                                         |
| 16   | Karnataka                   |                            76.21 | -                                                         |
| 17   | Kerala                      |                             0    | -                                                         |
| 18   | Ladakh                      |                             4.44 | -                                                         |
| 19   | Lakshadweep                 |                             0.34 | -                                                         |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh              |                             0    | -                                                         |
| 21   | Maharashtra                 |                             0    | -                                                         |
| 22   | Manipur                     |                            15.59 | -                                                         |
| 23   | Meghalaya                   |                            12.42 | -                                                         |
| 24   | Mizoram                     |                             3.32 | -                                                         |
| 25   | Nagaland                    |                             0    | 4.58                                                      |
| 26   | Odisha                      |                           120.18 | -                                                         |
| 27   | Puducherry                  |                             3.4  | -                                                         |
| 28   | Punjab                      |                            12.53 | -                                                         |
| 29   | Rajasthan                   |                            42.5  | 0.79                                                      |
| 30   | Sikkim                      |                             3.59 | -                                                         |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu                  |                            54.29 | -                                                         |
| 32   | Telangana                   |                            13.46 | -                                                         |
| 33   | Tripura                     |                             4.48 | -                                                         |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh               |                             0    | -                                                         |
| 35   | Uttarakhand                 |                             0    | 27.40                                                     |
| 36   | West Bengal                 |                             8    | -                                                         |
|      | Total                       |                           665.61 | 174.06                                                    |

Source : PMS ,*Provisional