Lok Sabha Question No. 236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Self Defence Training for Girls in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 236 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Self Defence Training for Girls in Schools

## 236.  SHRIMATI RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a)   the  details  of  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  make  self  defence  training  compulsory  for girl students in schools in the country keeping in view the increasing atrocities against them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the achievements made by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) &  (b): Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of  Human  Resource Development has launched Integrated Scheme for School Education i.e. Samagra Shiksha effective from 2018-19. Self Defence training for girls is an activity under Samagra Shiksha.  Keeping in view, the rising number of crimes against girls and women in the country and to ensure safety and security  of  girls,  Self  Defence  training  is  imparted  to  girls  of  class  VI  to  XII  belonging  to Government Schools. Funds for this purpose is provided for three months @ Rs. 3000/- per school per  month  for  inculcating  self-defence  skills  including  life  skill  for  self-protection  and  selfdevelopment among the girls. Self-Defence training is also being given in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) which are residential schools meant for girls of class VI to XII and belonging to disadvantaged groups.

The  States  have been advised  for  convergence  for availing  funding  for  Self-Defence training    under    the    Nirbhaya    Fund    under    Ministry    of    Woman    and    Child    Development, Government of India or with other State Government schemes.

(c):              Under  the  Samagra  Shiksha  scheme,  Rs  10221.87  lakh  had  been  estimated  for  134835 Elementary Schools and Rs. 6227.23 lakh was estimated for 76581 Secondary/Senior Secondary Schools  for  self  defence  training  during  the  year  2018-19.  Statement  on  the  number  of  schools approved,  fund  sanctioned  and  expenditure  incurred  for  Self  Defence  training  under  Samagra Shiksha for the year 2018-19 is at Annexure.

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(Source:PMS)

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  236  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  24.06.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  RAMYA HARIDAS REGARDING SELF DEFENCE TRAINING FOR GIRLS IN SCHOOLS

State/UT wise list of budget approved and progress made under Self Defence Training for the year 2018-19

(Rs. in lakh)

|       |                            | Class VI to XII           | Class VI to XII   | Class VI to XII              | Class VI to XII              |
|-------|----------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| No.   | Name of State and UT       | Budget Approved           | Budget Approved   | Total Progress (provisional) | Total Progress (provisional) |
| S.    |                            | Physical (No. of schools) | Financial         | Physical (No. of schools)    | Financial                    |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Island | 146                       | 13.14             | 146                          | 13.14                        |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh             | 6615                      | 595.35            | 6615                         | 595.35                       |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh          | 1070                      | 96.30             | 787                          | 41.40                        |
| 4     | Assam                      | 4771                      | 429.39            | 4316                         | 331.03                       |
| 5     | Bihar                      | 6065                      | 545.85            | 1262                         | 158.70                       |
| 6     | Chandigarh                 | 198                       | 17.82             | 198                          | 17.58                        |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh               | 2884                      | 259.56            | 400                          | 34.99                        |
| 8     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli     | 141                       | 12.69             | 141                          | 12.69                        |
| 9     | Daman and Diu              | 57                        | 5.13              | 57                           | 5.04                         |
| 10    | Goa                        | 121                       | 10.89             | 13                           | 1.14                         |
| 11    | Gujarat                    | 22968                     | 747.12            | 7433                         | 705.06                       |
| 12    | Haryana                    | 3055                      | 274.95            | 1338                         | 120.49                       |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh           | 4707                      | 423.63            | 4707                         | 344.52                       |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir          | 2412                      | 208.92            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 15    | Jharkhand                  | 480                       | 43.20             | 379                          | 35.01                        |
| 16    | Karnataka                  | 4629                      | 416.61            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 17    | Kerala                     | 2061                      | 185.49            | 2061                         | 62.22                        |
| 18    | Lakshdweep                 | 35                        | 2.38              | 35                           | 2.38                         |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh             | 1020                      | 91.80             | 873                          | 78.53                        |
| 20    | Maharashtra                | 1220                      | 109.80            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 21    | Manipur                    | 886                       | 79.74             | 886                          | 79.74                        |
| 22    | Meghalaya                  | 101                       | 9.09              | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 23    | Mizoram                    | 1214                      | 109.26            | 1214                         | 109.26                       |
| 24    | Nagaland                   | 837                       | 75.33             | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 25    | Odisha                     | 22237                     | 1495.95           | 8447                         | 639.88                       |
| 26    | Puducherry                 | 162                       | 14.58             | 46                           | 4.14                         |
| 27    | Punjab                     | 6146                      | 368.76            | 6146                         | 368.76                       |
| 28    | Rajasthan                  | 33588                     | 2474.76           | 10352                        | 219.04                       |
| 29    | Sikkim                     | 566                       | 39.42             | 566                          | 39.42                        |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                 | 12754                     | 1147.86           | 12754                        | 1116.17                      |
| 31    | Telangana                  | 12992                     | 1169.28           | 4017                         | 1.17                         |
| 32    | Tripura                    | 1471                      | 132.39            | 1471                         | 132.39                       |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh              | 45625                     | 4106.25           | 2408                         | 216.68                       |
| 34    | Uttrakhand                 | 452                       | 40.68             | 452                          | 40.68                        |
| 35    | West Bengal                | 7730                      | 695.70            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| Grand | Total                      | 211416                    | 16449.07          | 79520                        | 5526.59                      |