Lok Sabha Question No. 1258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Enrolment of Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1258

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## Enrolment of Students

1258. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  assess  the  enrolment  of student in Government schools after introduction of free education;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  factors  responsible  for  reduction  of children in Government schools in the recent past;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilized  for  school  education  after introduction of free education; and
- (f)  the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  school education system across the country?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a)  To  (d)  The  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy  annually  collects  data  on various  educational  indicators  including  the  enrolment  of  children  at  all  levels  of schooling through the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE).  The UDISE data collection system has been upgraded to UDISE+ from 2018-19. The total enrollment in Government schools in last 4 years as per UDISE is given below:

| Year                                         |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Enrollment in Government schools (in Crores) |     14.14 |     13.32 |     13.72 |     13.18 |

Source: UDISE 2016-17 and 2017-18 provisional

(e) The budget details of Department of School Education & Literacy for the last 4 years are given below:

(Rupees in Crores)

|    Year |   Budget |      RE |   Expenditure | Percent (w.r.to RE/FG*)   |
|---------|----------|---------|---------------|---------------------------|
| 42219.5 |  42186.5 | 41809.3 |         99.11 | 2015-16                   |
| 43554   |  43896   | 42904.2 |         97.74 | 2016-17                   |
| 46356.2 |  47006.2 | 46586.1 |         99.11 | 2017-18                   |
| 50000   |  50113.8 | 48069.8 |         95.92 | 2018-19                   |

* RE: Revised Estimate, FG: Final Grant

(f)  Under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  financial  assistance  is provided  to  the  States  and  UTs  for  various  activities  to  improve  school  education system  across  the  country  which  include  opening/strengthening  of  new  schools  upto senior secondary level, construction of school buildings & additional classrooms, setting up,  up-gradation  and  running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas,  setting  up  of residential  schools/hostels,  free  uniforms,  free  text  books,  transport  allowance  and undertaking  enrolment  drives,  Seasonal  Hostels/  residential  camps,    Scheme  for Providing  Quality  Education  in  Madrasas  (SPQEM),  Infrastructure  Development  in Minority  Institutions  (IDMI),  National  Scheme  of  Incentive  to  Girls  for  Secondary Education (NSIGSE), National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship  Scheme  (NMMSS). Financial  assistance  is  also  provided  for  Inclusive  Education  of  children  with  special need. Also, Mid-Day-Meal is provided to students at the elementary level of education. To improve quality of teaching, the central Government initiatives include development of  a  dedicated  digital  infrastructure  for  teachers,  DIKSHA,  and  launching  of  an integrated  teacher  training  programme  titled  NISHTHA  (National  Initiative  for  School Heads and Teachers' Holistic Advancement).

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