Lok Sabha Question No. 995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Funds
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.995 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Funds

## 995.    SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the funds allocated and spent on the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State-wise; (b) whether it is a fact that there is an acute shortage of teachers in the country including Bihar; (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the reasons therefor; (d)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  interest  of  students  is  diminishing  towards  education  due  to appointment of para-teachers under the SSA and if so, the details thereof; and (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to meet the shortage of teachers?

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

(a):    The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  programme  is  under implementation since 2000-2001 for universalization of elementary education in consultation and coordination with States/UTs throughout the country.  Now, SSA along-with other two centrally sponsored  schemes  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and  Teacher  Education (TE) have been subsumed under a new Integrated Scheme for School Education-Samagra Shiksha, launched in the country from 2018-2019.  It 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.  The  statement  showing  State/UT-wise  details  of estimate, central share released and expenditure incurred under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)/Samagra Shiksha during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-I .

(b) & (c):      The Schedule to Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009, lays down the Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) norms for primary and upper primary schools at 30:1  and  35:1  respectively.    As  per  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE) 2016-17,  the  PTR  at  national  level  for  primary  and  upper  primary  schools  is  22:1  and  18:1 respectively which is better than the norms of the RTE Act 2009.

The recruitment of teachers is in the domain of State and UT Governments. The reasons for shortage of teachers as reported by State and UT Governments include, inter alia, procedural delays in teacher recruitment processes, non-availability of professionally qualified persons and sufficient number  of  candidates  not  qualifying  the  Teacher  Eligibility  Test  (TET)  conducted  by  the appropriate governments.  The statement showing State/UT-wise details of Teachers (sanctioned, working, vacancies) is at Annexure-II.

(d): The  recruitment  and  other  service  matters  of  teachers  are  under  domain  of  States/UTs Governments and the Central Government is only to provide financial support as per the scheme norms.   To ensure quality outcomes, various interventions like regular in-service teachers' training, induction  training  for  newly  recruited  teachers,  recruitment  of  additional  teachers  for  improving pupil-teacher ratios, academic support for teachers through block and cluster resource centres, and teacher  and  school  grants  for  development  of  appropriate  teaching-learning  materials,  etc.    are provided under SSA/Samagra Shiksha.

(e): The Central Government continuously pursues and takes up the issue of filling up of vacant teacher  positions  with  the  respective  State  and  UT  Governments,  which  have  the  primary responsibility to fill up the posts. It is also important to deploy/re-deploy the available teachers/surplus  teachers  judiciously  so  that  they  are  evenly  distributed  among  all  schools.  The States have also been advised to have a fair & transparent teacher's recruitment policy under which annual recruitments take place as per fixed time schedule.   This would result in not only getting the vacancies filled up on a yearly basis, but also in having access to the brightest of the candidates passing out from Teachers' Educational Institutions every year.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 995 FOR ANSWER  ON  17.12.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH  SIGRIWAL  REGARDING  SARVA  SHIKSHA ABHIYAN FUNDS.

The statement showing State/UT-wise details of total estimate, central share released and expenditure incurred under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)/Samagra Shiksha during 2015-16 to 2017-18 under SSA and current year.

(Rs. in lakh)

Note: Expenditure shown above is against receipts from Central release, State share release, Finance Commission Award and Miscellaneous incomes, if any.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | 2015-16 (SSA)   | 2015-16 (SSA)          | 2015-16 (SSA)   | 2016-17 (SSA)   | 2016-17 (SSA)          | 2016-17 (SSA)   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Total Estimate  | Central share released | Expenditure     | Total Estimate  | Central share released | Expenditure     |
| 1         | A&N Islands         | 895.45          | 359.46                 | 696.75          | 1807.66         | 479.14                 | 831.90          |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 211606.15       | 66810.81               | 161051.54       | 263700.49       | 63302.18               | 122115.26       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 35864.48        | 18179.44               | 29271.33        | 38085.81        | 19956.64               | 30445.19        |
| 4         | Assam               | 168215.67       | 100464.64              | 116527.23       | 167692.16       | 87652.30               | 106131.38       |
| 5         | Bihar               | 738714.81       | 251557.33              | 576225.94       | 966527.08       | 270688.44              | 638367.43       |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 5968.24         | 3521.81                | 5767.69         | 6557.82         | 3333.55                | 5673.19         |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 214934.28       | 62219.70               | 147751.88       | 235111.31       | 59262.77               | 170229.54       |
| 8         | D&N Haveli          | 2141.03         | 594.91                 | 1694.87         | 3132.32         | 1068.38                | 1974.23         |
| 9         | Daman & Diu         | 603.55          | 78.38                  | 374.01          | 829.27          | 300.00                 | 230.50          |
| 10        | Delhi               | 19202.29        | 7293.80                | 10328.59        | 18726.98        | 8306.19                | 11439.95        |
| 11        | Goa                 | 2423.75         | 813.58                 | 1585.81         | 2903.76         | 869.11                 | 1791.08         |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 197359.78       | 61563.82               | 182493.43       | 259135.02       | 77740.50               | 118412.76       |
| 13        | Haryana             | 112058.25       | 34501.21               | 52916.29        | 106238.33       | 32000.88               | 68265.36        |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 34533.84        | 12139.13               | 32526.67        | 42682.22        | 12825.46               | 30704.71        |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 237195.26       | 129980.55              | 182893.46       | 206255.37       | 107250.05              | 125783.94       |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 164930.30       | 55863.31               | 135591.04       | 156659.35       | 50945.73               | 131992.15       |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 154580.82       | 41759.33               | 119636.52       | 187896.99       | 54495.50               | 128686.02       |
| 18        | Kerala              | 41200.40        | 12858.86               | 25832.72        | 52747.60        | 11316.74               | 32147.72        |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 311.82          | 139.87                 | 235.30          | 366.48          | 239.87                 | 250.99          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 460633.51       | 160197.85              | 212603.60       | 522316.19       | 154455.09              | 266913.52       |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 157494.84       | 41225.28               | 84734.46        | 229633.33       | 60369.65               | 192206.91       |
| 22        | Manipur             | 32202.78        | 18355.46               | 15031.94        | 27640.13        | 4405.31                | 14384.23        |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 28572.45        | 16626.96               | 21003.75        | 45124.44        | 20067.00               | 23522.18        |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 20723.49        | 9437.51                | 14382.25        | 19625.21        | 10934.31               | 12664.43        |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 31401.22        | 8739.53                | 15943.80        | 30078.84        | 10725.34               | 17000.91        |
| 26        | Odisha              | 232170.16       | 82081.65               | 134883.34       | 221584.02       | 70423.00               | 156377.33       |
| 27        | Puducherry          | 762.67          | 583.14                 | 561.18          | 981.85          | 304.68                 | 577.38          |
| 28        | Punjab              | 98473.90        | 30003.82               | 65592.85        | 105924.19       | 30002.69               | 60009.64        |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 502613.61       | 193462.09              | 425030.13       | 586663.06       | 182578.48              | 453491.19       |
| 30        | Sikkim              | 6120.57         | 4054.36                | 5163.87         | 6851.10         | 3479.24                | 5015.36         |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          | 232915.02       | 82111.73               | 141320.18       | 265603.51       | 82111.30               | 138620.06       |
| 32        | Telangana           | 166734.42       | 21776.01               | 68807.25        | 185371.60       | 41776.09               | 124582.92       |
| 33        | Tripura             | 26134.95        | 16956.97               | 19667.41        | 29303.32        | 19190.95               | 19965.83        |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1513952.24      | 505434.30              | 1205725.47      | 1901436.29      | 505433.99              | 1458836.03      |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         | 58173.09        | 22588.40               | 38131.67        | 60826.59        | 25268.98               | 42238.11        |
| 36        | West Bengal         | 429479.85       | 84679.41               | 170734.26       | 468849.08       | 82185.32               | 173945.60       |
|           | Total               | 6341298.94      | 2159014.41             | 4422718.48      | 7424868.77      | 2165744.85             | 4885824.93      |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | 2017-18 (SSA)   | 2017-18 (SSA)          | 2017-18 (SSA)   | 2018-19 (Samagra Shiksha)   | 2018-19 (Samagra Shiksha)                 | 2018-19 (Samagra Shiksha)      |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Total Estimate  | Central share released | Expenditure     | Total Estimate              | Central share released [As on 30.11.2018] | Expenditure [As on 30.11.2018] |
| 1         | A&N Islands         | 1903.00         | 1945.53                | 1251.03         | 4074.98                     | 1399.22                                   | 785.34                         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 288248.18       | 70431.00               | 94919.79        | 277398.1                    | 61382.54                                  | 34672.42                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 38085.05        | 23022.07               | 34987.92        | 55404.64                    | 18838.41                                  | 1012.25                        |
| 4         | Assam               | 185643.36       | 123584.00              | 138517.86       | 209082.42                   | 107084.99                                 | 71582.45                       |
| 5         | Bihar               | 1055858.69      | 255797.00              | 763107.95       | 874827.83                   | 221950.59                                 | 142806.69                      |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 9381.13         | 9265.50                | 7528.56         | 9937.3                      | 5436.86                                   | 4846.89                        |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 226945.16       | 67477.00               | 160100.00       | 262997.82                   | 54063.16                                  | 79385.66                       |
| 8         | D&N Haveli          | 3753.00         | 5476.54                | 6056.80         | 4762.46                     | 2634.94                                   | 1233.54                        |
| 9         | Daman & Diu         | 1015.00         | 1038.57                | 853.78          | 1393.74                     | 422.87                                    | 0.00                           |
| 10        | Delhi               | 34780.01        | 10976.90               | 16056.56        | 51153.19                    | 11437.08                                  | 10456.20                       |
| 11        | Goa                 | 3227.87         | 862.60                 | 2188.60         | 5191.13                     | 944.13                                    | 1360.24                        |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 345359.56       | 65046.00               | 111952.09       | 204095.11                   | 30428.34                                  | 82979.69                       |
| 13        | Haryana             | 114467.76       | 36355.00               | 71296.29        | 152371.77                   | 41770.10                                  | 32097.63                       |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 47374.29        | 30874.00               | 29895.16        | 81479.4                     | 29448.59                                  | 17842.08                       |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 236201.56       | 153797.98              | 234513.73       | 239815.9                    | 115170.68                                 | 0.00                           |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 153218.88       | 58984.54               | 116924.18       | 191812.04                   | 48432.68                                  | 65586.88                       |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 43850.00        | 54881.99               | 161776.40       | 189414.13                   | 39086.88                                  | 55965.09                       |
| 18        | Kerala              | 56473.77        | 13680.00               | 44203.09        | 87694.21                    | 14784.64                                  | 6477.08                        |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 370.00          | 406.52                 | 393.51          | 701.66                      | 212.93                                    | 0.00                           |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 574094.96       | 173814.00              | 278913.36       | 557150.09                   | 160238.59                                 | 83179.20                       |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 244698.71       | 64232.00               | 226473.17       | 248194.91                   | 62288.67                                  | 57367.91                       |
| 22        | Manipur             | 35935.70        | 18377.00               | 20806.32        | 39476.64                    | 13482.08                                  | 9180.33                        |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 46814.13        | 33579.50               | 29152.24        | 52336.21                    | 13417.79                                  | 16971.48                       |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 18545.20        | 12000.33               | 12883.11        | 20386.01                    | 8811.83                                   | 5893.00                        |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 30690.10        | 11717.00               | 11229.79        | 40413.09                    | 12845.48                                  | 2348.46                        |
| 26        | Odisha              | 242535.84       | 86612.00               | 186883.65       | 419980.79                   | 83518.08                                  | 56549.64                       |
| 27        | Puducherry          | 1265.46         | 622.73                 | 748.98          | 3531.03                     | 595.49                                    | 990.51                         |
| 28        | Punjab              | 113910.30       | 31665.00               | 54084.88        | 117538.12                   | 27886.79                                  | 11360.09                       |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 664765.47       | 198973.00              | 726452.68       | 574553.87                   | 191694.57                                 | 42053.04                       |
| 30        | Sikkim              | 6734.44         | 5684.35                | 6682.54         | 16356.5                     | 4649.71                                   | 2317.70                        |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          | 277843.06       | 86644.00               | 144594.98       | 283769.33                   | 98125.06                                  | 66230.40                       |
| 32        | Telangana           | 219503.49       | 44244.72               | 74259.25        | 228531.39                   | 47956.13                                  | 11562.78                       |
| 33        | Tripura             | 34331.17        | 20220.38               | 26301.57        | 44124.86                    | 14599.32                                  | 13820.04                       |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       | 2068813.46      | 424980.68              | 645175.27       | 943078.31                   | 311130.00                                 | 300004.03                      |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         | 92183.57        | 62499.00               | 71989.57        | 105505.66                   | 38475.63                                  | 3004.50                        |
| 36        | West Bengal         | 472695.48       | 89657.00               | 164908.86       | 442584.08                   | 72181.86                                  | 50205.96                       |
|           | Total               | 7991516.81      | 2349425.43             | 4678063.52      | 7041118.72                  | 1966826.71                                | 1342129.20                     |

Note: Expenditure shown above is against receipts from Central release, State share release, Finance Commission Award and Miscellaneous incomes, if any.

## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 995 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2018 ASKED BY SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL REGARDING SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN FUNDS.

## The statement showing State/UT-wise details of Teachers (sanctioned, working, vacancies) in government elementary schools.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT            |   Sanctioned Post |   Working |   Vacancies |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------|-------------|
| 1         | A &NIslands         |              3169 |      2690 |         479 |
| 2         | Andhra Pr.          |            148785 |    134108 |       14677 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pr.       |             14245 |     13567 |         678 |
| 4         | Assam               |            182439 |    157250 |       25189 |
| 5         | Bihar               |            592541 |    388607 |      203934 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |              4284 |      3852 |         432 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |            196806 |    158290 |       38516 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |              1804 |      1643 |         161 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          |               601 |       385 |         216 |
| 10        | Delhi               |             49286 |     42483 |        6803 |
| 11        | Goa                 |              2216 |      2216 |           0 |
| 12        | Gujarat             |            217106 |    213067 |        4039 |
| 13        | Haryana             |             65446 |     50074 |       15372 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |             45997 |     44002 |        1995 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir      |            101301 |     94232 |        7069 |
| 16        | Jharkhand           |            191679 |    111869 |       79810 |
| 17        | Karnataka           |            203824 |    189332 |       14492 |
| 18        | Kerala              |            126382 |    125011 |        1371 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         |               731 |       681 |          50 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      |            363099 |    296576 |       66523 |
| 21        | Maharashtra         |            324801 |    304053 |       20748 |
| 22        | Manipur             |             16167 |     15801 |         366 |
| 23        | Meghalaya           |             22632 |     21756 |         876 |
| 24        | Mizoram             |              2228 |      2193 |          35 |
| 25        | Nagaland            |             17330 |     17013 |         317 |
| 26        | Odisha              |            229006 |    229006 |           0 |
| 27        | Puducherry          |              3705 |      3040 |         665 |
| 28        | Punjab              |             75805 |     68218 |        7587 |
| 29        | Rajasthan           |            314271 |    277683 |       36588 |
| 30        | Sikkim              |              8573 |      8573 |           0 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          |            147913 |    141902 |        6011 |
| 32        | Telangana           |             72702 |     68918 |        3784 |
| 33        | Tripura             |             35091 |     30655 |        4436 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       |            879691 |    494114 |      385577 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         |             46053 |     39048 |        7005 |
| 36        | West Bengal         |            454860 |    388466 |       66394 |
| Total     | Total               |           5162569 |   4140374 |     1022195 |

Sources: Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B)-2018-19, Information provided by the states/UTs .