Lok Sabha Question No. 2350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Educational Development
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2350 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  JULY, 2019

## Educational Development

## †2350. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide a campus/platform for the all-round development of the students from 1st to 12th standard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the facilities proposed to be given to the students through the said campus/ platform?

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

(a)  to  (c):  Samagra  Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  has  been  launched throughout  the  country  as  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  with  effect  from  the  year  2018-19.  This programme subsumes the  three  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan (SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and  Teacher  Education  (TE).  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. It envisages the 'school' as a continuum from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to senior secondary levels.

The major interventions under the scheme are: (i) Universal Access  including Infrastructure Development  and  Retention;  (ii)  Gender  and  Equity;  (iii)  Inclusive  Education;  (iv)  Quality;  (v) Financial  support  for  Teacher  Salary;  (vi)  Digital  initiatives;  (vii)  Entitlements  under  the  Right  of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 including uniforms, textbooks etc.;(viii) Pre-school Education; (ix) Vocational Education; (x) Sports and Physical Education; (xi) Strengthening  of  Teacher  Education  and  Training;  and  (xii)  Monitoring  of  the  scheme.    Its  main features, inter alia, are as follows:

- (i) Universalizing access to quality school education by expansion of schooling facilities in the uncovered areas through up-gradation of schools up-to senior secondary level.
- (ii) Ensuring  availability  of  adequate  infrastructure  to  ensure  that  schools  conform  to  the prescribed norms.
- (iii) Annual Grant of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000/per school for strengthening of Libraries.
- (iv) Composite  school  grant  of  Rs.  25,000-1  Lakh  to  be  allocated  on  the  basis  of  school enrolment.
- (v) Annual  Grant for sports equipments  at the cost of Rs. 5000  for Primary Schools, Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and senior secondary schools.
- (vi) Allocation  for  children  with  Special  Needs  (CwSN)  of  Rs.  3,500  per  child  per  annum including a stipend of Rs. 200 per month for CWSN girls to be provided from Classes I to XII.
- (vii) Allocation for uniforms at the rate of Rs. 600 per child per annum.
- (viii) Allocation for textbooks at the rate of Rs. 250/400 per child per annum.
- (ix) Upgradation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) from Class 6-8 to Class 6-12.
- (x) Strengthening Teacher Education Institutions like SCERTs and DIETs to improve the quality of teachers.
- (xi) Enhanced use of digital technology in education through smart classrooms, digital boards and DTH channels.
- (xii) Support States & UTs for implementation of provisions of RTE Act, including reimbursement under Section 12(1)(c) of the Act.
- (xiii) Setting up of residential  schools  and hostels  for  difficult  areas  and  for  children  in  difficult circumstances.

Besides this, approval has been given to States and UTs for setting up of Youth and Eco Club in Government Schools in 2019-20 under Samagra Shiksha. Youth clubs in schools are an instrument to develop life skills, build self-esteem, develop self-confidence and resilience. Eco clubs in schools aim to empower students to participate and take up meaningful environmental activities and projects.

Further,  in  order  to  experience  and  celebrate  the  rich  cultural  diversity  of  India  and  to encourage experimental  learning, Rangotsav was organized in  schools in 2018-19. Rangotsav  is an initiative  of  the  Ministry  aimed  to  promote  experiential  learning.  Some  of  the  major  activities undertaken  under  Rangotsav  are  Kala  Utsav,  Role  Play  Competition,  Band  Competition,  Bhasha Sangam and Folk dance competition.

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