Lok Sabha Question No. 1092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

## 1092.  SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  as  reported  that  after  18  years  of  its  implementation,  the  Karnataka Government is contemplating to shut down the Central Government sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) due to shortage of funds;
- (b) if so, the details of funds released to Karnataka Government for SSA during the past three years; and
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Central  Government  is  also  in  the  process  of  merging  two  of  its projects,  the  SSA  and  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan,  with  a  new  scheme  Samagra Shiksha and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) The details of funds released to State Government of Karnataka under erstwhile scheme of SSA during the past three years are given below:
- (c) The Central Government has launched a new Integrated Scheme for School Education-Samagra Shiksha which subsumes the erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) from 2018-19.  Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for 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.

| Year    |   Central Share released to Karnataka under SSA (Rs in Lakh) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                                      41759.3 |
| 2016-17 |                                                      54495.5 |
| 2017-18 |                                                      54882   |

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  and  (xi)  Strengthening  of Teacher Education and Training. The main emphasis of the Scheme is on improving quality of school education and enhancing the Learning Outcomes at all levels of schooling.

Its main features, inter alia, are:

- (1) Annual Grant of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000 per school for strengthening of Libraries.
- (2) Composite  school  grant  increased  from  Rs.  14,500-50,000  to  Rs.  25,000  -  1  Lakh  and  to  be allocated on the basis of school enrolment.
- (3) 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.
- (4) Allocation for children with Special Needs (CwSN) increased from Rs. 3,000 to 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 - earlier it was only for classes IX to XII.
- (5) Allocation for uniforms enhanced from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per child per annum.
- (6) Allocation for textbooks enhanced from Rs. 150/250 to Rs. 250/400 per child per annum.
- (7) Upgradation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) from Class 6 to 8, upto Class 12.
- (8) Strengthening Teacher Education Institutions like SCERTs and DIETs to improve the quality of teachers with SCERT as the nodal institution for in-service and pre-service teacher training
- (9) Enhanced use of digital technology in education through smart classrooms, digital boards and DTH channels.

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