Lok Sabha Question No. 3150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Sanitation in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3150 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH MARCH, 2021

## Sanitation in Schools

## 3150. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the proposals received by the Government for providing central assistance for sanitation in the primary and middle schools in the rural areas in the country during the last three years; State/UT-wise, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the proposals cleared and assistance provided in various districts in Uttar Pradesh, State/UT-wise, year-wise; and
- (c) the time by which the remaining proposals are likely to be cleared?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (c) The Department of School Education and Literacy has launched an Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education - Samagra Shiksha w.e.f. 2018-19, which subsumes the three erstwhile Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). Under Samagra Shiksha, States and UTs are supported for strengthening of existing Government Elementary and Secondary schools, including schools in the rural areas, and for creation and augmentation of infrastructure facilities including drinking water and toilets as per proposals received from respective State/UT. The scheme also provides for an annual recurring composite school grant varying upto 1,00,000/- per annum depending upon the number of students, for all government schools. Each school is required to spend at least 10% of the composite school grant on activities related to Swachhata Action Plan for hygiene and sanitation.

State/UT-wise details of release of funds for Swachhata Action Plan (SAP) Component for the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 under erstwhile scheme of SSA and RMSA and Samagra Shiksha are at Annexure.

Every year, Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) under Samagra Shiksha is prepared by the respective States and UTs, including Uttar Pradesh, based on their requirements and priorities for various interventions including strengthening of the school infrastructure. These plans/estimates are appraised and approved by the Project Approval Board in Ministry of Education as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme, availability of budgetary resources and physical & financial progress, in consultation with respective States & UTs.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3150 FOR REPLY ON 15.03.2021 REGARDING SANITATION IN SCHOOLS ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT.

Statement showing State/UT-wise Release of funds for Swachhata Action Plan (SAP) Component for the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.                         | States/UTs                      | 2017-18                         | 2018-19                         | 2019-20                         |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1                               | Andhra Pradesh                  | 245.280                         | 630.0300                        | 588.6000                        |
| 2                               | Arunachal Pradesh               | 154.290                         | 101.3700                        | 76.2300                         |
| 3                               | Assam                           | 445.626                         | 1277.0000                       | 1431.3800                       |
| 4                               | Bihar                           | 1121.062                        | 2331.0340                       | 2421.2000                       |
| 5                               | Chhattisgarh                    | 194.851                         | 751.8840                        | 818.2700                        |
| 6                               | Goa                             | 5.140                           | 9.5700                          | 12.1200                         |
| 7                               | Gujarat                         | 316.000                         | 877.1610                        | 877.1600                        |
| 8                               | Haryana                         | 85.980                          | 24.1700                         | 351.8600                        |
| 9                               | Himachal Pradesh                | 132.525                         | 243.5300                        | 360.0100                        |
| 10                              | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 161.224                         | 448.6813                        | 120.5500                        |
| 11                              | Jharkhand                       | 229.620                         | 750.9100                        | 701.6400                        |
| 12                              | Karnataka                       | 395.380                         | 811.9800                        | 952.6000                        |
| 13                              | Kerala                          | 35.988                          | 88.5050                         | 132.7100                        |
| 14                              | Madhya Pradesh                  | 685.000                         | 1974.9200                       | 2205.3400                       |
| 15                              | Maharashtra                     | 531.490                         | 535.4220                        | 1257.7400                       |
| 16                              | Manipur                         | 29.277                          | 179.3940                        | 40.7600                         |
| 17                              | Meghalaya                       | 69.327                          | 179.7000                        | 4.6800                          |
| 18                              | Mizoram                         | 20.268                          | 51.4600                         | 5.6300                          |
| 19                              | Nagaland                        | 24.525                          | 45.5200                         | 10.5100                         |
| 20                              | Odisha                          | 434.910                         | 831.2510                        | 1127.4100                       |
| 21                              | Punjab                          | 114.870                         | 407.7800                        | 185.4800                        |
| 22                              | Rajasthan                       | 397.930                         | 1064.2100                       | 1507.6700                       |
| 23                              | Sikkim                          | 10.810                          | 12.9300                         | 10.7800                         |
| 24                              | Tamil Nadu                      | 223.224                         | 628.8650                        | 787.1300                        |
| 25                              | Telangana                       | 194.724                         | 425.4700                        | 568.8200                        |
| 26                              | Tripura                         | 56.736                          | 145.4200                        | 58.0300                         |
| 27                              | Uttar Pradesh                   | 962.244                         | 3385.0725                       | 3382.2200                       |
| 28                              | Uttarakhand                     | 248.446                         | 288.2025                        | 396.5300                        |
| 29                              | West Bengal                     | 497.112                         | 1504.1800                       | 1837.5300                       |
| 30                              | A & N Islands                   | 4.510                           | 5.7875                          | 11.3700                         |
| 31                              | Chandigarh                      | 6.000                           | 2.3200                          | 10.1000                         |
| 32                              | D & N Haveli                    | 2.590                           | 10.0500                         | 11.9800                         |
| 33                              | Daman & Diu                     | 0.910                           | 3.9000                          | 5.2800                          |
| 34                              | Delhi                           | 11.540                          | 16.6320                         | 124.2700                        |
| 35                              | Lakshadweep                     | 0.560                           | 1.9400                          | 2.1800                          |
| 36                              | Puducherry                      | 2.890                           | 6.1950                          | 5.1800                          |
| 8052.8590 20052.4468 22400.9500 | 8052.8590 20052.4468 22400.9500 | 8052.8590 20052.4468 22400.9500 | 8052.8590 20052.4468 22400.9500 | 8052.8590 20052.4468 22400.9500 |