Lok Sabha Question No. 1747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Sabko Shiksha Achchi Shiksha
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1747 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd March, 2020

## Sabko Shiksha Achchi Shiksha

## 1747.   SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has taken several initiatives to provide 'Sabko Shiksha, Achchi Shiksha';
- (b)  if so, the aims and objectives thereof; and
- (c)  the aspects of education which are likely to be focused upon through this initiative?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. The Government of India has taken several initiatives to provide 'Sabko Shiksha Achchi Shiksha' i.e. for making available good quality education, accessible and affordable for all. In pursuance of the proposal of the Union Budget, 2018-19, to treat school education holistically without segmentation  from  pre-school  to  Class  XII,  the  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  has launched the Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for School Education 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).

Samagra Shiksha 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  main  emphasis  of  the  Scheme  is  on  improving  quality  of school education and the strategy for all interventions would be to enhance the Learning Outcomes at all levels of schooling.  The Objectives of the Samagra Shiksha are (a) Provision of quality education and enhancing learning outcomes of students; (b) Bridging Social and Gender Gaps in School Education; (c) Ensuring  equity  and  inclusion  at  all  levels  of  school  education;  (d)  Ensuring  minimum  standards  in schooling provisions; (e) Promoting Vocationalisation of education; (f) Support States in implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009; and (g) Strengthening and upgradation of SCERTs/State Institutes of Education and DIET as nodal agencies for teacher training.

The major features of Samagra Shiksha are as under:-

- (i) Provision for up-gradation of schools up-to senior secondary level and strengthening of school infrastructure as per norms.
- (ii) 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.
- (iii) Annual Grant for sports equipment 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.
- (iv) Annual grant for Library at the cost of Rs. 5,000/- for Primary School, Rs.13,000/- for composite  Elementary  school,  Rs.  10,000/-  for  Secondary  school  (Class  9 th &  10 th ), Rs.10,000/- for Senior Secondary school (Class 11 th & 12 th ), Rs. 20,000/- for composite Senior Secondary school (Class 1 st to 12 th ).
- (v) 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.
- (vi) Allocation for uniforms enhanced from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per child per annum.
- (vii) Allocation for textbooks enhanced from Rs. 150/250 to Rs. 250/400 per child per annum.
- (viii) Upgradation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) from Class 6-8 to Class 612.
- (ix) 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.
- (x) Enhanced use of digital technology in education through smart classrooms, digital boards and DTH channels.