Lok Sabha Question No. 4320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Funds Disbursed under National Scheme for Incentive to Girls Education during Last Five Years
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 4320 ANSWERED ON-27-03-2023

Funds Disbursed under National Scheme for Incentive to Girls Education during Last Five Years

## 4320.   SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has details of funds disbursed under the National Scheme for incentive to girls education during last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and State-wise specially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government has stopped giving assistance under this scheme anytime in the last five years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether the Government will reintroduce the scheme by increasing the amount given to every student, this financial year; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a): The National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE) scheme has been discontinued w.e.f. the year 2018-19 due to inherent issues in the design and implementation  of  the  scheme.  Through  the  Samagra  Shiksha  Scheme,  the  Ministry  now provides  for  several  interventions  for  the  girl  child.  The  details  of  the  funds  disbursed  under NSIGSE in last five years are as follows:

| (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)          | (Rs. in Crore)   |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
| S.No.            | Financial Year   | Funds allocated only BE | Total Disbursed  |
| 1                | 2017-18          | 320.00                  | 292.38           |
| 2                | 2018-19*         | 255.90                  | 164.58           |
| 3                | 2019-20#         | 100.00                  | 8.56             |

| 4                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                           | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 5                                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                           | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                             | Total                                                                             | 675.90                                                                            | 465.52                                                                            |
| *Amount sanctioned for backlog proposals only. #Amount sanctioned for court case. | *Amount sanctioned for backlog proposals only. #Amount sanctioned for court case. | *Amount sanctioned for backlog proposals only. #Amount sanctioned for court case. | *Amount sanctioned for backlog proposals only. #Amount sanctioned for court case. |

- (b) Year wise & State wise funds allocated, sanctioned under National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE) Uttar Pradesh State is at Annexure.-I.
- (c) to (f): The NSIGSE scheme has been discontinued w.e.f. the year 2018-19 due to inherent issues in the design and implementation of the scheme. However, this Ministry remains strongly committed  to  the  education  of  girl  child,  specially  those  belonging  to  SC  and  ST  and  other disadvantaged groups. Education of girl child is a critical component in various interventions of the Department of School Education and Literacy. Several measures for education of girls are being  implemented  through  the  flagship  scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  being  operated  by  this Department which has a financial commitment of Rs. 11040.61 Crore and Rs. 12964.85 Crore for FY 2021-22 and for FY 2022-23 respectively as follows:-

| (Rs. in Crore)                                                                                                                                                                               | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Components                                                                                                                                                                                   | FY 2021-22       | FY 2022-23       |
| Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs)                                                                                                                                                    | 2433.76          | 3834.76          |
| Rani Laxmi Bai Atmaraksha Prashikshan (Self defense training to Girls)                                                                                                                       | 116.58           | 321.89           |
| Transport Allowance Approved under Samagra Shiksha (includes Children in remote habitation, Urban deprived children and transport allowances, transport voucher under innovation head etc. ) | 171.24           | 402.74           |
| Uniforms to all girls, SC, ST children and Below Poverty Line (BPL) children up to class VIII                                                                                                | 4919.52          | 4663.58          |
| Provision of free text-books up to Class VIII to all children                                                                                                                                | 2860.56          | 3006.38          |
| Stipend for CwSN Girls                                                                                                                                                                       | 122.58           | 116.1            |
| Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (NSCB) Awasiya Vidyalayas and Hostels                                                                                                                            | 360.25           | 558.58           |
| Incinerator &Sanitary Pad Vending Machines                                                                                                                                                   | 56.12            | 60.82            |

Annexure referred to in Part  (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4320 asked  by  SHRI  DHARMENDRA  KASHYAP,  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  to  be answered on 27.03.2023 regarding 'Funds Disbursed under National Scheme for Incentive to Girls Education during Last Five Years'

| S.No.   | Name of State     | 2017-18 Amount   | 2018-19 Amount (in Crore)   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|         |                   | ( in Crore)      |                             |
| 1       | 2                 | 3                | 4                           |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | *                | *                           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | *                | 0.1440                      |
| 3       | Assam             | 0.3033           | 0.0549                      |
| 4       | Bihar             | 11.757           | 2.5329                      |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | *                | 0.9903                      |
| 6       | Goa               | 0.5964           | 0.0501                      |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 20.9079          | 7.0683                      |
| 8       | Haryana           | 23.0022          | 4.0554                      |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 2.5974           | 1.6422                      |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.675            | 0.5277                      |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 14.2092          | 4.7859                      |
| 12      | Karnataka         | *                | 18.1869                     |
| 13      | Kerala            | 25.4454          | 1.0926                      |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 38.1582          | 35.8464                     |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 10.7232          | 6.6447                      |
| 16      | Manipur           | *                | 0.0048                      |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 0.3393           | 0.0195                      |
| 18      | Mizoram           | *                | 0.1905                      |
| 19      | Nagaland          | *                | *                           |
| 20      | Odisha            | *                | 1.4934                      |
| 21      | Punjab            | 22.143           | 28.8417                     |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 5.2398           | 13.8135                     |

| 23   | Sikkim              | *       | 0.0786   |
|------|---------------------|---------|----------|
| 24   | Tamil Nadu          | 76.8534 | 23.3007  |
| 25   | Telangana           | *       | 1.3389   |
| 26   | Tripura             | *       | 0.6939   |
| 27   | Uttarakhand         | 7.4535  | 1.3851   |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh       | 4.3548  | 1.6449   |
| 29   | West Bengal         | 16.5168 | 6.1266   |
| 30   | Andaman &Nicobar    | *       | *        |
| 31   | Chandigarh          | 0.1470  | 0.1005   |
| 32   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0.5301  | 0.4284   |
| 33   | Daman &Diu          | 0.0654  | 0.0324   |
| 34   | Delhi               | 9.1704  | 1.0776   |
| 35   | Lakshdweep          | *       | *        |
| 36   | Puducherry          | 0.8103  | 0.3255   |
| 37   | EdCIL               | 0.3839  | 0.0591   |
|      | Total               | 292.38  | 164.58   |