Lok Sabha Question No. 5095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Upgradation of Samagra Shiksha Scheme to Align it with NEP 2020
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Aparajita Sarangi, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, P.P. Chaudhary, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Mahendra Singh Solanky, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO5095

ANSWERED ON- 03/04/2023

## UPGRADATION OF SAMAGRA SHIKSHA SCHEME TO ALIGN IT WITH NEP 2020

5095. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  upgraded  the  Samagra  Shiksha  Scheme  to  align  it  with National Education Policy 2020;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;

(c) the work done under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) component of Samagra Shiksha Scheme so far; and

(d) the work done/achievements under the mentioned scheme especially in rural areas?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b): The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing an Integrated Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  School  Education-  Samagra  Shiksha  since  2018-19.  The scheme  has  now  been  redesigned  and  aligned  with  the  recommendations  of  the  National Education Policy, 2020 and continued till 2025-26. It aims to ensure that all children have access  to  quality  education  with  an  equitable  and  inclusive  classroom  environment  which should take care of their diverse background, multilingual needs, different academic abilities and make them active participants in the learning process.

The major objectives of the Scheme are: (i) Support States and UTs in implementing the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020); (ii) Support States in implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009; (iii) Focus on Early Childhood Care and  Education; (iv) Emphasis on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy; (v) Thrust on Holistic, Integrated, Inclusive and activity based Curriculum and Pedagogy to impart 21st century skills among the students; (vi) Provision of quality education and enhancing learning outcomes of students; (vii) Bridging Social and Gender Gaps in School Education;  (viii)  Ensuring  equity  and  inclusion  at  all  levels  of  school  education;  (ix) Strengthening  and  up-gradation  of  State  Councils  for  Educational  Research  and  Training (SCERTs)/State  Institutes  of  Education  and  District  Institutes  for  Education  and  Training (DIET) as nodal agency for teacher training; (x) Ensuring safe, secure and conducive learning environment  and  maintenance  of  standards  in  schooling  provisions  and  (xi)  Promoting vocational  education.

(c): The ICT and Digital Initiatives component of Samagra Shiksha covers Government and Government aided Schools having classes VI to XII as per the following provisions:

## A. Budgetary provisions

The non- recurring/recurring grant under 'ICT and Digital Initiatives' for schools is available to the States and UTs for following two options:

Option I: Under this option, schools which have not availed the ICT facility earlier can either opt for ICT or smart classrooms as per their requirement and need. In case of more than 700 enrolments, an additional ICT lab can also be considered.

Option II: Under this option, schools which have already availed the ICT facility earlier can avail smart classrooms/tablets as per the norms of the scheme.

## B. Financial provisions

ICT Lab: A non-recurring grant of up to ₹ 6.40 lakh per school and recurring grant of upto ₹ 2.40 lakh per school per annum for a period of 5 years.

Smart Classrooms: The non-recurring grant for Smart Class rooms is of ₹ 2.40 lakh and the recurring grant is ₹ 0.38 lakh. To facilitate online education, a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA has been initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access to education. The initiative includes:

-  DIKSHA  (one  nation,  one  digital  platform)  is  the  nation's  digital  infrastructure  for providing  quality  e-content  for  school  education  in  states/UTs  and  QR  coded  Energized Textbooks for all grades are available on it.
-  One  earmarked  Swayam  Prabha  TV  channel  per  class  from  1  to  12  (one  class,  one channel).
- Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and CBSE Podcast- Shiksha Vani.
-  Special  e-content  for  visually  and  hearing  impaired  developed  on  Digitally  Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.

(d):  The  work  done/achievements  under  Samagra  Shiksha,  including  in  rural  areas  are  as follows:

| Activities                                                              | Achievement* (2018-19 to 2022-23)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Number of schools upgraded                                              | 1826                                |
| New Residential schools/hostels                                         | 125                                 |
| Number of schools strengthen including additional classrooms            | 80154*                              |
| Schools covered under ICT & Digital initiatives including Smart Schools | 49369                               |
| Schools covered under Vocational Education                              | 7449                                |
| Number of KGBVs upgraded from class VIII to X                           | 322                                 |
| Number of KGBVs upgraded from class VIII to XII                         | 1303                                |
| Construction of separate Girls toilets                                  | 18089                               |

| Activities                                                | 2018-19    | 2019-20    | 2020-21    | 2021-22    | 2022-2023*   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
| No. of OoSC provided special training at elementary level | 4.78 lakh  | 5.07 lakh  | 3.26 lakh  | 8.61 lakh  | 2.22 lakh    |
| Children provided transport and escort facility           | 4.24 lakh  | 6.78 lakh  | 2.42 lakh  | 6.66 lakh  | 7.88 lakh    |
| Children covered under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act    | 16.76 lakh | 21.58 lakh | 32.67 lakh | 25.40 lakh | 20.80 lakh   |
| Free uniforms                                             | 6.96 cr    | 6.89 cr    | 6.57 cr    | 6.15cr     | 6.48 cr      |
| Free textbooks                                            | 8.72cr     | 8.78 cr    | 8.84 cr    | 9.44cr     | 7.27 cr      |
| Remedial teaching                                         | 74.4 Lakhs | 1.76 cr    | 1.44 cr    | 1.23 cr    | 2.99 cr      |
| Teachers trained                                          | 14.15 lakh | 29.13 lakh | 14.44 lakh | 26.66 lakh | 4.83 lakh    |

| No. of Schools provided Self-defence training to girls   | 69173     | 166528    | 83021     | 119283    | 102979    |
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| CWSN girls given stipend                                 | 3.79 lakh | 3.22 lakh | 3.68 lakh | 4.02 lakh | 2.45 lakh |
| Special educators funded                                 | 23183     | 24030     | 23331     | 25999     | 21843     |

* Till 28 th February, 2023

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