Lok Sabha Question No. 3596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3596 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

3596. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has started to restructure the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in alignment with New Education Policy-2020; (b) if so, where this restructured project framework and norms could be accessed in the public domain; (c) the details of the consultation process followed for the same; and (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that the new framework is fully
2. implemented?

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

(a)  to  (d):  Samagra  Shiksha  scheme  has  been  aligned  with  the  recommendations  of NEP 2020 to ensure that all children have access to quality education with an equitable diverse background,  multilingual  needs,  different  academic  abilities  and  make  them  active participants  in  the  learning  process.   The  scheme  has  been  continued for a period of and inclusive classroom environment which should take care of their five years with effect from 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2026.

For continuation of the Samagra Shiksha scheme, a series of consultations were held  with  States  and  UTs,  Line  Ministries,  autonomous  bodies  and  suggestions/ observations were sought in exploring areas of modification, revisions in programmatic and  revisions  in  financial  norms  and  addition  of  interventions.  The  restructured/ redesigned programmatic and financial norms of the revised Samagra Shiksha scheme have been shared with all the Stakeholders.  A brief note on the redesigned Samagra Shiksha is available at https://samagra.education.gov.in/docs/samagra\_shiksha.pdf . The Scheme is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through a single

State Implementation Society (SIS) at the State level.

The  scheme  also  has  an  inbuilt  comprehensive  monitoring  and  evaluation mechanism  to  ensure  optimum  implementation  of  interventions,  which,  inter-alia, includes,  Performance  Grading  Index  (PGI),  Unified  District  Information  System  for Education  (UDISE+), PRoject  Appraisal,  Budgeting  Achievements  and  Data  Handling System  (PRABANDH),  National  Achievement  Surveys  (NAS), Audit  Mechanism, Comprehensive  Review  Mission  (CRM),  Social  Audit,  Third  Party  Monitoring  through Monitoring  Institutes and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

The  Samagra  Shiksha  Manual  on  Financial  Management  and  Procurement contains detailed procedures on fund flow arrangements, accounting, financial reporting,  internal  control  and  audit,  external  audit,  procurement  procedures,  etc. Annual Reports of the State Implementing Societies for implementation of the scheme at State / UT level are also laid on the Table of the Parliament every year.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Education  convenes  periodic  meetings  with  State Education Ministers and Secretaries to review the programme implementation.

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