Lok Sabha Question No. 4021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Gender Inclusive Fund for 2020
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4021 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Gender Inclusive Fund for 2020

## 4021. DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  allocated  separate  gender  inclusion  fund  2020  in  National Educational Policy 2020; and
- (b)  if so, the details of funds allocated, released and utilised, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b): National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  2020  provides  for  setting  up  Gender Inclusion Fund (GIF) to build nation's capacity to provide equitable quality education for all girls as well as transgender students. The above objectives of NEP for equitable and quality education for girls and transgender children are being met through specific provisions under Samagra Shiksha 2.0 by allocating dedicated resources for Socio-Economically Disadvantaged    Groups  (SEDGs).    The  details  of  such  provisions  and  resources  allocated under Samagra Shiksha 2.0 for the year 2021-22 are as under:

| (Rs. in lakh)   | (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                  | (Rs. in lakh)   |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| S. No.          | Particulars                                                                                    | Amount          |
| 1               | Provision of free text-books up to Class VIII to all children.                                 | 286055.88       |
| 2               | Uniforms to all girls , SC, ST children and Below Poverty Line (BPL) children up to class VIII | 491952.50       |
| 3               | Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs)                                                      | 243998.06       |
| 4               | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (NSCB) Awasiya Vidyalayas and Hostels                              | 36025.27        |
| 5               | Rani Laxmi Bai Atmaraksha Prashikshan (Self defense training to Girls)                         | 11657.76        |
| 6               | Incinerator &Sanitary Pad Vending Machines                                                     | 5606.07         |
| 7               | Stipend for CWSN Girls                                                                         | 12257.66        |

(Source: Prabandh)

State/UT-wise details of funds allocated for the said provisions are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4021  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY  DR.  TALARI  RANGAIAH,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'GENDER INCLUSIVE FUND FOR 2020'.

(Rs. In lakh)

|        |                           | Funds allocated   | Funds allocated   | Funds allocated   | Funds allocated                     | Funds allocated                | Funds allocated                            | Funds allocated        |
|--------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT                  | Text-Book         | Uniform           | KGBVs             | NSCB AwasiyaVidy alayas and Hostels | Self defense training to Girls | Incinerator &Sanitary Pad Vending Machines | Stipend for CWSN Girls |
| 1      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 89.04             | 163.99            | 0                 | 0                                   | 7.30                           | 0                                          | 3.42                   |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh            | 9889.36           | 18341.07          | 32980.87          | 617.24                              | 497.75                         | 603.20                                     | 472.84                 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh         | 496.55            | 885.60            | 3920.51           | 5236.30                             | 51.55                          | 48                                         | 35.62                  |
| 4      | Assam                     | 12669.36          | 22641.87          | 6803.26           | 320.80                              | 441.85                         | 1707.90                                    | 547.84                 |
| 5      | Bihar                     | 49463.76          | 89815.67          | 20270.41          | 187.90                              | 80.10                          | 29.76                                      | 523.1                  |
| 6      | Chandigarh                | 297.20            | 287.25            | 0                 | 0                                   | 5.30                           | 0                                          | 10.56                  |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh              | 6808.39           | 12857.09          | 5180.66           | 10891.97                            | 746.60                         | 0                                          | 293.78                 |
| 8      | Delhi                     | 4904.34           | 5047.11           | 0                 | 91.29                               | 32.45                          | 13.12                                      | 167.96                 |
| 9      | Dnd&Dnh                   | 177.51            | 256.87            | 38.44             | 0                                   | 9.85                           | 0                                          | 21.90                  |
| 10     | Goa                       | 451.76            | 103.88            | 0                 | 0                                   | 6.20                           | 0                                          | 17.32                  |
| 11     | Gujarat                   | 2600.63           | 0                 | 6007.05           | 0                                   | 493.25                         | 0                                          | 643.86                 |
| 12     | Haryana                   | 4450.64           | 6362.77           | 2342.64           | 137.47                              | 607.05                         | 0                                          | 206.48                 |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh          | 884.27            | 2239.68           | 405.19            | 0                                   | 235.50                         | 0                                          | 66.70                  |
| 14     | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1936.38           | 4729.49           | 3810.84           | 0                                   | 354.06                         | 307.50                                     | 155.56                 |
| 15     | Jharkhand                 | 12204.41          | 21780.74          | 15954.83          | 1035.66                             | 42.50                          | 0                                          | 0                      |
| 16     | Karnataka                 | 2524.50           | 9185.23           | 4658.67           | 264.71                              | 234.30                         | 0                                          | 785.34                 |
| 17     | Kerala                    | 7955.98           | 4654.06           | 29.48             | 574.31                              | 221.00                         | 0                                          | 935.86                 |
| 18     | Ladakh                    | 40.04             | 228.45            | 385.07            | 1408                                | 20.30                          | 0                                          | 6.94                   |
| 19     | Lakshadweep               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                                   | 1.40                           | 0                                          | 1.66                   |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh            | 20280.51          | 32687.44          | 12018.13          | 6629.18                             | 1273.70                        | 578.24                                     | 364.20                 |
| 21     | Maharashtra               | 20118.49          | 21643.74          | 2386.57           | 395.60                              | 0                              | 0                                          | 2116.80                |
| 22     | Manipur                   | 471.40            | 848.67            | 1698.77           | 2468.22                             | 35.45                          | 31.04                                      | 35.02                  |
| 23     | Meghalaya                 | 1768.55           | 2074.31           | 445.285           | 0                                   | 116.45                         | 58.56                                      | 32.88                  |
| 24     | Mizoram                   | 303.75            | 545.01            | 49.89             | 688.77                              | 56.75                          | 0                                          | 34.42                  |
| 25     | Nagaland                  | 316.68            | 598.45            | 500.37            | 287.31                              | 27.55                          | 71.04                                      | 7.04                   |
| 26     | Odisha                    | 13760.53          | 24529.84          | 11172.74          | 584.26                              | 1035.30                        | 0                                          | 422.00                 |
| 27     | Puducherry                | 192.38            | 257.75            | 0                 | 0                                   | 7.95                           | 188.1                                      | 9.42                   |
| 28     | Punjab                    | 2040.08           | 8091.79           | 1005.59           | 99.852                              | 309.50                         | 0                                          | 521.08                 |
| 29     | Rajasthan                 | 18327.38          | 28240.89          | 13439.92          | 826.13                              | 1702.45                        | 0                                          | 224.70                 |
| 30     | Sikkim                    | 151.67            | 280.50            | 68.60             | 46.93                               | 18.80                          | 43.7                                       | 7.70                   |
| 31     | Tamilnadu                 | 13631.05          | 17589.49          | 4399.92           | 617.98                              | 0                              | 282.88                                     | 1843.12                |
| 32     | Telangana                 | 6519.89           | 12115.32          | 33447.82          | 1096.43                             | 430.70                         | 0                                          | 313.68                 |
| 33     | Tripura                   | 1298.94           | 2247.19           | 694.80            | 417.13                              | 65.80                          | 101.4                                      | 37.24                  |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh             | 51830.96          | 90254.06          | 51271.97          | 0                                   | 2395.25                        | 1324.031                                   | 277.64                 |
| 35     | Uttarakhand               | 2156.16           | 3311.49           | 1809.63           | 467                                 | 93.80                          | 217.60                                     | 40.02                  |
| 36     | West Bengal               | 15043.33          | 47055.74          | 6800.13           | 634.83                              | 0                              | 0                                          | 1073.96                |
|        | Total                     | 286055.87         | 491952.5          | 243998.06         | 36025.27                            | 11657.76                       | 5606.07                                    | 12257.66               |

(Source: Prabandh)