Lok Sabha Question No. 1707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: PM SHRI Yojana
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Prince Raj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1707 ANSWERED ON - 13/02/2023

## PM SHRI Yojana

## †1707. SHRI PRINCE RAJ:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the time period of implementation of 'PM SHRI Yojana';

(b) the details of the process and criteria for selection of schools in the scheme;

(c) whether the scheme also has provision for construction/repair of infrastructure (buildings/rooms) of Government schools; and

(d) the details of amount to be allocated to the States under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) The Cabinet has approved a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme named Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) on 7 th September, 2022. These schools will showcase the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and emerge as exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood. The duration of scheme is from 2022-23 to 2026-27.

(b) Online  portal  of  PM  SHRI  schools  has  already  been  launched  on  03.11.2022. Furthermore, the selection of PM SHRI has been followed by a transparent challenge method, wherein Schools have self-applied on the online portal. Selection are done through a threestage process with definite time lines, which is as follows: -

Stage-1:  States/UTs  to  sign  MoU  with  Centre  laying  down  the  commitments  for supporting  these  schools  for  achieving  specified  quality  assurance  as  PM  SHRI schools.

Stage-2: In this stage, a pool of schools that are eligible to be selected as PM SHRI Schools  has  been  identified  based  on  prescribed  minimum  benchmark  through UDISE+ data.

Stage-3:  This  stage  is  based  on  the  challenge  method  for  fulfilling  certain  criteria. Only  the  schools  from  the  above  eligible  pool  of  schools  compete  to  fulfil  the challenge  conditions.  Fulfilment  of  conditions  is  to  certified  by  states/KVS/JNV through physical inspection. As the schools  are  selected through challenge method, there would not be any predefined state/UT-wise break-up of schools. States/UTs are to recommend the list of schools to Ministry of education for selection as PM SHRI schools.

(c) For  modern,  transformation  and  holistic  method  of  imparting  education,  the  major interventions in the PM SHRI Scheme are:

1. Quality  and  Innovation  (Learning  Enhancement  Programme,  Holistic  Progress  Card, Innovative Pedagogies, Bagless days, Internships with Local artisans, Capacity building etc.)

2. Beneficiary oriented Entitlements under RTE Act
3. Annual School Grants (Composite School grants, Library grant, Sports grant)
4. Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education  including  Balvatika  and  Foundational  Literacy and Numeracy

5. Equity and Inclusion including provision of safe and appropriate infrastructure for girls and Children with Special Needs (CWSN).

6. Encouraging flexibility in choice of subjects offered to students.

7. Encouraging mother tongue as medium of instruction using technological interventions to help bridge language barriers between teachers and students.

8. ICT, smart classrooms and digital libraries for using digital pedagogy.
9. Strengthening of existing infrastructure

10. Vocational interventions & Enhancing internship/entrepreneurship opportunities especially with local industry. Mapping of skills with developmental projects/nearby industry and develop courses/curriculum accordingly.

(d) The total cost of the project is Rs 27360 crore spread over a period of 5 years which includes central share of Rs 18128 crore.

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