Lok Sabha Question No. 2443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Audit of Digitalization of Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari, Faizal P.P. Mohammed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2443 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## Audit of Digitalization of Education

## 2443. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI: SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  an  audit  on  the  status  of  Digitalization  of  the  rural education System;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  audit  conducted  on  disbursement  of  funds  under  relevant  Digital Infrastructure Schemes, State-wise, for the period from March 2020 to November 2021;

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the  number  of  rural  schools  Digitalised  and  in  Operational  with  equipped  devices  and  other instruments to aid online learning; and

(e) the details of the audit of funds under relevant Digital Infrastructure Schemes during the period from March 2020 to till now, State-wise?

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

( a) to (e) Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools, colleges and  universities  are  under  the  domain  of  respective  State  and  UT  Governments.  The  state governments have been advised to act based on the situation prevailing at every place to meet the demands of all students for providing them with the digital access required for learning digitally. The Central Government is constantly advising States/UTs through guidelines and meeting with respect to interventions for reducing impact of pandemic on education across the nation.

Central government maintains UDISE data on certain parameters for all states/UTs, such as number of ICT labs, Internet connectivity, etc. As per UDISE data of 2019-20, a total of 65,356 ICT Labs and 29,178 digital classrooms are there in schools and a total of 1,19,581 schools across the country  are  there  with  internet  facility.  Under  the  BharatNet  programme,  the  CSC  e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC-SPV) of MeitY has been assigned the task of providing Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connectivity to the Government Institutions, including schools.

Under  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  14868  ICT  labs  and  58534  smart classrooms have been approved under ICT and Digital initiatives during the years 2020-21 and 202122. State/UT wise, details of physical and financial approvals are at Annexure .

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Annexure ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  REPLY  PART  (a)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2443 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI & SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P. REGARDING AUDIT OF DIGITALIZATION OF EDUCATION.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | ICT Labs                | ICT Labs                | ICT Labs                          | ICT Labs                          | Smart Class Rooms       | Smart Class Rooms       | Smart Class Rooms                 | Smart Class Rooms                 |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Physical Approval (Nos) | Physical Approval (Nos) | Financial Approval (Rs. in Crore) | Financial Approval (Rs. in Crore) | Physical Approval (Nos) | Physical Approval (Nos) | Financial Approval (Rs. in Crore) | Financial Approval (Rs. in Crore) |
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2020-21                 | 2021-22                 | 2020-21                           | 2021-22                           | 2020-21                 | 2021-22                 | 2020-21                           | 2021-22                           |
| 1         | A &NIslands       | 9                       | 2                       | 2.7                               | 3.0                               | 162                     | 0                       | 4.1                               | 0.0                               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 445                     | 917                     | 33.1                              | 59.3                              | 0                       | 1096                    | 0.0                               | 26.9                              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 29                      | 43                      | 4.4                               | 5.6                               | 0                       | 0                       | 0.0                               | 0.0                               |
| 4         | Assam             | 628                     | 1859                    | 71.0                              | 155.0                             | 0                       | 3643                    | 0.0                               | 87.4                              |
| 5         | Bihar             | 0                       | 0                       | 11.9                              | 0.0                               | 0                       | 2739                    | 0.0                               | 65.7                              |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 0                       | 2                       | 0.7                               | 0.3                               | 0                       | 89                      | 0.0                               | 2.1                               |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 0                       | 67                      | 1.0                               | 13.8                              | 2624                    | 2714                    | 63.0                              | 70.9                              |
| 8         | D&D&DNH           | 10                      | 28                      | 10.9                              | 2.2                               | 0                       | 84                      | 0.0                               | 2.0                               |
| 9         | Delhi             | 0                       | 0                       | 0.2                               | 0.0                               | 78                      | 906                     | 0.9                               | 21.5                              |
| 10        | Goa               | 0                       | 0                       | 0.0                               | 0.2                               | 0                       | 24                      | 0.0                               | 0.0                               |
| 11        | Gujarat           | 0                       | 0                       | 0.0                               | 0.0                               | 1815                    | 4335                    | 43.5                              | 104.0                             |
| 12        | Haryana           | 0                       | 232                     | 55.6                              | 18.3                              | 1425                    | 1154                    | 36.5                              | 29.0                              |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh  | 218                     | 480                     | 26.1                              | 35.7                              | 0                       | 1632                    | 0.0                               | 39.2                              |
| 14        | J&K               | 408                     | 220                     | 73.1                              | 51.8                              | 0                       | 518                     | 0.0                               | 12.4                              |
| 15        | Jharkhand         | 726                     | 896                     | 76.2                              | 79.1                              | 0                       | 519                     | 0.0                               | 12.5                              |
| 16        | Karnataka         | 0                       | 764                     | 0.0                               | 63.7                              | 0                       | 0                       | 0.0                               | 0.0                               |
| 17        | Kerala            | 0                       | 0                       | 4.4                               | 0.0                               | 0                       | 115                     | 0.0                               | 2.8                               |
| 18        | Ladakh            | 49                      | 6                       | 0.0                               | 2.1                               | 0                       | 38                      | 0.0                               | 0.5                               |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | 0                       | 0                       | 0.3                               | 0.3                               | 0                       | 0                       | 0.0                               | 0.2                               |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                       | 441                     | 0.0                               | 28.2                              | 0                       | 700                     | 0.0                               | 16.8                              |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 0                       | 0                       | 35.0                              | 0.0                               | 0                       | 887                     | 0.0                               | 21.3                              |
| 22        | Manipur           | 117                     | 28                      | 15.6                              | 10.0                              | 0                       | 311                     | 0.0                               | 7.4                               |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 132                     | 25                      | 12.4                              | 5.7                               | 0                       | 0                       | 0.0                               | 0.0                               |
| 24        | Mizoram           | 63                      | 0                       | 3.3                               | 0.8                               | 0                       | 201                     | 0.0                               | 4.8                               |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 0                       | 0                       | 0.0                               | 0.0                               | 473                     | 74                      | 11.4                              | 2.7                               |
| 26        | Odisha            | 0                       | 302                     | 120.2                             | 43.4                              | 384                     | 4471                    | 9.2                               | 107.3                             |
| 27        | Puducherry        | 10                      | 6                       | 3.4                               | 1.1                               | 0                       | 100                     | 0.0                               | 2.4                               |
| 28        | Punjab            | 72                      | 435                     | 12.5                              | 37.5                              | 0                       | 2872                    | 0.0                               | 68.9                              |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 525                     | 398                     | 42.5                              | 38.1                              | 3290                    | 5509                    | 39.9                              | 66.1                              |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 4                       | 82                      | 3.6                               | 8.9                               | 0                       | 238                     | 0.0                               | 5.7                               |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 441                     | 1893                    | 54.3                              | 149.9                             | 0                       | 865                     | 0.0                               | 20.8                              |
| 32        | Telangana         | 20                      | 0                       | 13.5                              | 39.1                              | 0                       | 3010                    | 0.0                               | 72.2                              |
| 33        | Tripura           | 59                      | 239                     | 4.5                               | 22.8                              | 0                       | 249                     | 0.0                               | 6.0                               |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     | 0                       | 0                       | 0.0                               | 0.0                               | 0                       | 543                     | 50.4                              | 13.0                              |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       | 0                       | 240                     | 12.0                              |                                   |                         | 709                     | 27.4                              | 17.0                              |
| 36        | West Bengal       | 125                     | 1173                    |                                   | 34.6                              | 929                     |                         | 0.0                               | 47.2                              |
|           | Total             | 4090                    | 10778                   | 8.0 712.6                         | 93.3 1003.8                       | 5043 16223              | 1966 42311              | 286.3                             | 956.8                             |

SOURCE: PRABANDH