Lok Sabha Question No. 4178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: One Teacher School
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Su Thirunavukkarasar, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4178

ANSWERED ON 27/03/2023

## One Teacher School

4178. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU: SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that there are nearly 1.2 lakh schools in the country where there is only one teacher in school, if so, the details thereof, State-wise and District-wise;
- (b) the percentage of schools having one teacher out of the total number of schools, State-wise and district-wise;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in order to help the States to increase number of teachers in schools where there is only one teacher;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to allocate more funds to the States to improve the pupil-teacher rate and if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether it is true that in Primary Schools, the pupil-teacher ratio which as at 43 in 2010-11 has come down to 26.3 in 2020-21 and in Upper Primary Schools, the pupil-teacher ratio has reduced from  33  in  2010-11  to  18.9  in  2020-21  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) and (b): The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education has developed the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) system to record data  on  indicators  of  school  education  provided  by  all  the  States  and  Union  Territories.  As  per UDISE+,  State-wise  and  District-wise  one  teacher  school  for  the  year  2021-22  is  available  at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.

- (c) and  (d):  Education  is  in the concurrent  list of  the  Constitution.  Therefore,  regulation, maintenance and supervision of school as well as service terms and conditions of teachers come under the purview of the respective State and Union Territory (UT) Government. Under Samgara Shiksha,  Central  Government  provides  intervention-wise  funds  to  State/UT  Government  in  lump sum. The States/UTs further release the funds to District, Block and Government Schools based on the  approvals  for  implementation  of  the  interventions  provided  under  the  Samagra  Shiksha.  The recruitment  of  teachers  in  schools  is  a  continuous  process  and  the  vacancies  keep  arising  due  to

retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength/new schools.  The  Central  Government  has  been  consistently  pursuing  the  matter  of  expeditious recruitment  and  redeployment  of  teachers  with  the  States  and  UTs.  Advisories  to  maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) have also been issued to States and UTs from time to time.

Further,  the  Central  Government  through  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha, provides  financial  assistance  to  the  States  and  UTs  to  maintain  appropriate  Pupil-Teacher  Ratio (PTR) for various levels of schooling, as per norms prescribed in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, as amended from time to time. The financial support for teachers allocated under Samagra Shiksha for last two years is given below.

## Status of Financial Support for Teachers Salary under Samagra Shiksha for last 2 years (Rs. In lakh)

|           | 2020-21        | 2020-21        | 2021-22        | 2021-22        |
|-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Location  | Funds Approved | Total Progress | Funds Approved | Total Progress |
|           | Financial      | Financial      | Financial      | Financial      |
| All India | 2155381.24     | 1865386.1      | 2004071.17     | 1438506.94     |

Source: PRABANDH (Elementary + Secondary + Appointment of Language Teachers)

(e): As per UDISE+, Pupil-Teacher Ratio at Primary and Upper Primary levels of education for the year 2013-14, 2020-21 and 2021-22 is given below.

| Year/ Level of Education   |   Primary |   Upper Primary |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
| 2013-14                    |        31 |              25 |
| 2020-21                    |        26 |              18 |
| 2021-22                    |        26 |              19 |

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