Lok Sabha Question No. 1047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1047 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Geographic information system (GIS) Mapping

## 1047. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning on GIS mapping of private schools across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the list of States in which the above mapping has been completed, and
- (c) whether there is a timeline by which all the States are needed to complete the same and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) The Central Government has taken several initiatives to address the issue of timely and accurate data dissemination on public education system. To collect timely and accurate data, a well-functioning and sustainable Educational Management Information System called Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) has been launched in 2018-19. The Data Capture Format of the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2018-19 contains data on geographical location of school. The schools fill up the UDISE+ data and it is verified by the concerned State/UT Government.
- (b) and (c) Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping of schools is a continuous process. The number of schools for which geographic location has been provided by the schools, as per UDISE+ 2018-19 is given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) and (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1047 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.02.2021 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP SHRI JAYANT SINHA REGARDING 'Geographic information system (GIS) Mapping'.

## Number of schools with geographical location

| Sr. No.   | State/ UT                | Number of Schools   | Number of Schools   | Number of Schools   | Number of Schools          | Number of Schools   | Number of schools which provided data on geographical location   | Number of schools which provided data on geographical location   | Number of schools which provided data on geographical location   | Number of schools which provided data on geographical location   | Number of schools which provided data on geographical location   |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/ UT                | Total               | Govt.               | Govt. Aided         | Private Unaided recognised | Others              | Total                                                            | Govt.                                                            | Govt. Aided                                                      | Private Unaided recognised                                       | Others                                                           |
| 01        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 414                 | 339                 | 2                   | 72                         | 1                   | 414                                                              | 339                                                              | 2                                                                | 72                                                               | 1                                                                |
| 02        | Andhra Pradesh           | 63,621              | 45,015              | 2,342               | 15,930                     | 334                 | 57,081                                                           | 43,127                                                           | 2,169                                                            | 11,649                                                           | 136                                                              |
| 03        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 3,793               | 3,178               | 65                  | 489                        | 61                  | 3,606                                                            | 3,049                                                            | 64                                                               | 454                                                              | 39                                                               |
| 04        | Assam                    | 66,324              | 47,220              | 5,074               | 6,112                      | 7,918               | 62,736                                                           | 45,921                                                           | 4,850                                                            | 4,570                                                            | 7,395                                                            |
| 05        | Bihar                    | 89,224              | 72,618              | 718                 | 7,043                      | 8,845               | 85,787                                                           | 72,240                                                           | 690                                                              | 5,928                                                            | 6,929                                                            |
| 06        | Chandigarh               | 229                 | 121                 | 7                   | 74                         | 27                  | 229                                                              | 121                                                              | 7                                                                | 74                                                               | 27                                                               |
| 07        | Chhattisgarh             | 56,274              | 48,674              | 431                 | 6,842                      | 327                 | 52,370                                                           | 46,453                                                           | 422                                                              | 5,293                                                            | 202                                                              |
| 08        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 346                 | 300                 | 4                   | 42                         | -                   | 346                                                              | 300                                                              | 4                                                                | 42                                                               | -                                                                |
| 09        | Daman &Diu               | 140                 | 112                 | 4                   | 23                         | 1                   | 140                                                              | 112                                                              | 4                                                                | 23                                                               | 1                                                                |
| 10        | Delhi                    | 5,703               | 2,784               | 253                 | 2,666                      | -                   | 5,673                                                            | 2,778                                                            | 253                                                              | 2,642                                                            | -                                                                |
| 11        | Goa                      | 1,486               | 833                 | 515                 | 138                        | -                   | 1,486                                                            | 833                                                              | 515                                                              | 138                                                              | -                                                                |
| 12        | Gujarat                  | 54,581              | 35,182              | 5,725               | 13,671                     | 3                   | 54,133                                                           | 34,955                                                           | 5,693                                                            | 13,482                                                           | 3                                                                |
| 13        | Haryana                  | 23,534              | 14,517              | 17                  | 8,035                      | 965                 | 23,387                                                           | 14,515                                                           | 17                                                               | 7,969                                                            | 886                                                              |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         | 18,212              | 15,433              | -                   | 2,778                      | 1                   | 18,019                                                           | 15,285                                                           | -                                                                | 2,733                                                            | 1                                                                |
| 15        | Jammu& Kashmir           | 28,654              | 23,163              | 1                   | 5,401                      | 89                  | 28,368                                                           | 23,006                                                           | 1                                                                | 5,273                                                            | 88                                                               |
| 16        | Jharkhand                | 45,908              | 35,954              | 1,176               | 1,507                      | 7,271               | 45,780                                                           | 35,945                                                           | 1,176                                                            | 1,504                                                            | 7,155                                                            |
| 17        | Karnataka                | 78,233              | 50,178              | 7,439               | 20,590                     | 26                  | 74,293                                                           | 49,463                                                           | 7,159                                                            | 17,658                                                           | 13                                                               |
| 18        | Kerala                   | 16,701              | 5,014               | 7,193               | 3,291                      | 1,203               | 16,192                                                           | 4,920                                                            | 6,991                                                            | 3,173                                                            | 1,108                                                            |
| 19        | Ladakh                   | 1,054               | 913                 | 29                  | 112                        | -                   | 984                                                              | 857                                                              | 26                                                               | 101                                                              | -                                                                |
| 20        | Lakshadweep              | 45                  | 45                  | -                   | -                          | -                   | 44                                                               | 44                                                               | -                                                                | -                                                                | -                                                                |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh           | 1,54,064            | 1,22,041            | 871                 | 29,185                     | 1,967               | 1,51,853                                                         | 1,21,465                                                         | 801                                                              | 27,809                                                           | 1,778                                                            |
| 22        | Maharashtra              | 1,09,942            | 66,016              | 23,803              | 19,222                     | 901                 | 1,09,830                                                         | 65,962                                                           | 23,796                                                           | 19,181                                                           | 891                                                              |
| 23        | Manipur                  | 4,844               | 3,074               | 586                 | 1,015                      | 169                 | 4,750                                                            | 2,998                                                            | 584                                                              | 1,000                                                            | 168                                                              |
| 24        | Meghalaya                | 14,669              | 7,799               | 4,180               | 2,227                      | 463                 | 14,400                                                           | 7,732                                                            | 4,162                                                            | 2,055                                                            | 451                                                              |
| 25        | Mizoram                  | 3,913               | 2,563               | 231                 | 1,038                      | 81                  | 3,850                                                            | 2,531                                                            | 230                                                              | 1,015                                                            | 74                                                               |
| 26        | Nagaland                 | 2,752               | 2,008               | -                   | 744                        | -                   | 2,586                                                            | 1,895                                                            | -                                                                | 691                                                              | -                                                                |
| 27        | Odisha                   | 68,717              | 55,401              | 5,850               | 5,885                      | 1,581               | 68,101                                                           | 54,908                                                           | 5,804                                                            | 5,831                                                            | 1,558                                                            |
| 28        | Puducherry               | 739                 | 423                 | 33                  | 283                        | -                   | 730                                                              | 418                                                              | 33                                                               | 279                                                              | -                                                                |
| 29        | Punjab                   | 28,637              | 19,404              | 458                 | 8,495                      | 280                 | 28,637                                                           | 19,404                                                           | 458                                                              | 8,495                                                            | 280                                                              |
| 30        | Rajasthan                | 1,05,883            | 67,600              | -                   | 35,780                     | 2,503               | 1,05,582                                                         | 67,467                                                           | -                                                                | 35,615                                                           | 2,500                                                            |
| 31        | Sikkim                   | 1,290               | 853                 | 19                  | 418                        | -                   | 997                                                              | 669                                                              | 13                                                               | 315                                                              | -                                                                |
| 32        | Tamilnadu                | 59,152              | 37,728              | 8,355               | 12,439                     | 630                 | 59,128                                                           | 37,711                                                           | 8,348                                                            | 12,439                                                           | 630                                                              |
| 33        | Telangana                | 42,355              | 29,821              | 707                 | 11,625                     | 202                 | 42,209                                                           | 29,797                                                           | 667                                                              | 11,552                                                           | 193                                                              |
| 34 35     | Tripura Uttar Pradesh    | 4,945 2,73,235      | 4,303 1,62,953      | 46                  | 349 87,689                 | 247                 | 4,796 2,47,525                                                   | 4,183 1,50,245                                                   | 46 7,314                                                         | 327 77,684                                                       | 240 12,282                                                       |
|           |                          | 23,559              |                     | 8,037               |                            | 14,556              |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  | 3,991                                                            | 173                                                              |
| 36        | Uttarakhand              |                     | 16,933              | 617                 | 5,542                      | 467                 | 21,412                                                           | 16,672                                                           | 576                                                              |                                                                  |                                                                  |
| 37        | West Bengal              | 97,828              | 82,876              | 127                 | 11,777                     | 3,048               | 80,129                                                           | 79,482                                                           | 35                                                               | 65                                                               | 547                                                              |

Source: UDISE+ 2018-19