Lok Sabha Question No. 1208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Self Defence Training for Girls
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## 1208. SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Self Defence Training is imparted to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Economically  Weaker  Section  girl  students  in  Government  Schools  under  Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the age group of girls shortlisted for this purpose;
- (c) the number of schools engaged in conducting Self Defence Trainings for safety and security of girls during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the  funds  allocated/spent  during  the  said  period  on  such  training  and  the  number  of  girls trained during the said period; and
- (e) whether the Government has been able to ensure safety and security of girls by imparting Self Defence Training and if so, the details thereof and the achievement made by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (c):   Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  (DoSEL),  Ministry  of  Education  is implementing  the  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  under  which  self  defence training is imparted to girls of classes VI to XII,  studying in Government Schools, irrespective of their social categories. Self defence training is also given in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) which are residential schools for girls  of Class VI to XII  belonging to disadvantaged groups  such  as  SC,  ST,  OBC,  Minority  and  Below  Poverty  Line.  Details  of  number  of  schools approved for Self Defence Training for Girls under Samagra Shiksha from the  year 2019-20 to 2022-23 are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Year    | No. of Schools   | No. of Schools   |
|-----------|---------|------------------|------------------|
|           |         | Elementary       | Secondary        |
| 1         | 2019-20 | 180160           | 81800            |
| 2         | 2020-21 | 147784           | 81438            |
| 3         | 2021-22 | 163045           | 56869            |
| 4         | 2022-23 | 188005           | 83031            |

(Source: Prabandh)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## Self Defence Training for Girls

(d) & (e): Samagra Shiksha scheme has now been extended till 2025-26 and the Self Defence training has been renamed as 'Rani Laxmi Bai Aatma Raksha Prashikshan'. The fund for this component has been  increased  from  Rs.  3000/-  to  Rs.  5000/-  per  month  per  school  for  three  months.  Self  Defence training aims to ensure safety and security of girls, empower girls to tackle risk of assault and boost their self confidence. Details of funds allocated/spent during the last three years and the current year on self defence  training  of  girls  in  schools  under  Samagra  Shiksha  and  the  number  of  Government  schools approved for the same are as under:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No .   | Year     | Elementary     | Elementary   | Elementary     | Elementary   | Secondary     | Secondary   | Secondary     | Secondary   |
|------------|----------|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| Sl. No .   | Year     | Approvals      | Approvals    | Expenditure    | Expenditure  | Approvals     | Approvals   | Expenditure   | Expenditure |
| Sl. No .   | Year     | No. of Schools | Financial    | No. of Schools | Financial    | No. of School | Financial   | No. of School | Financial   |
| 1          | 2019-20  | 180160         | 15346.25     | 124287         | 7684.411     | s 81800       | 6656.358    | s 42241       | 3071.113    |
| 2          | 2020-21  | 147784         | 7 13300.56   | 44721          | 1486.846     | 81438         | 7329.42     | 38300         | 2120.902    |
| 3          | 2021-22* | 163045         | 8320.49      | 36381          | 1125.521     | 56869         | 3337.27     | 8457          | 350.338     |
| 4          | 2022-23  | 188005         | 23106.85     | 188005         | --           | 83031         | 9082.63     | 83031         | --          |

(Source: Prabandh)

*In the year 2021-22, funds approved only for one month due to COVID-19  pandemic.

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