Lok Sabha Question No. 1359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Funds for Karnataka
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## Funds for Karnataka

## 1359.   SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated/ provided under various schemes of the Central Government to Karnataka State Government during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to introduce any special education schemes for Karnataka; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c) Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the  domain  of  respective  State  and  UT  Governments.The  Department  of  School  Education  and Literacy,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  several  schemes  such  as  Samagra  Siksha,  Pradhan Mantri  Poshan  Shakti  Nirman  (PM  POSHAN),  Padhna  Likhna  Abhiyan  and  National  Means-cumMerit Scholarship Scheme in collaboration with State Government of Karnataka to ensure educational development in the education sector.

The new integrated scheme Samagra Shiksha envisages school education as a continuum from pre-school to senior secondary level and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels. The Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) earlier known as the National Programme of Mid-Day Meal in Schools, primary objective of the scheme is to improve the nutritional status of children studying in classes I-VIII in eligible schools. New literacy scheme 'Padhna Likhna Abhiyan (PLA)' is  going  to  be  a  leap  forward  to  achieve  the  goal  of Total  Literacy  by  2030.  The focus of the programme is on Basic Literacy component in a four months cycle. The Central Sector Scheme ' National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)' was launched in May, 2008 with the objective to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study at secondary stage. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Financial Assistance of Language Teachers (ALT) was launched by this Department in 2019-20 and was under operation as standalone till 31.03.2021. From 2021-22, the scheme was merged with Samagra Shiksha scheme of this Department.

The  Department  was  implementing  an  Umbrella Scheme  for  Providing  Education  to Madarsas/  Minorities  (SPEMM) which  comprised  of  2  schemes  namely Scheme  for  Providing

Quality Education  in  Madarsa  (SPQEM) and Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions  (IDMI). The  Scheme  was  being  implemented  at  National  level.  Both  the  schemes  are voluntary  in  nature.  Under  SPEMM  scheme,  no  fund  has  been  released  to  State  Government  of Karnataka during last three years. However, under IDMI scheme, an amount of Rs. 264.79 lakh has been approved in Project Approval Board Meeting. Due to non-submission of requisite documents, the said  amount  could  not  be  released.  From  financial  year  2021-22,  the  SPEMM  scheme has  been transferred to Ministry of Minority Affairs.

A centrally sponsored scheme ' New India Literacy Programme' (NILP) has been approved by  the  Government  of  India  with  functional  outlay  of  Rs.  1037.90  crore  (central  share  Rs.  700.00 crore) for the financial year 2022-23 to 2026-27. An amount of Rs. 5.92 crore has been allocated for state government of Karnataka in the financial year 2022-23.

The details of fund allocation/spent, released and yet to be released during last 3 years under schemes are as under:-

(Rs in lakh)

| S. No   | Schemes                | 2019-20         | 2019-20        | 2020-21         | 2020-21        | 2021-22         | 2021-22        |
|---------|------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| S. No   | Schemes                | Fund allocation | Funds Released | Fund allocation | Funds Released | Fund allocation | Funds Released |
| 1       | Samagra Siksha         | 77908.00        | 73032.69       | 70761.11        | 61007.77       | 184418.10       | 47451.63       |
| 2       | PM POSHAN              | 54015.07        | 554015.07      | 56902.02        | 55801.56       | 57771.73        | 49282.03       |
| 3       | Padhna Likhna Abhiyaan | -               | -              | 444.60          | 444.60         | -               | -              |
| 4       | NMMSS                  | -               | 2599.56        | -               | 2951.64        | -               | 197.88         |
| 5       | ALT                    | -               | -              | *               | -              | -               | -              |

*This  Department  gave  in  principle  approval  for  providing  Honorarium  to  170  Urdu  language Teachers to the State Government of Karnataka under ALT scheme in 2020-21. However, as the State Government did not made any actual recruitment against this Department's approval, no funds were released to State.

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