Lok Sabha Question No. 4022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Digital Devices for Students
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4022 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Digital Devices for Students

4022.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Government  and  private  schools  provided  smartphones  to  students, number of  students  who  received  it  since  2019-20,  State-wise,  year-wise  and  urban-rural area-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  teachers  in  Government  schools  who  conducted  online  classes  for students in 2019-20 & 2020-21, State-wise, year-wise, urban-rural area-wise;
- (c) the number of parents of students in primary and secondary classes in Government schools who own a smartphone since 2019-20, State-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  number  of  Government  schools  and  Government  aided  schools  who have computer facilities, State-wise, year-wise, urban-rural area-wise; and
- (e) attendance of online classes in Government schools since 2019-20, State-wise, yearwise, urban-rural area-wise?

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

(a) to (e) Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and the state governments have  been  advised  to  act  based  on  the  situation  prevailing  at  every  place  to  meet  the demands of all students for ensuring continuity of education in the wake of the pandemic.

To facilitate online education, a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA has been initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related  to  digital/online/on-air  education  to  enable  multi-mode  access  to  education.  The initiative includes:

-  DIKSHA (one nation, one digital platform)is the nation's digital infrastructure for providing quality e-content for school education in States/UTs and QR coded Energized Textbooks for all grades are available on it.
-  One  earmarked  Swayam  Prabha  TV  channel  per  class  from  1  to  12  (one  class,  one channel).
-  Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and CBSE Podcast- ShikshaVani.
-  Special  e-content  for  visually  and  hearing  impaired  developed  on  Digitally  Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.

Keeping  in  view  the  availability  of  digital  infrastructure  PRAGYATA  Guidelines  on Digital  Education  had  been  issued  on  various  modes  of  digital  education  including  online mode  that  depends  more  on  availability  of  internet,  partially  online  mode  that  utilizes  the blended  approach  of  digital  technology  and  other  offline  activities,  and  offline  mode  that utilizes television and radio as a major medium of instruction of education. The guidelines can be accessed at:

https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/pragyata-guidelines\_0.pdf

Further,  an  Alternate  Academic  Calendar  has  been  prepared  for  learning  solutions including self-assessment for grade 1 to 12 for both children with and without device. Bridge Course Modules have also been developed for bridging the learning gaps of Out of School Children studying in special training centres (STC). Similarly, Students Learning Enhancement Guidelines  were  released  to  support  learning  of  children  during  COVID-19. Guidelines for development of e-content for children with special needs have been released. Guidelines for parent participation in Home-based learning during school closure and beyond have also been released.

Under the  Integrated  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  funds  are provided to the States & UTs for setting up ICT labs and Smart Classrooms in schools, as per appraisal of the proposals received from the States/UTs in their Annual Work Plan, as per  norms  of  the  scheme.  State/UT-wise  approval  of  ICT  and  Smart  Classrooms  under Samagra Shiksha are at Annexure-I .

State/  UT-wise  details  of  number  of  Government  schools  and  Government  aided schools, who have computer facilities are given at Annexure-II .

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4022  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MP SHRI JAYADEV GALLA REGARDING DIGITAL DEVICES FOR STUDENTS

## Statement showing State/UT-wise Approval of ICT and Smart Classrooms under Samagra Shiksha

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No   | State/UT                             | Approval   | Approval   | Approval   | Approval          | Approval   | Approval          |
|----------|--------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------------|------------|-------------------|
|          |                                      | 2018-19    | 2019-20    | 2020-21    | 2020-21           | 2021-22    | 2021-22           |
|          |                                      | ICT Lab    | ICT Lab    | ICT Lab    | Smart Class room* | ICT Lab    | Smart Class room* |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | 4.7        | 0.7        | 2.7        | 4.1               | 3.0        | 0.0               |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                       | 30.0       | 48.5       | 33.1       | 0.0               | 59.3       | 26.9              |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 2.3        | 2.1        | 4.4        | 0.0               | 5.6        | 0.0               |
| 4        | Assam                                | 18.1       | 40.5       | 71.0       | 0.0               | 155.0      | 87.4              |
| 5        | Bihar                                | 46.2       | 30.8       | 11.9       | 0.0               | 0.0        | 65.7              |
| 6        | Chandigarh                           | 1.0        | 0.5        | 0.7        | 0.0               | 0.3        | 2.1               |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                         | 24.2       | 0.0        | 1.0        | 63.0              | 13.8       | 70.9              |
| 8        | Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.4        | 0.0        | 0.9        | 0.0               | 2.2        | 2.0               |
| 9        | Delhi                                | 1.4        | 0.0        | 10.0       | 0.9               | 0.0        | 21.5              |
| 10       | Goa                                  | 0.0        | 14.8       | 0.2        | 0.0               | 0.2        | 0.0               |
| 11       | Gujarat                              | 0.3        | 0.0        | 0.0        | 43.5              | 0.0        | 104.0             |
| 12       | Haryana                              | 32.0       | 22.8       | 0.0        | 36.5              | 18.3       | 29.0              |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                     | 59.3       | 0.0        | 55.6       | 0.0               | 35.7       | 39.2              |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 49.1       | 45.3       | 26.1       | 0.0               | 51.8       | 12.4              |
| 15       | Jharkhand                            | 51.0       | 24.4       | 73.1       | 0.0               | 79.1       | 12.5              |
| 16       | Karnataka                            | 15.1       | 50.8       | 76.2       | 0.0               | 63.7       | 0.0               |
| 17       | Kerala                               | 47.6       | 12.5       | 0.0        | 0.0               | 0.0        | 2.8               |
| 18       | Ladakh                               | 0.0        | 0.0        | 4.4        | 0.0               | 2.1        | 0.5               |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                          | 1.2        | 0.0        | 0.3        | 0.0               | 0.3        | 0.2               |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                       | 9.7        | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0               | 28.2       | 16.8              |
| 21       | Maharashtra                          | 110.7      | 154.9      | 35.0       | 0.0               | 0.0        | 21.3              |
| 22       | Manipur                              | 7.8        | 12.3       | 15.6       | 0.0               | 10.0       | 7.4               |
| 23       | Meghalaya                            | 0.0        | 2.8        | 12.4       | 0.0               | 5.7        | 0.0               |
| 24       | Mizoram                              | 0.9        | 0.0        | 3.3        | 0.0               | 0.8        | 4.8               |
| 25       | Nagaland                             | 0.9        | 0.5        | 0.0        | 11.4              | 0.0        | 2.7               |
| 26       | Odisha                               | 233.0      | 98.8       | 120.2      | 9.2               | 43.4       | 107.3             |
| 27       | Puducherry                           | 4.8        | 2.5        | 3.4        | 0.0               | 1.1        | 2.4               |
| 28       | Punjab                               | 6.6        | 0.0        | 12.5       | 0.0               | 37.5       | 68.9              |
| 29       | Rajasthan                            | 69.1       | 36.4       | 42.5       | 39.9              | 38.1       | 66.1              |
| 30       | Sikkim                               | 6.7        | 4.1        | 3.6        | 0.0               | 8.9        | 5.7               |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                           | 0.0        | 104.3      | 54.3       | 0.0               | 149.9      | 20.8              |
| 32       | Telangana                            | 52.7       | 40.5       | 13.5       | 0.0               | 39.1       | 72.2              |
| 33       | Tripura                              | 0.0        | 5.7        | 4.5        | 0.0               | 22.8       | 6.0               |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                        | 37.4       | 1.1        | 0.0        | 50.4              | 0.0        | 13.0              |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                          | 0.0        | 1.3        | 12.0       | 27.4              | 34.6       | 17.0              |
| 36       | West Bengal                          | 0.0        | 0.0        | 8.0        | 0.0               | 93.3       | 47.2              |
|          | Total                                | 924.2      | 759.1      | 712.6      | 286.2             | 1003.8     | 956.8             |

Source: PRABANDH

*Provision for Smart Classrooms introduced in Samagra Shiksha in 2020-21.

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4022  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MP SHRI JAYADEV GALLA REGARDING DIGITAL DEVICES FOR STUDENTS

Number of Government schools and Government aided schools having Digital Infrastructure, 2019-20

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                 | Rural Areas          | Rural Areas                                      | Rural Areas                                  | Rural Areas           | Rural Areas   | Urban Areas          | Urban Areas                                      | Urban Areas                                  | Urban Areas           | Urban Areas   |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                 | Total No. of Schools | ICT Lab (in Schools having Classes VI and Above) | PCs with Integrated Teaching Learning Device | At least one Computer | Digital Board | Total No. of Schools | ICT Lab (in Schools having Classes VI and Above) | PCs with Integrated Teaching Learning Device | At least one computer | Digital Board |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 311                  | 74                                               | 16                                           | 161                   | 11            | 33                   | 24                                               | 6                                            | 28                    | 4             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 42259                | 3134                                             | 2724                                         | 5181                  | 494           | 5090                 | 579                                              | 598                                          | 1035                  | 184           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 2851                 | 88                                               | 52                                           | 316                   | 15            | 270                  | 30                                               | 23                                           | 101                   | 8             |
| 4         | Assam                     | 49775                | 2375                                             | 606                                          | 3594                  | 474           | 2406                 | 519                                              | 146                                          | 758                   | 110           |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 68867                | 880                                              | 137                                          | 1103                  | 81            | 4464                 | 210                                              | 66                                           | 398                   | 37            |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 16                   | 13                                               | 6                                            | 15                    | 5             | 112                  | 97                                               | 39                                           | 112                   | 16            |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 45650                | 977                                              | 847                                          | 5142                  | 691           | 3328                 | 246                                              | 199                                          | 844                   | 158           |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 281                  | 30                                               | 7                                            | 233                   | 95            | 23                   | 7                                                | 1                                            | 23                    | 5             |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               | 82                   | 17                                               | 40                                           | 80                    | 48            | 31                   | 13                                               | 4                                            | 31                    | 4             |
| 10        | Delhi                     | 143                  | 45                                               | 26                                           | 136                   | 7             | 2874                 | 1172                                             | 845                                          | 2693                  | 477           |
| 11        | Goa                       | 1085                 | 191                                              | 131                                          | 414                   | 46            | 259                  | 76                                               | 49                                           | 154                   | 20            |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | 35966                | 4123                                             | 5364                                         | 23234                 | 4276          | 4762                 | 1306                                             | 1378                                         | 3789                  | 1225          |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 12968                | 2708                                             | 743                                          | 3599                  | 402           | 1533                 | 331                                              | 115                                          | 483                   | 92            |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | 15030                | 2076                                             | 1290                                         | 2935                  | 1471          | 368                  | 113                                              | 83                                           | 130                   | 63            |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 21434                | 1120                                             | 453                                          | 2296                  | 784           | 1732                 | 230                                              | 116                                          | 423                   | 180           |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | 35173                | 1001                                             | 491                                          | 1369                  | 386           | 1931                 | 250                                              | 127                                          | 406                   | 107           |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | 47039                | 5191                                             | 1761                                         | 9683                  | 3982          | 10039                | 1501                                             | 939                                          | 3525                  | 1423          |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 9967                 | 3633                                             | 1068                                         | 8269                  | 995           | 2240                 | 1029                                             | 281                                          | 1981                  | 270           |
| 19        | Ladakh                    | 901                  | 54                                               | 33                                           | 199                   | 60            | 41                   | 7                                                | 1                                            | 17                    | 6             |
| 20        | Lakshadweep               | 33                   | 13                                               | 16                                           | 32                    | 12            | 12                   | 7                                                | 8                                            | 12                    | 4             |
| 21        | Madhya                    | 93877                | 318                                              | 235                                          | 2282                  | 116           | 6324                 | 157                                              | 166                                          | 965                   | 116           |
| 22        | Maharashtra               | 74083                | 6541                                             | 12692                                        | 42695                 | 4352          | 15594                | 2873                                             | 4897                                         | 11460                 | 2885          |
| 23        | Manipur                   | 3112                 | 79                                               | 29                                           | 276                   | 12            | 349                  | 33                                               | 11                                           | 92                    | 2             |
| 24        | Meghalaya                 | 11230                | 205                                              | 121                                          | 930                   | 102           | 749                  | 74                                               | 57                                           | 294                   | 31            |
| 25        | Mizoram                   | 2025                 | 85                                               | 27                                           | 599                   | 3             | 758                  | 89                                               | 52                                           | 400                   | 22            |
| 26        | Nagaland                  | 1827                 | 61                                               | 47                                           | 537                   | 10            | 184                  | 9                                                | 18                                           | 82                    | 2             |
| 27        | Odisha                    | 55871                | 3501                                             | 1590                                         | 11075                 | 3566          | 3228                 | 467                                              | 280                                          | 1284                  | 502           |
| 28        | Puducherry                | 251                  | 74                                               | 80                                           | 229                   | 74            | 204                  | 78                                               | 68                                           | 172                   | 53            |
| 29        | Punjab                    | 17515                | 4793                                             | 1509                                         | 9107                  | 168           | 2319                 | 864                                              | 254                                          | 1314                  | 74            |
| 30        | Rajasthan                 | 64356                | 10107                                            | 3116                                         | 17281                 | 1404          | 3304                 | 992                                              | 350                                          | 1521                  | 193           |
| 31        | Sikkim                    | 841                  | 168                                              | 77                                           | 431                   | 42            | 29                   | 11                                               | 6                                            | 20                    | 5             |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu                | 36775                | 5124                                             | 3850                                         | 15644                 | 1051          | 9132                 | 1593                                             | 1503                                         | 5310                  | 775           |
| 33        | Telangana                 | 25249                | 2039                                             | 1792                                         | 4980                  | 321           | 5454                 | 641                                              | 496                                          | 1775                  | 151           |
| 34        | Tripura                   | 4016                 | 133                                              | 32                                           | 256                   | 27            | 304                  | 51                                               | 25                                           | 114                   | 16            |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh             | 138772               | 2415                                             | 837                                          | 5944                  | 548           | 6914                 | 726                                              | 269                                          | 1511                  | 128           |
| 36        | Uttarakhand               | 16487                | 582                                              | 306                                          | 3722                  | 107           | 871                  | 128                                              | 60                                           | 391                   | 30            |
| 37        | West Bengal               | 73453                | 3387                                             | 1845                                         | 7307                  | 508           | 10096                | 836                                              | 684                                          | 2217                  | 175           |
|           | Total                     | 1009571              | 67355                                            | 43996                                        | 191286                | 26746         | 107361               | 17369                                            | 14220                                        | 45865                 | 9553          |

Source:  UDISE, 2019-20