Lok Sabha Question No. 5125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: Self Defence Training for Girls
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2022

## Self Defence Training for Girls

## 5125. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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  belonging  to  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 and 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 2018-19 to 2021-22 are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Year     | No. of Schools   | No. of Schools   |
|-----------|----------|------------------|------------------|
|           |          | Elementary       | Secondary        |
| 1         | 2018-19  | 134835           | 76581            |
| 2         | 2019-20  | 180160           | 81800            |
| 3         | 2020-21  | 147784           | 81438            |
| 4         | 2021-22* | 163045           | 56869            |

(Source: Prabandh)

(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 School | Financial    | No. of Schools | Financial   | No. of Schools | Financial   |
| 1         | 2018-19 | 134835         | 10221.87     | s 30327       | 2590.388     | 76581          | 6227.226    | 38772          | 3100.464    |
| 2         | 2019-20 | 180160         | 15346.257    | 124287        | 7684.411     | 81800          | 6656.358    | 42241          | 3071.113    |
| 3         | 2020-21 | 147784         | 13300.56     | 44721         | 1486.846     | 81438          | 7329.42     | 38300          | 2120.902    |
| 4         | 2021-22 | 163045         | 8320.49      | 36381         | 1125.521     | 56869          | 3337.27     | 8457           | 350.338     |

(Source: Prabandh)

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

*****