Lok Sabha Question No. 1889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Internet Connection in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Mahendra Singh Solanky, Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## Internet Connection in Schools

## †1889. SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the percentage of Government schools with internet connection in all the State including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the  percentage  of  schools  equipped  with  computer  labs  along  with  adequate seating capacity;
- (c) whether the Government plans to extend the internet connectivity to all the schools across the country;
- (d) if so, the progress made in this regard so far;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  for  making  internet  connectivity available in all the schools; and
- (f) if so, the details of the progress made in this regard in Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan?

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

- (a) As  per  UDISE  2019-20,  State/UT-wise  number  and  percentage  of  Government schools,  with  Internet  connection/  facilities,  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  Rajasthan  and Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure-I.
- (b) As  per  UDISE  2019-20,  State/UT-wise  number  and  percentage  of  Government schools,  with  ICT/  Computer  Labs,  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  Rajasthan  and  Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure-II.

(c) to (f) The Government has taken various steps to provide online education amidst COVID-19 pandemic. These include PRAGYATA Guidelines 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, 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

To improve the internet connectivity in rural areas, the CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC-SPV) of MEITY has been assigned the task of providing Fiber to the Home (FTTH) connectivity to the Government Institutions, including schools.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1889 TO BE  ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022  ASKED BY HON'BLE MPs  SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN  SHARAN  SINGH,  SHRI  MAHENDRA  SINGH  SOLANKY,  SHRI  CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI AND SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA REGARDING INTERNET CONNECTION IN SCHOOLS

## Statement  showing  State/UT-wise,  number  and  percentage  of  Government  schools,  with Internet connection/ facilities

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                 | No. of Govt. Schools with Internet Connection   | Percentage of Govt. Schools with Internet Connection   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 68                                              | 19.88                                                  |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 4104                                            | 9.10                                                   |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 105                                             | 3.44                                                   |
| 4.        | Assam                     | 2037                                            | 4.32                                                   |
| 5.        | Bihar                     | 1492                                            | 2.05                                                   |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                | 121                                             | 100.00                                                 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              | 1627                                            | 3.35                                                   |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 44                                              | 14.67                                                  |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               | 77                                              | 70.64                                                  |
| 10.       | Delhi                     | 2440                                            | 88.18                                                  |
| 11.       | Goa                       | 70                                              | 8.46                                                   |
| 12.       | Gujarat                   | 23434                                           | 66.88                                                  |
| 13.       | Haryana                   | 2879                                            | 19.88                                                  |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 2153                                            | 13.98                                                  |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1201                                            | 5.18                                                   |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                 | 10891                                           | 30.31                                                  |
| 17.       | Karnataka                 | 3862                                            | 7.75                                                   |
| 18.       | Kerala                    | 4393                                            | 87.61                                                  |
| 19.       | Ladakh                    | 17                                              | 1.86                                                   |
| 20.       | Lakshadweep               | 42                                              | 93.33                                                  |
| 21.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 3792                                            | 3.81                                                   |
| 22.       | Maharashtra               | 7149                                            | 10.85                                                  |
| 23.       | Manipur                   | 68                                              | 2.36                                                   |
| 24.       | Meghalaya                 | 99                                              | 1.27                                                   |
| 25.       | Mizoram                   | 60                                              | 2.35                                                   |
| 26.       | Nagaland                  | 61                                              | 3.03                                                   |
| 28.       |                           |                                                 |                                                        |
|           | Puducherry                | 180                                             | 42.65                                                  |
| 29.       | Punjab                    | 6830                                            | 35.25                                                  |
| 30.       | Rajasthan                 | 16332                                           | 24.14                                                  |
| 31.       | Sikkim                    | 112                                             | 13.16                                                  |
| 32.       | Tamil Nadu                | 6746                                            | 17.95                                                  |
| 33.       | Telangana                 | 2408                                            | 8.03                                                   |
| 34.       | Tripura                   | 69                                              | 1.61                                                   |
| 35.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 4042                                            | 2.94                                                   |
| 36.       | Uttarakhand               | 1071                                            | 6.40                                                   |
| 37.       | West Bengal               | 8055                                            | 9.65                                                   |
| Total     | Total                     | 119581                                          | 11.58                                                  |

Source: UDISE, 2019-20

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1889 TO BE  ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022  ASKED BY HON'BLE MPs  SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN  SHARAN  SINGH,  SHRI  MAHENDRA  SINGH  SOLANKY,  SHRI  CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI AND SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA REGARDING INTERNET CONNECTION IN SCHOOLS

Statement  showing  State/UT-wise,  number  and  percentage  of  Government  schools,  with ICT/ Computer Labs

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                 |   No. of Govt. Schools with ICT/ Computer Labs |   Percentage of Govt. Schools with ICT/ Computer Labs |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                             97 |                                                 28.36 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            |                                           3713 |                                                  8.23 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                            109 |                                                  3.57 |
| 4.        | Assam                     |                                           2803 |                                                  5.94 |
| 5.        | Bihar                     |                                           1057 |                                                  1.46 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                |                                            103 |                                                 85.12 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              |                                           1218 |                                                  2.51 |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                             33 |                                                 11    |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               |                                             27 |                                                 24.77 |
| 10.       | Delhi                     |                                           1048 |                                                 37.87 |
| 11.       | Goa                       |                                             50 |                                                  6.05 |
| 12.       | Gujarat                   |                                           1983 |                                                  5.66 |
| 13.       | Haryana                   |                                           3034 |                                                 20.95 |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh          |                                           2189 |                                                 14.22 |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                           1350 |                                                  5.83 |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                 |                                           1182 |                                                  3.29 |
| 17.       | Karnataka                 |                                           4640 |                                                  9.31 |
| 18.       | Kerala                    |                                           1755 |                                                 35    |
| 19.       | Ladakh                    |                                             61 |                                                  6.68 |
| 20.       | Lakshadweep               |                                             20 |                                                 44.44 |
| 21.       | Madhya Pradesh            |                                            464 |                                                  0.47 |
| 22.       | Maharashtra               |                                           1778 |                                                  2.7  |
| 23.       | Manipur                   |                                            102 |                                                  3.55 |
| 24.       | Meghalaya                 |                                            113 |                                                  1.45 |
| 25.       | Mizoram                   |                                            143 |                                                  5.6  |
| 26.       | Nagaland                  |                                             70 |                                                  3.48 |
| 27.       | Odisha                    |                                           3869 |                                                  7.26 |
| 28.       | Puducherry                |                                            142 |                                                 33.65 |
| 29.       | Punjab                    |                                           5297 |                                                 27.34 |
| 30.       | Rajasthan                 |                                          11099 |                                                 16.4  |
| 31.       | Sikkim                    |                                            172 |                                                 20.21 |
| 32.       | Tamil Nadu                |                                           6457 |                                                 17.18 |
| 33.       | Telangana                 |                                           2679 |                                                  8.93 |
| 34.       | Tripura                   |                                            175 |                                                  4.09 |
| 35.       | Uttar Pradesh             |                                           1489 |                                                  1.08 |
| 36.       | Uttarakhand               |                                            615 |                                                  3.67 |
| 37.       | West Bengal               |                                           4220 |                                                  5.06 |
|           | Total                     |                                          65356 |                                                  6.33 |

Source: UDISE, 2019-20