Lok Sabha Question No. 1885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Budget Allocation for Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1885 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Budget Allocation for Education

## 1885.  SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the budgetary allocation for education as a  percentage of total expenditure has dropped over the past seven years;
- (b) whether it is also true that the dropout rate in primary schools continues to be at 1.5 per cent in 2021-22;
- (c) whether the decline in number of schools in the category of secondary and senior secondary schools has increased between 2013-14 and 2021-22; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)Budgetary allocation for Education as a percentage of total expenditure for last seven years is given below-

Rs in Cr

| Financial Year   |   Total Budget of Ministry of Education |   Total Union Expenditure | %of Education Budget w.r.t Union Expenditure   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16          |                                 69074.8 |               1.79078e+06 | 3.86%                                          |

| 2016-17   |   72394.00 | 1975193.71   | 3.67%   |
|-----------|------------|--------------|---------|
| 2017-18   |    79685.9 | 2141973.06   | 3.72%   |
| 2018-19   |    85010.3 | 2315112.61   | 3.67%   |
| 2019-20   |    94853.6 | 2686329.95   | 3.53%   |
| 2020-21   |    99311.5 | 3509836.38   | 2.83%   |
| 2021-22   |    93224.3 | 3793800.63   | 2.46%   |
| 2022-23   |   104278   |              |         |
| 2023-24   |   112899   |              |         |

(b) to (d)

## Dropout Rate at Primary level by gender

Yes, the Dropout Rate at Primary level as per Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2021-22 is 1.5% only.

| Dropout Rate - Primary (Class 1 to Class 5)   |   Dropout Rate - Primary (Class 1 to Class 5) |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Boys                                          |                                           1.6 |
| Girls                                         |                                           1.4 |
| Total                                         |                                           1.5 |

## Details on Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools

As per the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) 2013-14 & Unified District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus (UDISE+)  2021-22,  the  number  of Schools  at  Secondary  &  Higher  Secondary  level  has  increased  from  1,41,941  to 1,50,452 & from 86,261 to 1,42,398 respectively from 2013-14 to 2021-22.

| School category   | 2013-14   | 2021-22   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Secondary         | 1,41,941  | 1,50,452  |
| Higher Secondary  | 86,261    | 1,42,398  |

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