Lok Sabha Question No. 3952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Basic Education in Rural Areas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3952 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Basic Education in Rural Areas

3952.  SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  schemes/projects  being  run  to  promote  education  in  the  country especially in the rural areas of Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the action plan formulated in the year 2021-22 to develop infrastructure like smart board and online education through applications for basic education in rural areas and  to  improve  the  quality  of  education  being  imparted  by  teachers  in  the  rural  schools, State-wise;
- (c) the amount of budget allocated for the said purpose by Government; and
- (d) the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  Government  to  provide  online  education  to  the students of all Government schools?

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

- (a) The  Government  of  India  launched  Samagra  Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for school  education,  w.e.f  2018-19,  as  an  overarching  programme  for  the  school  education sector extending from pre-school to class XII, which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education, across the country. The scheme provides support to States and UTs for strengthening of infrastructure in schools, universal access, bringing  gender  equality,  promoting  inclusive  education,  quality  of  education,  financial support  for  teachers'  salary,  digital  initiatives,  entitlements  under  the  Right  of  Children  to Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  including  uniforms  and  textbooks,  preschool education, vocational education, sports and physical education and strengthening of teacher education institutions. The scheme is implemented across the country including rural areas  of  Maharashtra  and  approvals  for  new  interventions/infrastructure  are  given  as  per gaps identified under UDISE+.

(b) to (d) Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  List  of  the  Constitution  and  the  State  and  UT 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  (b)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3952  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MP SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE REGARDING BASIC EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS

## 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  (b)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3952  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MP SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE REGARDING BASIC EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS

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 Pradesh            | 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                                           |                       |               | 29                   | 11                                               | 6                                            | 20                    | 5             |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu                | 36775                | 5124                                             |                                              | 431                   | 42            | 9132                 |                                                  |                                              | 5310                  | 775           |
| 33        | Telangana                 | 25249                | 2039                                             | 3850 1792                                    | 15644 4980            | 1051 321      |                      | 1593                                             | 1503 496                                     | 1775                  | 151           |
| 34        | Tripura                   | 4016                 | 133                                              | 32                                           | 256                   | 27            | 5454 304             | 641 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