Lok Sabha Question No. 1170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Unsafe School Buildings
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  JULY, 2022

## Unsafe School Buildings

† 1170. SHRI BALAK NATH:

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to identify the schools which are functioning in unsafe building in Alwar and other districts of Rajasthan; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether any steps are taken/being taken by the Government from a policy-based
- and administrative point of view to ensure safety for school going children; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) : Education  is  a  subject  in  the  concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and therefore  safety  and  security  of  the  school  children  in  schools  administered  by States/UTs come  under the purview of the respective States and UTs. The Government collects U-DISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus) data  of  all  indicators  for  all  schools  in  Rajasthan  which  includes  rooms  which  need major repair and Government schools with dilapidated building through an online Data Capture Format (DCF) filled at school level every year. The Samagra Shiksha scheme supports expenditure on Major repairs in order to ensure safety and better functionality of  Schools.  The  Project  Approval  Board  meeting  is  organized  every  year  under Samagra Shiksha, in which each State including Rajasthan inter-alia proposes those schools  which  need  major  repair.  The  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget  (AWP&B)  for implementation  of  Samagra  Shiksha  is  prepared  by  the  State  of  Rajasthan  which  is considered in the meeting of the Project Approval Board (PAB) at the commencement of financial year.  In 2021-22 and 2022-23, PAB has approved a total amount of Rs. 30.75 crore for 32 dilapidated buildings and major repairs in 37 schools for Rajasthan State.

(c)  and  (d):  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  (DoSEL),  Ministry  of Education has developed Guidelines on School Safety and Security, which, interalia, contain provisions for fixing the accountability of the school management in the matter of  safety  and  security  of  children  studying  in  Government,  Government-aided  and Private Schools. These guidelines have been circulated to all States/UTs/Autonomous Bodies of DoSEL and Stakeholder Ministries on 01.10.2021. The guidelines detail the accountability of various stakeholders and different departments in ensuring the safety and security of children in schools. The guidelines issued by the Center are advisory in nature  and  States/UTs  are  expected  to  implement  them  and  they  may  incorporate additions/modifications  to  them,  if  deemed  necessary,  according  to  their  specific requirements. These guidelines are uploaded on this Ministry's website at https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-10/guidelines\_sss.pdf.

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