Lok Sabha Question No. 3304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Review of Educational Facilities in Bihar
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3304 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## Review of Educational Facilities in Bihar

†3304. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the existing facilities at the Secondary and Higher Secondary level of education in Bihar;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  demographic  characteristics,  quality  of  school  education, details of facilities, teacher-students ratio thereof;
- (c)  the  number  of  Government  and  non-Government  educational  institutions  in  each district of Bihar;
- (d) the number of projects approved for the development of education in the 13th Five Year Plan for Maharashtra?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b): Education is in the concurrent list of Constitution and most of the schools are under  jurisdiction  of  concerned  States  and  UTs.  As  informed  by  the  Government  of Bihar, there are 9361 functional Secondary/Higher Secondary schools in the State and all 8386 Gram Panchayats have now been covered with Secondary/Higher Secondary schooling  facility.  The  State  has  initiated  various  qualitative  initiatives,  i.e.,  e-Lots  (eLibrary of Teachers & Students) for online/digital learning of the students, at least one smart  classroom  in  Secondary/Higher  Secondary  Government  schools,  e-content  for classroom transaction through smart class and capacity building of secondary teachers under NISHTHA 2.0. As per UDISE 2019-20, out of 6128 Secondary/Higher Secondary schools  (Government),  6119  schools  have  building,  5173  schools  have  ramp,  6075 schools  have  boys'  toilet,  6092  schools  have  girls'  toilet,  6122  schools  have  drinking water  facility,  4571  schools  have  boundary  wall,  4447  schools  have  playground  and 5859 schools have electricity. 3304 schools have been opened/upgraded with class IX in academic year 2020-2021.

(c):  The  number  of  Government  and  Non-Government  Secondary/  Higher  Secondary schools are 9361 and 2218 respectively. The district wise status is at Annexure.

(d): This Department has launched an Integrated Scheme for School Education namely Samagra Shiksha with effect from the year 2018-19 by subsuming the three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). An approval of Rs. 357.72 crore has been given for projects under non-recurring component of the scheme to the State of Maharashtra from 2017-18 to 2020-21.

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Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3304 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL REGARDING REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN BIHAR. District wise Status of number of Government and Non-Government Secondary

## and Senior Secondary schools

|   Sl. No. | District Name       |   Total Government Schools |   Total Non- Government Schools |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | ARARIA-1007         |                        233 |                              26 |
|         2 | ARWAL-1038          |                         72 |                              25 |
|         3 | AURANGABAD -1034    |                        237 |                              68 |
|         4 | BANKA-1023          |                        204 |                              42 |
|         5 | BEGUSARAI-1020      |                        261 |                              63 |
|         6 | BHAGALPUR-1022      |                        290 |                              96 |
|         7 | BHOJPUR-1029        |                        267 |                              62 |
|         8 | BUXAR-1030          |                        159 |                              42 |
|         9 | DARBHANGA-1013      |                        347 |                              64 |
|        10 | EAST CHAMPARAN-1002 |                        434 |                             111 |
|        11 | GAYA-1035           |                        385 |                             122 |
|        12 | GOPALGANJ-1015      |                        246 |                              52 |
|        13 | JAMUI-1037          |                        176 |                              30 |
|        14 | JEHANABAD-1033      |                        101 |                              32 |
|        15 | KAIMUR-1031         |                        166 |                              39 |
|        16 | KATIHAR-1010        |                        260 |                              23 |
|        17 | KHAGARIA-1021       |                        137 |                              32 |
|        18 | KISHANGANJ-1008     |                        142 |                              22 |
|        19 | LAKHISARAI-1025     |                        100 |                              26 |
|        20 | MADHEPURA-1011      |                        181 |                              42 |
|        21 | MADHUBANI-1005      |                        418 |                              59 |
|        22 | MUNGER-1024         |                        141 |                              17 |
|        23 | MUZAFFARPUR-1014    |                        417 |                              97 |
|        24 | NALANDA-1027        |                        288 |                              78 |
|        25 | NAWADA-1036         |                        208 |                              54 |
|        26 | PATNA-1028          |                        441 |                             250 |
|        27 | PURNIA-1009         |                        267 |                              49 |
|        28 | ROHTAS-1032         |                        285 |                              82 |
|        29 | SAHARSA-1012        |                        166 |                              36 |
|        30 | SAMASTIPUR-1019     |                        403 |                              98 |
|        31 | SARAN-1017          |                        357 |                             102 |
|        32 | SHEIKHPURA-1026     |                         66 |                              24 |

| 33          | SHEOHAR-1003        |   56 |    5 |
|-------------|---------------------|------|------|
| 34          | SITAMARHI-1004      |  287 |   29 |
| 35          | SIWAN-1016          |  321 |   92 |
| 36          | SUPAUL-1006         |  194 |   12 |
| 37          | VAISHALI-1018       |  308 |   61 |
| 38          | WEST CHAMPARAN-1001 |  340 |   54 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         | 9361 | 2218 |

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