Lok Sabha Question No. 110 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 110 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

## *110. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government is reviewing and monitoring the performance of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) regularly and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether instances of irregularities in the implementation of the scheme have been reported and if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  so  far  to  address  such irregularities, State/ UT-wise; and

(c) the other steps taken/being taken to implement the scheme effectively in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 110 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 ASKED BY  SHRI  MANNE  SRINIVAS  REDDY,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN'

(a) to (c): The  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA) programme  was  under  implementation  since  2000-2001  for  universalization  of  elementary education throughout the country.  Now, SSA along-with other two centrally sponsored schemes of Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and  Teacher  Education  (TE)  have  been subsumed under a new Integrated Scheme for School Education  - Samagra Shiksha, launched in the  country  from  2018-2019.    It  is  an  overarching  programme  for  the  school  education  sector extending  from  pre-school  to  class  XII  and  aims  to  ensure  inclusive  and  equitable  quality education at all levels of school education.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha has an inbuilt concurrent evaluation and monitoring system. The Samagra Shiksha Manual on Financial Management and Procurement contains detailed procedures on fund flow arrangements, accounting, financial reporting, internal control  and  audit,  external  audit,  procurement  procedures,  etc.  Annual  Reports  of  the  State Implementing Societies for implementation of the scheme at State / UT level are also laid on the Table  of the Parliament  every  year. Appropriate  corrective action is taken by  the State Governments whenever instances of irregularities come to light in the execution of the scheme.

To  ensure  effective  implementation  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  there  are  robust  monitoring systems  in  place  which  includes  an  annual  audit  by  an  independent  Chartered  Accountant empanelled  with  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  (CAG)  of  India,  a  regular  CAG  audit,  a system of concurrent financial reviews, as well as regular internal audit. An All India Performance Audit on Implementation of RTE Act. 2009 was conducted by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (C&AG) for the period extending from 2010-11 to 2015-16 and accordingly Report No. 23 of 2017 has been laid on the Table of the Parliament on 21.07.2017.

The Ministry of Education convenes periodic meetings with State Education Ministers and Secretaries  to  review  the  programme.  Educational  data  is  collected  through  a  Unified  District Information System  for Education (UDISE+)  every  year  to assess the progress. National Achievement Surveys (NAS) are conducted at periodic intervals to assess the learning levels of children.  PRABANDH  System  is  the  online  monitoring  platform  of  Samagra  Shiksha  for enhancing  transparency  of  the  scheme,  highlight  the  achievements,  increase  accountability  of different  stakeholders  and  implementing  agencies,  especially States  and  UTs,  thereby  improving the performance of implementation of the Samagra Shiksha. Performance Grading Index(PGI) is designed to catalyse transformational change in the field of school education, to propel States and UTs towards undertaking multipronged interventions to bring about the much-desired educational outcomes.

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