Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 34 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  July, 2021

## Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

## 34. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  in  the  country especially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the details of funds allocated and utilized under the scheme by the State of Uttar  Pradesh, especially in Jhansi and Lalitpur during last three years;
- (c) the detail of schools promoted under the scheme in the State; and
- (d) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase enrolment and completion of secondary school education?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a): The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA) was under implementation since 2009 to 2017-18 for universalizing secondary education in the country.  The  RMSA  along-with  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and  Teacher  Education  (TE) have  been  subsumed  in  an  integrated  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  School  Education  Samagra Shiksha from 2018-19. 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.
- (b): The  funds  released  and  expenditure  incurred  by  Uttar  Pradesh  during  last  three  years under Samagra Shiksha is as under:

## (Rs. in lakh)

| Financial Year   |   Central Share Released |   Expenditure by Uttar Pradesh (including State Share) |
|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19          |                   462541 |                                                 684631 |
| 2019-20          |                   498560 |                                                 683203 |
| 2020-21          |                   457186 |                                                 667843 |

Funds under Samagra Shiksha are released in lumpsum to the States/UTs and not district wise.

(c): Samagra Shiksha aims at universalisation of secondary and higher secondary education by providing support to States/UTs for setting up secondary school and higher secondary school within  a  reasonable  distance  of  5  Km  and  7-10  Km,  respectively  of  every  habitation.  It  also supports strengthening of school infrastructure by provision of funds for new/upgraded schools, additional  classrooms,  science  laboratories,  libraries,  computer  rooms,  art  and  culture  rooms, drinking  water  facilities,  boys'  toilets,  separate  girls'  toilets,  Children  with  Special  Needs (CwSN) toilets etc., as per the gaps identified under UDISE+. In the State of Uttar Pradesh, so far 1551 secondary schools and 6 senior secondary schools have been sanctioned, out of which 1483  secondary  schools  have  become  operational.  Under  strengthening  of  secondary  schools, 102 science labs, 143 computer rooms, 355 art and culture rooms, 300 libraries, 937 additional classrooms,  83  water  drinking  facilities  have  been  sanctioned.  Under  strengthening  of  higher secondary schools, 167 physics labs, 75 bio labs, 169 chemistry labs have been sanctioned.

(d): Besides  the  above,  Samagra  Shiksha  also  supports  specific  interventions  such  as  ICT coverage,  capacity  building  of  teachers,  upgradation  of  KGBVs  upto  class  XII,  Vocational Education,  Transportation  Allowance  at  secondary  level  in  order  to  increase  enrolment  and completion of secondary school education. In addition, various qualitative interventions such as Learning Enhancement/ Enrichment Programme, Holistic Progress Card, Library grants, sports grants, composite school grants, Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan etc. are also supported.

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