Lok Sabha Question No. 904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 904 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

## †904. Shri Nihal Chand:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a)  the salient features of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan;
- (b)  the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this scheme in the country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  years,  State-wise  including Rajasthan; and
- (c)  the details of the work done/ achievements made under the above-mentioned scheme in  the  country  especially  in  the  rural  areas  till  now,  Union  Territory/  State-wise including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a): The major features of Samagra Shiksha for improving the access, infrastructure and quality of education throughout the country are:

-  Universalising access to quality education by provision for new/ upgradation of schools from pre-primary to senior secondary level and strengthening of existing schools including provision of barrier free access for Divyang children. Addition of new subjects instead of Streams in existing senior secondary schools.
-  Support for mainstreaming of out of  school  children  extended from  elementary level to children in the age group of 16-19 years through open schooling.
-  Provision  of  upgradation  of Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBVs) to provide residential and schooling facilities upto Class-XII. Provision of Incinerator and sanitary pad vending machines in all girls' hostels.
-  Provision of free textbooks to all children and free uniforms to all girls, SC, ST and BPL  boys at elementary level including primers/textbooks for tribal languages with bridging materials.
-  Transport facility extended to secondary level @ upto ₹ 6000 per annum, for children in difficult sparsely populated areas.
-  Residential  schools/hostels  named Netaji  Subhas  Chandra  Bose  Avasiya Vidyalayas in  hilly  terrain,  small  and  sparsely  populated  areas  for  children without adult protection who are in need of shelter and care.
-  Provision  of  upto  ₹  500  per  child  per  annum  for  Teaching  Learning  Materials, indigenous  toys  and  games,  play  based  activities  for pre-primary  sections in Government Schools.
-  Support for NIPUN Bharat Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy through provision of TLM upto ₹ 500 per child per annum, ₹150 per teacher for teacher  manuals  and  resources,  ₹  10-20  lakh  per  district  for  assessment, Teacher training on FLN.
-  Provision for qualitative and innovative interventions such as Holistic Progress Card (HPC), sports grant, library grant, composite school grant, teacher training, strengthening  of  TEIs,  assessment  cell, Bagless  days,  school  complexes, internships with local artisans, curriculum and pedagogical reforms etc.
-  Self-Defence training for girls under 'Rani Laxmibai Atma Raksha Prashikshan' and  amount for  the  same has been increased from ₹ 3000 to ₹ 5000 per month.
-  Provision  of  upto  ₹  3500  per  child  with  special  needs,  per  year,  studying  in government, government aided and local body schools for aids and appliances, teaching material, home based education etc.
-  Separate  provision  of  stipend  for  CWSN  girls @  ₹  200  per  month  for  10 months, in addition to student component from pre-primary to senior secondary level.
-  Annual identification camps for CWSN at block level @₹ 10000 per camp and equipping  of  Block  Resource  centres  for  rehabilitation  and  special  training  of CWSN, and training of special educators & Block Resource Persons.
-  Academic support of BRCs and CRCs extended for pre-primary and secondary level.
-  Enhanced emphasis on convergence with Skills and other Government departments/agencies  undertaking  development  works  for  providing  exposure and internships to children on different vocations.
-  Support  under Vocational  Education extended  to  Government  aided  schools also in addition to Government Schools and grant/number of job roles/sections linked to enrolment and demand.
-  Provision  of Classroom  cum  workshop for  Vocational  Education  in  schools serving as Hub for other schools in the neighbourhood. Provision of transport and assessment cost for schools serving as spokes.
-  Provision of ICT labs, Smart classrooms including support for digital boards , virtual classrooms and DTH channels.
-  Child  tracking for tracking the learning level of children for students  of Government and Government aided schools.
-  Support  States  &  UTs  for  implementation  of  provisions  of  RTE  Act  including reimbursement under Section 12(1) (c) of the Act.

(b):  The  details  of  State-wise  fund  releases  and  expenditure  including  the  State  of Rajasthan is at Annexure .

(c): The achievements of Samagra Shiksha are as follows:

## During 2018-19 to 2021-22 (till 31.12.2021)

-  1475  schools  have  been  upgraded  at  Elementary,  Secondary  and  Higher Secondary level,
-  73 new residential schools/ hostels have been opened,
-  52668 schools have been strengthened (including Additional classrooms),
-  15976 schools have been covered under ICT & Digital initiatives,
-  5900 schools have been covered under vocational education,
-  788 KGBVs have been upgraded from class VIII to class X,
-  980 KGBVs have been upgraded from class VIII to class XII and
-  13787 separate girls toilets have been constructed.

## Further, During 2018-19

-  4.78 lakh out of school children  were provided special training at elementary level,
-  4.24 lakh children  were provided transport and escort facility,
-  16.76 lakh children  were covered under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act,
-  6.96 cr children  were provided free uniforms,
-  8.72 crore  children  were  provided free textbooks at elementary level,
-  74.4 lakh  children  were provided remedial teaching,
-  14.58lakh teachers  were trained,
-  69173 schools provided self defence training to girls,
-  3.79 lakh CWSN girls  were provided stipend and
-  23183 special educators were provided financial assistance.

## During 2019-20,

-  5.07 lakh out of school children  were provided special training at elementary level,
-  6.78 lakh children  were provided transport and escort facility,
-  21.58 lakh children  were covered under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act,
-  6.89 cr children  were provided free uniforms,
-  8.78 crore children  were provided free textbooks at elementary level,
-  176 lakh children  were provided remedial teaching,
-  28.84lakh teachers  were trained,
-  166528 schools provided self defence training to girls,
-  3.22 lakh CWSN girls  were provided stipend and
-  24030 special educators were provided financial assistance.

## During 2020-21,

-  3.26  lakh  out  of  school  children  have  been  provided  special  training  at elementary level,
-  2.42 lakh children have been provided transport and escort facility,
-  32.67 lakh children have been covered under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act,
-  6.57cr children have been provided free uniforms,
-  8.84cr children have been provided free textbooks at elementary level,
-  1.44 cr children have been provided remedial teaching,
-  14.44 lakh teachers have been trained,
-  83021 schools provided self defence training to girls,
-  3.68 lakh CWSN girls have been provided stipend and
-  23331 special educators have been provided financial assistance.

## During 2021-22 (till 31.12.2021),

-  2.55  lakh  out  of  school  children  have  been  provided  special  training  at elementary level,
-  1.24 children have been provided transport and escort facility,
-  22.44 lakh children have been covered under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act,
-  2 cr children have been provided free uniforms,
-  6.60 cr children have been provided free textbooks at elementary level,
-  28.54 lakh children have been provided remedial teaching,
-  5.01 lakh teachers have been trained,
-  43718 schools provided self defence training to girls,
-  1.86 lakh CWSN girls have been provided stipend and
-  20035 special educators have been provided financial assistance.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 904 FOR REPLY ON 07.02.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE MP SHRI NIHAL CHAND REGARDING SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the       | 2019-20         | 2019-20                                           | 2020-21            | 2020-21                                           | 2021-22                   | 2021-22                                            |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Samagra Shiksha | Samagra Shiksha                                   | Samagra Shiksha    | Samagra Shiksha                                   | Samagra Shiksha           | Samagra Shiksha                                    |
| Sl. No.   | State             | Releases        | Expenditure including State Share as per PRABANDH | Releases           | Expenditure including State Share as per PRABANDH | Releases as on 31-12-2021 | Expenditure including State Share as on 31-12-2021 |
| 1         | A & N Islands     | 3093.94         | 3296.83                                           | 4037.43            | 4466.32                                           | 2552.29                   | 3578.59                                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 105996.21       | 179234.81                                         | 86975.09           | 108556.12                                         | 47083.57                  | 93547.64                                           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 34717.07        | 35870.51                                          | 33964.52           | 28533.15                                          | 10421.89                  | 13220.14                                           |
| 4         | Assam             | 152100.38       | 178338.27                                         | 159429.09          | 189295.95                                         | 114195.94                 | 87240.62                                           |
| 5         | Bihar             | 326693.12       | 547839.01                                         | 282822.81          | 518977.57                                         | 246106.58                 | 299361.68                                          |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 6371.14         | 7670.42                                           | 7115.42            | 8708.35                                           | 8201.00                   | 7186.44                                            |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 101322.73       | 104163.36                                         | 35068.41           | 106813.12                                         | 27619.79                  | 62396.82                                           |
| 8         | Dadra & N. Haveli | 3835.33         | 3535.68                                           | 3493.77            | 4190.87                                           | 1631.23                   | 2693.92                                            |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       | 924.44          | 870.36                                            |                    |                                                   |                           |                                                    |
| 10        | Delhi             | 25698.06        | 30095.02                                          | 14926.44           | 36788.81                                          | 7420.07                   | 13203.75                                           |
| 11        | Goa               | 1525.39         | 3167.57                                           | 1788.38            | 2718.32                                           | 410.13                    | 1755.67                                            |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 115286.16       | 177438.40                                         | 97632.80           | 179496.77                                         | 64916.25                  | 84179.92                                           |
| 13        | Haryana           | 61846.56        | 108614.95                                         | 74570.72           | 122298.83                                         | 35653.10                  | 65584.64                                           |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  | 47315.93        | 53992.52                                          | 49230.46           | 41213.38                                          | 18934.84                  | 27199.54                                           |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 74028.22        | 32801.27                                          | 38557.43           | 118456.76                                         | 25930.62                  | 49223.68                                           |
| 16        | Jharkhand         | 91426.74        | 183348.70                                         | 86561.21           | 144324.65                                         | 62311.33                  | 67012.84                                           |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 73032.69        | 109628.31                                         | 61010.01           | 88580.17                                          | 43933.27                  | 76524.51                                           |
| 18        | Kerala            | 21420.28        | 36797.73                                          | 23838.59           | 43630.97                                          | 14691.25                  | 22066.19                                           |
| 19        | Ladakh            | 4147.17         | 83.02                                             | 5806.39            | 2042.92                                           | 1268.52                   | 2123.02                                            |
| 20        | Lakshadweep       | 728.11          | 510.25                                            | 254.63             | 261.64                                            | 166.91                    | 198.88                                             |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh    | 256144.65       | 467563.75                                         | 246219.48          | 430851.72                                         | 156770.08                 | 208114.45                                          |
| 22        | Maharashtra       | 73423.81        | 138286.82                                         | 63559.58           | 100375.55                                         | 24505.14                  | 48249.91                                           |
| 23        | Manipur           | 27363.08        | 34940.03                                          | 32364.84           | 32954.52                                          | 14992.36                  | 18244.27                                           |
| 24        | Meghalaya         | 32311.14        | 37571.09                                          | 28355.68           | 40517.59                                          | 20895.73                  | 23455.58                                           |
| 25        | Mizoram           | 16813.38        | 15375.30                                          | 18855.02           | 18868.22                                          | 4985.19                   | 8863.91                                            |
| 26        | Nagaland          | 19047.59        | 19644.72                                          | 21347.11           | 17667.02                                          | 4702.21                   | 14143.32                                           |
| 27        | Odisha            | 189289.15       | 305962.32                                         | 130145.67          | 276836.93                                         | 91530.15                  | 142133.01                                          |
| 28        | Puducherry        | 786.54          | 1868.03                                           | 972.44             | 2326.10                                           | 958.74                    | 1091.57                                            |
| 29        | Punjab            | 46239.27        | 105492.69                                         | 53143.13           | 127385.30                                         | 38895.85                  | 37503.26                                           |
| 30        | Rajasthan         | 291132.13       | 373349.39                                         | 225943.67          | 425873.85                                         | 170921.73                 | 362691.02                                          |
| 31        | Sikkim            | 11040.54        | 10172.92                                          | 6451.72            | 9115.62                                           | 6734.35                   | 4279.99                                            |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu        | 176912.17       | 296785.04                                         | 162153.74          | 271492.84                                         | 115677.66                 | 55823.32                                           |
| 33        | Telangana         | 109524.00       | 158520.45                                         | 34807.36           | 105952.79                                         | 55327.91                  | 46582.53                                           |
| 34 35     | Tripura Uttar     | 23492.36        | 32043.98 683202.64                                | 40371.19 457185.61 | 31565.04 667843.10                                | 15368.03                  | 15473.13 236965.23                                 |
|           | Pradesh           | 498559.56       |                                                   |                    |                                                   | 103779.32                 |                                                    |

|         | Name of the State   | 2019-20 Samagra Shiksha   | 2019-20 Samagra Shiksha                           | 2020-21 Samagra Shiksha   | 2020-21 Samagra Shiksha                           | 2021-22 Samagra Shiksha   | 2021-22 Samagra Shiksha                            |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. |                     | Releases                  | Expenditure including State Share as per PRABANDH | Releases                  | Expenditure including State Share as per PRABANDH | Releases as on 31-12-2021 | Expenditure including State Share as on 31-12-2021 |
| 36      | Uttarakhand         | 51187.76                  | 53723.01                                          | 54149.33                  | 58187.33                                          | 24599.83                  | 34433.14                                           |
| 37      | West Bengal         | 157905.49                 | 279831.05                                         | 132743.02                 | 191443.12                                         | 97346.54                  | 160878.43                                          |
|         | Total               | 3232682.27                | 4811630.22                                        | 2775852.18                | 4558611.31                                        | 1681439.40                | 2397224.56                                         |

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