Lok Sabha Question No. 3949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Primary Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3949 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  MARCH, 2022

## PRIMARY EDUCATION

## 3949. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  current  number  of  students  aged  3-9  years  enrolled  in  Government  schools, and teachers in all Government schools, as on February 2022 in the country, Statewise and district-wise for the State of Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the Government is taking any steps to retain children in their primary years of schooling, especially in view of the pandemic and its effect on access to education and if so, details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has increased its efforts towards teacher capacity building to meet the needs of an influx of children who were left out during the pandemic, and will now be joining schools; and
- (d)  the  total  number  of  primary  schools  operated  by  the  Government  in  the  country, State-wise  and  district-wise  in  Rajasthan  and  also  the  allocation  of  funds  to  such schools between 2018-2022, year-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a)  : The State-wise enrolment and district -wise enrolment in respect of  Rajasthan of students    less  than  9  years  in  Government  Schools  is  placed  as  Annexure-I  and Annexure-II  respectively.  The  State-wise  and  district-wise  (in  respect  of  Rajasthan) number of teachers in Government schools is placed at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively.
- (b)  : The  integrated  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  school  education,  Samagra Shiksha has been aligned with the recommendations of NEP 2020 to ensure that all children  have  access  to  quality  education  with  an  equitable  and  inclusive  classroom environment which should take care of their diverse background, multilingual needs, different academic abilities and make them active participants in the learning process.

The  major  features  and  interventions  of  Samagra  Shiksha  includes  universalizing access to quality school education by expansion of schooling facilities in the uncovered areas through up-gradation of schools from pre-primary up-to senior secondary level.

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India has launched the National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy called National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) on 5th July 2021 under the aegis of Samagra Shiksha. The mission  aims  to  achieve  universal  foundational  literacy  and  numeracy  in  primary classes  and  to  ensure  that  all  children  attain  grade  level  competencies  in  reading, writing  and  numeracy.  The  Mission  lays  down  priorities  and  actionable  agendas  for States/UTs to achieve the goal of proficiency in foundational  literacy  and  numeracy  for  every  child  by  grade  3.  The  guidelines  for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat mission has been uploaded on the Department's website under the link mentioned below:

https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/NIPUN\_BHARAT\_GUIDELINES\_EN.pdf

In order to ensure that children have access to education with quality and equity, the Department of School Education has prepared and issued detailed guidelines on 7th  January,  2021,  on  the  steps to be  taken  by  the States  and UTs. The  link  of  the guidelines is https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/ guidelines\_oosc.pdf.    The  guidelines,  among  others,  include  identification  of  out  of school children from age 6-18 years through door to door survey, enrolment drives and awareness generation, continued Education for children with Special Needs (CWSN) etc. This Department has also developed an online module for compiling the data of Out  of  School  Children  (OoSC)  identified  by  each  State/UT  and  their  mapping  with Special Training  Centres  (STC) on  the PRABANDH Portal. The concerned State/UT validates the child wise information of the identified OoSC and STC uploaded by the concerned  Block  Resource  Centre  of  the  State  for  monitoring  the  progress  of mainstreaming of OoSC. Further, to bridge the learning gaps and to ensure continuity of  education,  this  Department  has  shared  a  comprehensive  Learning  Recovery  Plan with all the states and Union Territories on 01.02.2022 describing the actions/ activities to  be  undertaken  by  all  the  stakeholders,  indicative  annual  calendar  of  activities, existing interventions which can be utilized and additional support with funds as one time measure. The link for the same is https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/lpr\_2023.pdf. (c)  : In  2021-22,  the  National  Initiative  for  School  Heads  and  Teachers  for  Holistic Advancement  (NISHTHA),  a  National  Mission  to  improve  learning  outcomes  at  the Elementary  level  through  an  Integrated  Teacher  Training  Programme,  has  been extended to Foundational Literacy and Numeracy and secondary level. NISHTHA 2.0 (Secondary Level) -online on DIKSHA for secondary level teachers was  launched  on  29th  July,  2021. NCERT  has  developed  a  package  including  12 Generic modules and 56 subject specific modules for NISHTHA 2.0. NISHTHA  3.0-Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy  (FLN)  in  online  mode  on DIKSHA  platform  for  teachers  and  school  heads  of  pre-primary  to  class  V  was launched on 7th September, 2021. A special package consisting of 12 online modules have been developed by NCERT for this purpose, as per objectives of NIPUN Bharat Mission. Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India and States & UTs have also been advised to plan and implement in-service training of all teachers as per vision of NEP. (d)  : The State-wise data regarding the Government primary schools and district-wise data  of  Government  primary  schools  of  Rajasthan  is  placed  at  Annexure-V  and Annexure-VI respectively. The central share of funds is released to States and UTs including Rajasthan in lump-sum for implementation of Samagra Shiksha as per their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B). The appropriate State/UT Governments have the responsibility and mandate to further provide funds district/component wise in accordance with the norms prescribed in the Schedule to the RTE Act, 2009 and respective State RTE Rules. The

State-wise data regarding release of funds as Central Share is placed at Annexure-VII.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3949  FOR  REPLY  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE REGARDING PRIMARY EDUCATION.

State-wise Enrolment in Government Primary Schools/Sections of children with age between 5 to 9 years.

| S.No.   | State/UT                  |   Enrolment |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------|
| 1.      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |       14627 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh            |     1558720 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh         |       73425 |
| 4.      | Assam                     |     2111396 |
| 5.      | Bihar                     |     7992594 |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                |       41912 |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh              |     1356865 |
| 8.      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |       19342 |
| 9.      | Daman & Diu               |        7800 |
| 10.     | Delhi                     |      728170 |
| 11.     | Goa                       |       21991 |
| 12.     | Gujarat                   |     2660223 |
| 13.     | Haryana                   |      809172 |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh          |      270184 |
| 15.     | Jammu & Kashmir           |      474659 |
| 16.     | Jharkhand                 |     1925278 |
| 17.     | Karnataka                 |     1955759 |
| 18.     | Kerala                    |      460982 |
| 19.     | Ladakh                    |        7338 |
| 20.     | Lakshadweep               |        4026 |
| 21.     | Madhya Pradesh            |     3174468 |
| 22.     | Maharashtra               |     3324329 |
| 23.     | Manipur                   |       93574 |
| 24.     | Meghalaya                 |      168054 |
| 25.     | Mizoram                   |       41622 |
| 26.     | Nagaland                  |       45392 |
| 27.     | Odisha                    |     2413142 |
| 28.     | Puducherry                |       24849 |
| 29.     | Punjab                    |      609259 |
| 30.     | Rajasthan                 |     3103741 |
| 31.     | Sikkim                    |       14828 |
| 32.     | Tamilnadu                 |     1646951 |
| 33.     | Telangana                 |      999128 |
| 34.     | Tripura                   |      194489 |
| 35.     | Uttar Pradesh             |     9912104 |
| 36.     | Uttarakhand               |      315503 |
| 37.     | West Bengal               |     5326784 |
| India   | India                     |    53902680 |

Source: UDISE+ 2019-20

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3949  FOR  REPLY  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE REGARDING PRIMARY EDUCATION.

## State-wise Number of Teachers in all Government Schools

| S.No.   | State/UT                  |   Number of Teachers |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                 4505 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh            |               184772 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh         |                16418 |
| 4.      | Assam                     |               218676 |
| 5.      | Bihar                     |               404935 |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                |                 5233 |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh              |               176689 |
| 8.      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                 3014 |
| 9.      | Delhi                     |                81807 |
| 10.     | Goa                       |                 3193 |
| 11.     | Gujarat                   |               202950 |
| 12.     | Haryana                   |               101538 |
| 13.     | Himachal Pradesh          |                69268 |
| 14.     | Jammu & Kashmir           |               102827 |
| 15.     | Jharkhand                 |               123259 |
| 16.     | Karnataka                 |               210502 |
| 17.     | Kerala                    |                75648 |
| 18.     | Ladakh                    |                 4592 |
| 19.     | Lakshadweep               |                 1233 |
| 20.     | Madhya Pradesh            |               312306 |
| 21.     | Maharashtra               |               256317 |
| 22.     | Manipur                   |                19001 |
| 23.     | Meghalaya                 |                23646 |
| 24.     | Mizoram                   |                12823 |
| 25.     | Nagaland                  |                19562 |
| 26.     | Odisha                    |               238550 |
| 27.     | Puducherry                |                 4884 |
| 28.     | Punjab                    |               122165 |
| 29.     | Rajasthan                 |               395147 |
| 30.     | Sikkim                    |                10501 |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu                |               227306 |
| 32.     | Telangana                 |               152298 |
| 33.     | Tripura                   |                38392 |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh             |               583471 |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand               |                58816 |
| 36.     | West Bengal               |               472624 |
| INDIA   | INDIA                     |              4938868 |

Source: UDISE+ 2019-20

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3949  FOR  REPLY  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE REGARDING PRIMARY EDUCATION.

District-wise  Enrolment  in  Government  Primary  Schools/Sections  of  children with age between 5 to 9 years in Rajasthan.

| S.No.     | District          |   Enrolment |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------|
| 1.        | Ajmer             |      106805 |
| 2.        | Alwar             |      151723 |
| 3.        | Banswara          |      155676 |
| 4.        | Baran             |       63690 |
| 5.        | Barmer            |      213672 |
| 6.        | Bharatpur         |      100543 |
| 7.        | Bhilwara          |      125864 |
| 8.        | Bikaner           |       98358 |
| 9.        | Bundi             |       53291 |
| 10.       | Chittaurgarh      |       71183 |
| 11.       | Churu             |       80679 |
| 12.       | Dausa             |       62617 |
| 13.       | Dhaulpur          |       75865 |
| 14.       | Dungarpur         |      115391 |
| 15.       | Ganganagar        |       69794 |
| 16.       | Hanumangarh       |       54871 |
| 17.       | Jaipur            |      147561 |
| 18.       | Jaisalmer         |       51163 |
| 19.       | Jalor             |      106711 |
| 20.       | Jhalawar          |       73604 |
| 21.       | Jhunjhunu         |       48771 |
| 22.       | Jodhpur           |      149790 |
| 23.       | Karauli           |       65269 |
| 24.       | Kota              |       47883 |
| 25.       | Nagaur            |      131386 |
| 26.       | Pali              |       89783 |
| 27.       | Pratapgarh (Raj.) |       74135 |
| 28.       | Rajsamand         |       69080 |
| 29.       | Sawai Madhopur    |       51460 |
| 30.       | Sikar             |       78614 |
| 31.       | Sirohi            |       61244 |
| 32.       | Tonk              |       51778 |
| 33.       | Udaipur           |      205487 |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthan         |     3103741 |

Source: UDISE+ 2019-20

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3949  FOR  REPLY  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE REGARDING PRIMARY EDUCATION.

## District-wise Number of Teachers in all Government Schools in Rajasthan.

| S.No.     | District          |   Number of Teachers |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Ajmer             |                13677 |
| 2.        | Alwar             |                19607 |
| 3.        | Banswara          |                14762 |
| 4.        | Baran             |                 8277 |
| 5.        | Barmer            |                21023 |
| 6.        | Bharatpur         |                12240 |
| 7.        | Bhilwara          |                16077 |
| 8.        | Bikaner           |                11769 |
| 9.        | Bundi             |                 7259 |
| 10.       | Chittaurgarh      |                10445 |
| 11.       | Churu             |                10871 |
| 12.       | Dausa             |                 9518 |
| 13.       | Dhaulpur          |                 7238 |
| 14.       | Dungarpur         |                11823 |
| 15.       | Ganganagar        |                11559 |
| 16.       | Hanumangarh       |                 8268 |
| 17.       | Jaipur            |                25315 |
| 18.       | Jaisalmer         |                 5455 |
| 19.       | Jalor             |                10897 |
| 20.       | Jhalawar          |                10010 |
| 21.       | Jhunjhunu         |                10831 |
| 22.       | Jodhpur           |                18691 |
| 23.       | Karauli           |                 8189 |
| 24.       | Kota              |                 7860 |
| 25.       | Nagaur            |                18853 |
| 26.       | Pali              |                12824 |
| 27.       | Pratapgarh (Raj.) |                 6551 |
| 28.       | Rajsamand         |                 9018 |
| 29.       | Sawai Madhopur    |                 7248 |
| 30.       | Sikar             |                13738 |
| 31.       | Sirohi            |                 6084 |
| 32.       | Tonk              |                 9008 |
| 33.       | Udaipur           |                20162 |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthan         |               395147 |

Source: UDISE+ 2019-20

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3949  FOR  REPLY  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE REGARDING PRIMARY EDUCATION.

## State-wise Number of Primary Schools / Section in Government Schools

| S.No.   | State /UT                 |   No. of Schools |
|---------|---------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |              318 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh            |            38735 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh         |             2867 |
| 4.      | Assam                     |            40204 |
| 5.      | Bihar                     |            69341 |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                |              119 |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh              |            30822 |
| 8.      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |              272 |
| 9.      | Daman & Diu               |               46 |
| 10.     | Delhi                     |             2188 |
| 11.     | Goa                       |              739 |
| 12.     | Gujarat                   |            33127 |
| 13.     | Haryana                   |             8730 |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh          |            10634 |
| 15.     | Jammu & Kashmir           |            22042 |
| 16.     | Jharkhand                 |            34723 |
| 17.     | Karnataka                 |            43656 |
| 18.     | Kerala                    |             4289 |
| 19.     | Ladakh                    |              843 |
| 20.     | Lakshadweep               |               35 |
| 21.     | Madhya Pradesh            |            79949 |
| 22.     | Maharashtra               |            65234 |
| 23.     | Manipur                   |             2781 |
| 24.     | Meghalaya                 |             5478 |
| 25.     | Mizoram                   |             1289 |
| 26.     | Nagaland                  |             1795 |
| 27.     | Odisha                    |            49519 |
| 28.     | Puducherry                |              325 |
| 29.     | Punjab                    |            13070 |
| 30.     | Rajasthan                 |            66943 |
| 31.     | Sikkim                    |              843 |
| 32.     | Tamilnadu                 |            31418 |
| 33.     | Telangana                 |            24213 |
| 34.     | Tripura                   |             4205 |
| 35.     | Uttar Pradesh             |           112635 |
| 36.     | Uttarakhand               |            11778 |
| 37.     | West Bengal               |            67540 |
| INDIA   | INDIA                     |           882745 |

Source: UDISE+ 2019-20

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3949  FOR  REPLY  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP.  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE REGARDING PRIMARY EDUCATION.

## District-wise  Number  of  Primary  Schools  /  Section  in  Government  Schools  in Rajasthan

| S.No.     | District Name     |   No of schools |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1.        | Ajmer             |            1840 |
| 2.        | Alwar             |            2777 |
| 3.        | Banswara          |            3169 |
| 4.        | Baran             |            1566 |
| 5.        | Barmer            |            4706 |
| 6.        | Bharatpur         |            1703 |
| 7.        | Bhilwara          |            2840 |
| 8.        | Bikaner           |            1964 |
| 9.        | Bundi             |            1231 |
| 10.       | Chittaurgarh      |            1794 |
| 11.       | Churu             |            1371 |
| 12.       | Dausa             |            1530 |
| 13.       | Dhaulpur          |            1112 |
| 14.       | Dungarpur         |            2627 |
| 15.       | Ganganagar        |            1919 |
| 16.       | Hanumangarh       |            1069 |
| 17.       | Jaipur            |            3677 |
| 18.       | Jaisalmer         |            1185 |
| 19.       | Jalor             |            1867 |
| 20.       | Jhalawar          |            1680 |
| 21.       | Jhunjhunu         |            1519 |
| 22.       | Jodhpur           |            3426 |
| 23.       | Karauli           |            1375 |
| 24.       | Kota              |            1082 |
| 25.       | Nagaur            |            2959 |
| 26.       | Pali              |            1818 |
| 27.       | Pratapgarh (Raj.) |            1704 |
| 28.       | Rajsamand         |            1683 |
| 29.       | Sawai Madhopur    |            1047 |
| 30.       | Sikar             |            1910 |
| 31.       | Sirohi            |             991 |
| 32.       | Tonk              |            1431 |
| 33.       | Udaipur           |            4371 |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthan         |           66943 |

Source: UDISE+ 2019-20

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3949  FOR  REPLY  ON  28.03.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MP  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE REGARDING PRIMARY EDUCATION.

## Allocation  of  funds  as  Central  Share  under  Elementary  Education  Component from 2017-18 to 2020-21

| S.No.   | States                      |     F.Y. 2018-19 |     F.Y. 2019-20 |     F.Y. 2020-21 |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |   1401.96        |   1302.67        |   3026.98        |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh              |  86308           |  87036.6         |  72980.1         |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh           |  24763.7         |  30507.9         |  28765.6         |
| 4.      | Assam                       | 143659           | 135460           | 138692           |
| 5.      | Bihar                       | 296059           | 324378           | 282754           |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                  |   6723.66        |   5863.92        |   6841.43        |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                |  72117           |  82333.1         |  27190.1         |
| 8.      | Dadra And Nagar Haveli      |   3381.82        |   3446.51        |    700           |
| 9.      | Delhi                       |  10059.4         |  22022.9         |  11891.5         |
| 10.     | Daman and Diu               |    522.87        |    756.51        |   2447.81        |
| 11.     | Goa                         |    960.88        |   1157           |   1140.4         |
| 12.     | Gujarat                     |  63671.1         | 102048           |  87174.6         |
| 13.     | Haryana                     |  33724.5         |  39927.4         |  35717.8         |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh            |  31562.8         |  33442.4         |  30651.7         |
| 15.     | Jammu And Kashmir           | 139981           |  58627.8         |  25887.2         |
| 16.     | Jharkhand                   |  67990           |  89880.7         |  81684.4         |
| 17.     | Karnataka                   |  55825           |  66847.9         |  54562.3         |
| 18.     | Kerala                      |  20647           |  18311.3         |  18076.6         |
| 19.     | Ladakh                      |      0           |   1678.68        |   3074.74        |
| 20.     | Lakshadweep                 |    223.56        |    567.56        |    217.01        |
| 21.     | Madhya Pradesh              | 199291           | 210073           | 200059           |
| 22.     | Maharashtra                 |  76164.2         |  62630.3         |  55956.5         |
| 23.     | Manipur                     |  16775.7         |  16151.5         |  16610.8         |
| 24.     | Meghalaya                   |  21977.7         |  30839.6         |  26314.8         |
| 25.     | Mizoram                     |  11205.7         |  11172.9         |  10740.7         |
| 26.     | Nagaland                    |  11136.1         |  11919.7         |  10744.6         |
| 27.     | Odisha                      | 104899           | 167402           | 110452           |
| 28.     | Puducherry                  |    638.84        |    567.86        |    737.37        |
| 29.     | Punjab                      |  36510           |  36967.3         |  34508.2         |
| 30.     | Rajasthan                   | 229231           | 235574           | 166481           |
| 31.     | Sikkim                      |   4665.48        |   5420.76        |   3140.17        |
| 32.     | Tamil Nadu                  | 106138           | 128442           | 120981           |
| 33.     | Telangana                   |  54901.4         |  84743           |  28096.6         |
| 34.     | Tripura                     |  20284.9         |  18558.4         |  24881.5         |
| 35.     | Uttar Pradesh               | 447269           | 486758           | 441146           |
| 36.     | Uttarakhand                 |  44738.8         |  38743.4         |  26078.9         |
| 37.     | West Bengal                 | 103052           | 150503           | 124982           |
| Grand   | Total                       |      2.54846e+06 |      2.80206e+06 |      2.31539e+06 |

Source: PRABANDH