Lok Sabha Question No. 2316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Inadequate Educational Infrastructure for SCs/OBCs Students
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Mrs Ruchi Vira, Smt. Sanjna Jatav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2316

ANSWERED ON 15/12/2025

## Inadequate Educational Infrastructure for SCs/OBCs Students

†2316. Mrs Ruchi Vira:

Smt. Sanjna Jatav:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that there are inadequate educational infrastructure and scholarships, including schools, colleges and vocational training centres, which disproportionately affects students belonging to SCs and OBCs in Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur district in Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details of the newly approved educational institutions as well as the amount of scholarships provided in these districts;

(c) whether the Government  has undertaken any measures/steps to improve school infrastructure, promote higher education, provide scholarships and accessible quality education in the said districts, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons for inadequate educational support in the said districts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d): Education is a subject in the Concurrent list of the Constitution and most of the  Schools/Colleges/Educational  Institutions  come  under  jurisdiction  of  concerned  States and UTs. State and UT  Governments  are the appropriate Governments  to provide infrastructure  in  schools,  including  in  Moradabad  district  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

Recognizing  the  need  for  central  assistance,  the  Central  Government  has  implemented various schemes/projects for supporting State Governments. These schemes/projects run by the Ministry have been aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  States/UTs  are  supported  to strengthen the existing govt school infrastructure and creation of new infrastructure. As per mandate  of  NEP-2020,  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy,  in  convergence  with Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation; Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs; Ministry of Panchayati Raj and various other Ministries/Departments, is taking targeted and saturation approach in providing infrastructure facilities to ensure equitable and sustainable education.

As  per  UDISE+  report  of  2024-25,  availability  of  infrastructure  facilities  in  Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur district in Rajasthan in comparison to the States are as under:

## Infrastructure facility available in schools as per UDISE+2024-25

(all data in %)

| State/District   |   Drinking Water |   Boys Toilets |   Girls Toilet |   Handwash |   Playground |   Computer |   Library |
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
| BHARATPUR        |             99.4 |           96.4 |           96.8 |       94.6 |         80.4 |       49.4 |      83.7 |
| MORADABAD        |             99.7 |           99.1 |           98.1 |       95.3 |         72.2 |       60.7 |      64.3 |

*Source: UDISE+ 2024-25

Under Samagra Shiksha an amount of Rs. 1989.38 lakh for  Bharatpur (Rajasthan) and Rs. 403.44 lakh for Moradabad (UP) has been approved for FY 2025-26 for implementation of infrastructure projects in the aforesaid districts. The details are as under:

| Infrastructure approvals under Samagra Shiksha in 2025-26   | Infrastructure approvals under Samagra Shiksha in 2025-26   | Infrastructure approvals under Samagra Shiksha in 2025-26   | Infrastructure approvals under Samagra Shiksha in 2025-26   | Infrastructure approvals under Samagra Shiksha in 2025-26   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                             | BHARATPUR                                                   | BHARATPUR                                                   | MORADABAD                                                   | MORADABAD                                                   |
| ITEMS                                                       | Physical Quantity                                           | Financial Amount (Lakh)                                     | Physical Quantity                                           | Financial Amount (Lakh)                                     |
| Additional Classroom                                        | -                                                           | -                                                           | 4                                                           | 46.04                                                       |
| Additional Stream                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | 1                                                           | 221                                                         |
| Biology Lab                                                 | 20                                                          | 430                                                         | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| Chemistry Lab                                               | 19                                                          | 408.5                                                       | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| Computer Room                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           | 3                                                           | 68.94                                                       |
| CWSN Toilets                                                | -                                                           | -                                                           | 3                                                           | 5.22                                                        |
| Dilapidated Building                                        | 4                                                           | 751.88                                                      | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| Lab Equipment                                               | 55                                                          | 55                                                          | 27                                                          | 27                                                          |
| Major Repair                                                | -                                                           | -                                                           | 7                                                           | 35.24                                                       |
| Physics Lab                                                 | 16p                                                         | 344                                                         | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| Grand Total                                                 | 114                                                         | 1989.38                                                     | 45                                                          | 403.44                                                      |

Source: PRABANDH

Further, an additional stream for Science Subject has been approved in 2025-26 in Govt High School, Khadana in Moradabad district of UP.

Under  the  Skill  and  Vocational  Education  component  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme 'Samagra Shiksha', financial assistance is provided to States/UTs, including the districts of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur district in Rajasthan, for giving exposure to  Skill  Education to students of Grades VI to VIII and introduction of Skill  courses from Grades IX to XII, which are aligned with National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF). The  exposure  of  vocational  education  at  Middle  level  is  imparted  to  school  students  by implementing 10 bagless days and internships. So far 138 Job Roles (JRs) / Skill subjects have been approved to be offered to class 9 to class 12 school students.

In  2023-24,  350  KVs  including KV Bharatpur and KV Moradabad, have  already  been onboarded for providing Skill training to in-School/out of school youth under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 for promoting skill development in schools, aiming to equip  students  for  the  demands  of  21st  century  knowledge  economy.  So  far,  10249 candidates have been registered and being trained for PMKVY 4.0.

The  Department  of  Higher  Education  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Uchchatar  Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with an outlay of Rs. 12926.10 crore for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26 to cater to needs of educationally unserved/ underserved areas.  In  Moradabad  District  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  under  the  scheme,  two  colleges  have  been supported  namely,  Govt.  Degree  College  and  Govt.  Mahavidyalaya,  Sambhal  for  a  total amount of Rs 16.07 Crore under the components of New Model Degree College (NMDC) and  Grants  to  Strengthen  College  (GSC).  In  Bharatpur  District  of  Rajasthan,  under  the scheme,  five  colleges  have  been  supported  for  a  total  amount  of  Rs  13  Crore  under  the components of  Infrastructure  Grants  to  Colleges  (IGC)  and  Grants  to  Strengthen  Colleges (GSC).

The  Central  Sector  Scheme  'National  Means-cum-Merit  Scholarship  Scheme'  is  being implemented, with the objective to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest  their  drop  out  at  class  VIII  and  encourage  them  to continue  their  education  at  secondary  stage.  One  lakh  fresh  scholarships  are  awarded  to selected students of class IX every year and their continuation / renewal in classes X to XII for study in State Government, Government aided and Local body schools under the scheme. The amount of scholarship is Rs. 12000/- per annum.

During 2024-25, 7603 &  4584 fresh and renewal scholarship were sanctioned for OBCs/General and SCs, respectively, for the State of Rajasthan including for  the district of Bharatpur.  Similarly,  16784  and  8122  fresh  and  renewal  scholarship  were  sanctioned  for OBCs/General and SCs,  respectively, for the State of Uttar Pradesh including for the district of Moradabad.

The Department of Higher Education is implementing various scholarship schemes namely umbrella scheme Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP) Yojana; PRAGATI Scholarship Scheme and SAKHSAM Scholarship Scheme for providing financial assistance in higher education to all categories of students, including students of Moradabad district  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Bharatpur  district  in  Rajasthan,  subject  to  extant  scheme guidelines. In  Academic  Year  2023-24,  more  than  one  crore  students  were granted scholarships for Post-Matric and  Higher  Education,  which  included  about  39.3  lakh scholarships  for  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBC),  Extremely  Backward  Classes  (EBC)  and Denotified  Tribes  (DNT)  students;  about  47  lakh  scholarships  to  Scheduled  Castes  (SC) students.