Lok Sabha Question No. 2509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: States not signed MoU for PM-SHRI Scheme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2509 ANSWERED ON - 18/12/2023

## States not signed MoU for PM-SHRI Scheme

## †2509. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and objective of Pradhan Mantri School for Rising India (PM-SHRI) scheme;
- (b)  the  number of applications received from various States for the upgradation of schools under PM-SHRI;
- (c) whether some of the State Governments have not signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Government for the implementation of the scheme; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The Cabinet has approved a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme named Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) on 7 th September, 2022. These schools are to showcase the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and emerge as exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood. They provide  leadership  in  their  respective  regions  in  providing  high-quality  education  in  an equitable, inclusive and joyful school environment that takes care of the diverse background, multilingual  needs,  and  different  academic  abilities  of  children  and  makes  them  active participants in their own learning process as per the vision of NEP 2020. Under the scheme, there is a provision of setting up of more than 14500 PM SHRI Schools by strengthening the existing schools from amongst schools managed by Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies.

Selection of PM SHRI schools is through Challenge Mode wherein Schools compete for support to become exemplar schools. Selection is done through a three-stage process with definite time lines, which is as follows: -

Stage-1: States/UTs would sign MoU with Centre laying down the commitments for supporting these schools for achieving specified quality assurance as PM SHRI schools.

Stage-2: In this stage, a pool of schools that are eligible to be selected as PM SHRI Schools would be identified based on prescribed minimum benchmark through UDISE+ data.

Stage-3: This stage is based on the challenge method for fulfilling certain criteria. Only the schools  from  the  above  eligible  pool  of  schools  would  compete  to  fulfil  the  challenge conditions. Fulfilment of conditions would be certified by states/KVS/JNV through physical inspection.

(c) & (d)   States and UTs were asked to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  (DoSE&L),  Ministry  of  Education, Government of  India,  for  implementation  of  PM  SHRI  scheme.  29  States/UTs  along  with KVS/NVS have signed the MoU. 6 States/UTs namely Bihar, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal have not signed MoU with Government of India yet, whereas Punjab has proposed to withdraw from the MoU that was originally signed.

These state governments have been requested multiple times to come onboard to avail PM SHRI Scheme for the benefit of the people, through various communications from this ministry.

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