Lok Sabha Question No. 4039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Pariksha Pe Charcha
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Mala Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 4039 ANSWERED ON - 18/08/2025

## Pariksha Pe Charcha

## 4039. Smt. Mala Roy :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the expenditure on Pariksha Pe Charcha has been increase year by year, if so, the details thereof, year-wise; and
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to discontinue this program and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Pariksha  Pe  Charcha  (PPC)  is  a  unique  interactive  programme  of  Hon'ble  Prime Minister with students, teachers and parents. The details of expenditure incurred on PPC events since its inception as on date is as follows :-
- (b) At present, there is no such plan to discontinue Pariksha Pe Charcha program.

| PPC edition   | Date of PPC event    | Total No. of participation (students, teachers & parents)                                                  | Actual expenditure incurred (Rs. in crore)   |   Cost of reaching out per participant (in Rs.) |
|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1 st          | 16 th February, 2018 | 22,253                                                                                                     | Rs. 3.67                                     |                                         1649.21 |
| 2 nd          | 29 th January, 2019  | 1.58 lakh                                                                                                  | Rs. 4.93                                     |                                          312.02 |
| 3 rd          | 20 th January, 2020  | 3.01 lakh                                                                                                  | Rs. 5.69                                     |                                          189.04 |
| 4 th          | 7 th April, 2021     | 13.93 lakh                                                                                                 | Rs. 6.00                                     |                                           43.07 |
| 5 th          | 1 st April, 2022     | 15.74 lakh                                                                                                 | Rs. 8.16                                     |                                           51.84 |
| 6 th          | 27 th January, 2023  | 38.80 lakh                                                                                                 | Rs. 27.70                                    |                                           71.39 |
| 7 th          | 29 th January, 2024  | 2.26 crore                                                                                                 | Rs. 16.83                                    |                                            7.44 |
| 8 th          | 10 th February, 2025 | 5.11 crore (3.56 crore registration and 1.55 crore undertook activities from 12 th - 23 rd January, 2025). | Rs. 18.83                                    |                                            3.68 |

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