Lok Sabha Question No. 3564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Financial Allocation under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Dharmendra Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No - 3564

ANSWERED ON - 11/08/2025

## Financial Allocation under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

## †3564. Shri Dharmendra Yadav:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the financial allocation earmarked for the welfare and educational advancement of OBC, SC and ST students under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and current years;
- (b) the details of the mechanism in place to prevent misuse of these funds;
- (c) the  percentage  of  the  budget  dedicated  to  schemes  and  initiatives  under  Samagra  Shiksha Abhiyan directly benefit OBC, SC and ST students;
- (d) whether the allocated funds are adequate to address their specific educational challenges; and
- (e) the status of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of various benefits such as uniforms, textbooks and stipends for girls with special needs to eligible OBC, SC and ST students and the measures taken to ensure timely disbursement?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  to  (e):  Samagra  Shiksha scheme is aligned with the recommendations of the National Education Policy  (NEP),  2020.  It  aims  to  ensure  that  all  children  have  access  to  quality  education  with  an equitable and inclusive classroom environment. The scheme has an universal approach and caters to all the sections of society including  Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and OBC for full inclusion.  Of  the  overall  financial  allocation  under  Samagra  Shiksha,  which  includes  the  financial allocation  for  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  funds  are  earmarked  for  SC  and  ST  under  DAPSC  and DAPST. Details of Central Share allocation under Samagra Shiksha scheme, including for the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last three financial years and current financial year is as under:-

| (Rs. in Crore)       | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Financial Year       | 2022-23          | 2022-23          | 2022-23          | 2023-24          | 2023-24          | 2023-24          | 2024-25          | 2024-25          | 2024-25          | 2025-26          | 2025-26          | 2025-26          |
| Category             | SC               | ST               | Overall          | SC               | ST               | Overall          | SC               | ST               | Overall          | SC               | ST               | Overall          |
| Financial Allocation | 7534.96          | 4130.55          | 37383.36         | 7534.96          | 4130.55          | 37453.47         | 7534.96          | 4527.23          | 37500.00         | 8563.49          | 5900.00          | 41250.00         |

For ascertaining and ensuring the judicious use of funds released under Samagra Shiksha there are inbuilt checks, counter-checks and internal control system as prescribed in the Manual on Financial Management and Procurement of Samagra Shiksha. Besides, there is an internal audit, statutory audit, concurrent audit and audit by State Accountant General. The department has PRABANDH (Project Appraisal,  Budgeting  Achievements  and  Data  Handling)  System  to  monitor  the  implementation  of Samagra.  One  of  the  important  features  of  the  PRABANDH  System  is  updation  of  Expenditure incurred under the different interventions of the Samagra Shiksha. In  addition,  a  Midterm review is also undertaken with the States/UTs to monitor the progress of implementation of the scheme.

As per  the  guidelines  issued  by  NITI  Aayog  in  2017,  Department  of  School  Education  and Literacy is obligated to earmark 20% and 10.7 % of allocated funds for the welfare of SCs and STs respectively. The Samagra Shiksha work towards equitable access for children of all categories. Out of 24,80,45,828 children enrolled in schools in 2023-24, 44,74,09,69 children belong to SC, 2,46,06,084 children  belong  to  ST  and  11,20,28,198  children  to  OBC.  Thus,  funds  allocated  under  Samagra Shiksha are used to reach out to girls, and children belonging to  SEDGs such as SC, ST and OBC through  its  various  provisions  like  free  textbooks,  uniform,  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  for girls, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Awasiya Vidyalayas/Hostels which helps in addressing the specific educational challenges faced by them.

Under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme, the Government of India is implementing Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to ensure the timely and transparent delivery of educational benefits directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries through State/UTs Education Department. The status of DBT of various benefits such as uniforms, textbooks and stipends for girls with special needs to eligible students for the academic year 2025-2026 are as follows:

| Key Component                               | Approved (Rs in lakhs)   |
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Stipend for girls with special needs (CwSN) | 11,120.52                |
| Uniform                                     | 4,14,584.89              |
| Textbook                                    | 2,83,715.78              |

To  Ensure  Timely  Disbursement,  measures  such  as  capacity  building  workshops  for  field officials,    regular  review  meetings  with  State  and  UT  Governments  are  undertaken  to  address bottlenecks to expedite implementation.

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