Lok Sabha Question No. 3704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Education Schemes  in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K, Shri Selvam G, Shri C N Annadurai, Shri Rajeev Rai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO3704

ANSWERED ON- 24.03.2025

## CENTRALLY SPONSORED EDUCATION SCHEMES IN UTTAR PRADESH

3704. Shri Rajeev Rai:

Shri C N Annadurai:

Shri Selvam G:

Shri Navaskani K:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)/programmes being implemented by the Government in the field of education especially in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries who have been benefited by these schemes during the last five years, year and district-wise in Uttar Pradesh including Mau and Ballia districts and Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether Government has adopted an integrated approach for the implementation of these schemes to ensure efficiency and effective outcomes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  major  challenges  being  faced  by  the  Government  in  the  implementation  of these  schemes,  including  issues  related  to  fund  disbursement  delays,  lack  of infrastructure, shortage of trained teachers and accessibility in remote areas;
- (e) whether any evaluation or impact assessment studies have been conducted by the  Government  to  measure  the  effectiveness  of  these  schemes  and  if  so,  the findings thereof;
- (f)  the  corrective  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  coordination, address implementation bottlenecks and enhance educational outcomes under these schemes; and
- (g)  the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  such  schemes/programmes  during  the  last five years?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Schemes of Samagra Shiksha, PM SHRI, PM Poshan, STARS and ULLAS  are being implemented by the Department of School Education & Literacy in the country. However,  in  rural  areas  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Samagra  Shiksha,  PM  SHRI,  PM POSHAN  and  ULLAS  are  being  implemented  and  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu, Samagra  Shiksha,  PM  POSHAN  and  ULLAS  are  being  implemented.  The  annual plans are prepared by the States and UTs based on their requirements and priorities as education is part of concurrent list. These plans are then appraised and approved by  Ministry  of  Education  as  per  the  programmatic  and  financial  norms  of  the respective  schemes,  and  physical  and  financial  progress  of  the  State  for  the interventions approved earlier.

## Samagra Shiksha

The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  is  implementing  an integrated  centrally  sponsored  scheme  for  School  education-  Samagra  Shiksha which treats school education holistically, without segmentation from pre-primary to class  XII  and  is  in  accordance  with  Sustainable  Development  Goal  for  Education (SDG-4).  The  Scheme  is  aligned  with  the  recommendations  of  the  National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and aims 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.

## Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS)

The  Strengthening Teaching-Learning and  Results for  States  (STARS) Program is being implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme in six states namely Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Kerala over  a  period  of  5  years,  i.e.,  from  F.Y.  2020-21  to  F.Y.  2024-25.  The  project envisages improving student outcomes in the selected States and the governance of school education the selected States. The targeted beneficiaries of the project are the  children  from  the  age  of  3  to  18  years  (pre-school  to  class  XII)  Education institutions and Teachers.

## PM SHRI Schools

PM  SHRI  schools  are  set  up  by  strengthening  the  existing  schools  from amongst schools managed by Central Government/State Government /UT Government/local  bodies.  These  schools  are  to  showcase  all  the  initiatives  of 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  PM  SHRI  scheme,  a  total  of  1713  PM  SHRI  schools  have  been selected from the state of Uttar Pradesh out of which 437 schools are Primary, 1128 schools  are  Elementary,  1  school  are  secondary  and  147  schools  are  senior secondary.

## PM-POSHAN

The Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme is one of the foremost rights based Centrally Sponsored Schemes. Under the Scheme, one hot cooked meal is served to students studying in Bal Vatika and Classes l-VIII in Government and Government aided Schools on all school working days. The PM POSHAN Scheme aims to improve the nutritional status of children, to encourage poor children belonging to disadvantaged sections to attend school more regularly and  help  them  concentrate  on  classroom  activities  and  also  to  provide  nutritional support  to  children  of  elementary  stage  in  drought  affected  areas  during  summer vacation and during disaster times.

## ULLAS - New India Literacy Programme (NILP)

ULLAS, which stands for Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society, a centrally sponsored scheme, aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and is being implemented from 2022-23 to 2026-27. It aims to provide educational opportunities to persons aged 15 and above who have missed formal schooling and are non-literates.

(b): The number of beneficiaries who have been benefited by Samagra Shiksha and PM  POSHAN  during  the  last  five  years,  year  and  district-wise  in  Uttar  Pradesh including  Mau  and  Ballia  districts  and  Tamil  Nadu  may  be  accessed  at  link https://kys.udiseplus.gov.in/#/region.  The  number  of  beneficiaries  who  have  been benefited under PM SHRI scheme in the State of Uttar Pradesh including Mau and Ballia districts is attached as Annexure.

(c)  to  (f)  :  Following  steps  are  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  effective implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes:

- UDISE+:  This  is an improved  and  updated  version of Unified District Information  System for  Education  (UDISE) for  evidence based  planning  and decision making.
- Project Appraisal, Budgeting Achievements  and Data Handling  System (PRABANDH)  which  is  a  comprehensive  online  monitoring  system,  which tracks  the  status  of  releases,  Approved  Outlays,  Coverage  as  per  UDISE, School wise list of approvals, School wise gaps, Cancellation in approvals, etc.
- Strengthening of Block Resource Centres and Cluster Resource Centres for periodic  inspection  and  supervision  of  schools  to  observe  the  infrastructure and facilities.
- National  Achievement  Surveys  (NAS)  are  conducted  at  regular  intervals  to check the health of the educational system and to provide information about the learning achievement of students.
- Audit  Mechanism-  There  are  robust  monitoring  systems  in  place  which includes an annual audit by an independent Chartered Accountant empaneled with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, a regular CAG audit, a  system  of  concurrent  financial  reviews  and  regular  meetings  with  State officials.  A  Manual  on  Financial  Management  and  Procurement  also  assists States in streamlining implementation and financial management.
- Detailed guidelines for Social Audit of Samagra Shiksha have been issued and provision has been made for covering 20% government and government aided schools every year for conducting social audit.
- Community Level Monitoring wherein the community, through its representative institutions like School Management Committees (SMCs), has been  entrusted  with  the  primary  level  of  ensuring  that  the  schools  are functioning effectively.
- Periodic  meetings  with  Stakeholders:  The  Ministry  of  Education  convenes monthly  meetings  with  Education  Secretaries  and  State  Project  Directors  to review the programme implementation.

Under  these  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  (CSS),  States  and  UTs  submit their  proposals  for  all  interventions  contained  in  the  scheme  through  their  Annual Work  Plan  &  Budget  (AWP&B).  The  component  wise  proposal  submitted  by  the States/UTs are appraised and sanctioned by the Project Approval Board (PAB) in consultation with the States/UTs according to financial and programmatic norms and provision available.

The  funds,  under  these  schemes,  are  released  based  on  the  fulfillment  of guidelines  prescribed  by  Ministry  of  Finance,  such  as  transfer  of  central  share  to SNA, pace of expenditure, receipt of commensurate State share in SNA, statement on outstanding advances, up-to date expenditure statement, furnishing of information as prescribed in the Manual on Financial Management & Procurement and audited utilization certificate of previous year.

In  pursuance  to  Section  6  of  the  RTE  Act,  2009,  the  Central  RTE  Rules provide that a primary school shall be established within a walking distance of one kilometre  of  the  neighbourhood  and  an  upper  primary  school  shall  be  established within a walking distance of three kilometer of the neighbourhood. The States/UTs have  notified  area  or  limits  of  their  neighbourhood  norms,  factoring  in  their  State specific condition, for opening of secondary and sr. secondary schools. In the case of  the  States  and  Union  Territories,  which  have  not  notified  the  neighbourhood norms for Secondary and Sr. Secondary Schools, financial support is provided under Samagra Shiksha to ensure the establishment of secondary school within 5 Km and senior secondary school within 7-10 Km of a habitation while ensuring their viability and cost effectiveness. For the habitations that remain uncovered (mostly small or sparsely  populated  in  difficult  areas)  where  opening  of  school  is  not  feasible, transport facility is provided up to an average cost @ ₹ 6000/ per child per annum up to Class X.

NISHTHA -(National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement)  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  is  a capacity  building  programme  for  "Improving  Quality  of  School  Education  through Integrated Teacher Training"  for elementary, secondary level teachers and also for Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy  and  Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education (ECCE) training of master trainers. NISHTHA purports that every teacher and head teacher  is  expected  to  participate  in  at  least  50  hours  of  Continuous  Professional Development  (CPD)  opportunities  every  year  for  their  professional  development, driven  by  their  interests.  For  these  50  hours  of  CPD  which  is  the  responsibility  of States and Union Territories,  it  is  expected  that  they  will  develop  a  mandatory  inservice training policy for their teachers and implement it.

- (g): The funds allocated and utilized for such schemes/programmes during the last five years is as below:

Samagra Shiksha (₹ in crore)

| Year    | Proposed central Release   |   Central Release as per PFMS |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 35772.81                   |                       27758.5 |
| 2021-22 | 3467173.25 34671.73        |                       24873.2 |
| 2022-23 | 4449394.26 44493.94        |                       32151.9 |
| 2023-24 | 4487227.36 44872.27        |                       32382.8 |
| 2024-25 | 45976.21                   |                       22449.9 |

(upto 05.03.2025)

## PM SHRI (₹ in crore)

| Year    |   Total Approved fund |   Central share approved |   Central share released to State |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2023-24 |               3399.6  |                  2524.91 |                           1217.81 |
| 2024-25 |               6935.59 |                  5002.04 |                           2724.02 |

## PM POSHAN (₹ in crore)

| Year    |   Central Release |   Utilization |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|
| 2019-20 |           9700.04 |       9514.83 |
| 2020-21 |          12875.1  |      12886.8  |
| 2021-22 |          10227.7  |      12616.4  |
| 2022-23 |          12675    |      10471.7  |
| 2023-24 |           8451.22 |       9549.82 |

STARS (₹ in crore)

| Year    |   Fund Allocated |   Central Release |
|---------|------------------|-------------------|
| 2020-21 |           147.2  |             91.15 |
| 2021-22 |           826.02 |            278.47 |
| 2022-23 |          1408.36 |            468.42 |
| 2023-24 |          2209.93 |            680.98 |
| 2024-25 |          2438.08 |            637.25 |

(upto 05.03.2025) ULLAS (₹ in crore)

| Year    |   Fund Allocated |   Central Release |
|---------|------------------|-------------------|
| 2022-23 |              100 |             76.77 |
| 2023-24 |              120 |             39.35 |
| 2024-25 |              120 |             89.16 |

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3704 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH MARCH, 2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP  SHRI  RAJEEV  RAI,  SHRI  C  N  ANNADURAI,  SHRI  SELVAM  G  AND  SHRI NAVASKANI  K  REGARDING  'CENTRALLY  SPONSORED  EDUCATION  SCHEMES  IN UTTAR PRADESH'

The district-wise number of beneficiaries benefited under PM SHRI schemes during the  2023-24 in the State of Uttar Pradesh including Mau and Ballia districts, is as follow:

|   Sr. No. | District Name            |   Enrollment Data |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | AGRA                     |              9173 |
|         2 | ALIGARH                  |              9709 |
|         3 | AMBEDKAR NAGAR           |              6165 |
|         4 | AMETHI - CSM NAGAR       |              8077 |
|         5 | AURAIYA                  |              3300 |
|         6 | AZAMGARH                 |             16233 |
|         7 | BAGHPAT                  |              3771 |
|         8 | BAHRAICH                 |             14533 |
|         9 | BALLIA                   |              8441 |
|        10 | BALRAMPUR                |              5951 |
|        11 | BANDA                    |              9829 |
|        12 | BARABANKI                |             13417 |
|        13 | BAREILLY                 |             11474 |
|        14 | BASTI                    |              6579 |
|        15 | BHADOI                   |              5998 |
|        16 | BIJNOR                   |              8211 |
|        17 | BUDAUN                   |             12060 |
|        18 | BULANDSHAHR              |             12485 |
|        19 | CHANDAULI                |              9573 |
|        20 | CHITRAKOOT               |              5011 |
|        21 | DEORIA                   |             10534 |
|        22 | ETAH                     |              4292 |
|        23 | ETAWAH                   |              5658 |
|        24 | FAIZABAD                 |              4964 |
|        25 | FARRUKHABAD              |              4294 |
|        26 | FATEHPUR                 |              8808 |
|        27 | FIROZABAD                |              6193 |
|        28 | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR      |              3217 |
|        29 | GHAZIABAD                |              5427 |
|        30 | GHAZIPUR                 |              9530 |
|        31 | GONDA                    |             16346 |
|        32 | GORAKHPUR                |             18149 |
|        33 | HAMIRPUR (U.P.)          |              7829 |
|        34 | HAPUR (PANCHSHEEL NAGAR) |              3040 |
|        35 | HARDOI                   |             12027 |

| 36   | HATHRAS                      |   4193 |
|------|------------------------------|--------|
| 37   | JALAUN                       |   4482 |
| 38   | JAUNPUR                      |  12568 |
| 39   | JHANSI                       |   8544 |
| 40   | JYOTIBA PHULE NAGAR (AMROHA) |   4795 |
| 41   | KANNAUJ                      |   4512 |
| 42   | KANPUR DEHAT                 |   4977 |
| 43   | KANPUR NAGAR                 |   5744 |
| 44   | KANSHIRAM NAGAR              |   5046 |
| 45   | KAUSHAMBI                    |   4369 |
| 46   | KHERI                        |  14803 |
| 47   | KUSHINAGAR                   |   8173 |
| 48   | LALITPUR                     |  14272 |
| 49   | LUCKNOW                      |   7528 |
| 50   | MAHARAJGANJ                  |   7914 |
| 51   | MAHOBA                       |   9047 |
| 52   | MAINPURI                     |   5340 |
| 53   | MATHURA                      |   5458 |
| 54   | MAU                          |   4694 |
| 55   | MEERUT                       |   8641 |
| 56   | MIRZAPUR                     |   8719 |
| 57   | MORADABAD                    |   7156 |
| 58   | MUZAFFARNAGAR                |   9840 |
| 59   | PILIBHIT                     |  10315 |
| 60   | PRATAPGARH                   |   8681 |
| 61   | PRAYAGRAJ                    |  21708 |
| 62   | RAE BARELI                   |  12575 |
| 63   | RAMPUR                       |   8393 |
| 64   | SAHARANPUR                   |   7676 |
| 65   | SAMBHAL (BHIM NAGAR)         |   4618 |
| 66   | SANT KABIR NAGAR             |   6580 |
| 67   | SHAHJAHANPUR                 |  11987 |
| 68   | SHAMLI (PRABUDH NAGAR)       |   5107 |
| 69   | SHRAWASTI                    |   4379 |
| 70   | SIDDHARTHNAGAR               |  11134 |
| 71   | SITAPUR                      |  17035 |
| 72   | SONBHADRA                    |  12303 |
| 73   | SULTANPUR                    |  12429 |
| 74   | UNNAO                        |   8500 |
| 75   | VARANASI                     |  12861 |
|      | Grand Total                  | 647394 |

Source: UDISE+

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