Lok Sabha Question No. 2480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Funds under PM-SHRI Scheme
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2480 ANSWERED ON - 04/08/2025

## Funds under PM-SHRI Scheme

2480.   Shri Hanuman Beniwal:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the total funds allocated, released, and utilised under the PM-SHRI scheme since its inception, year-wise and State/UT-wise, including the share received and utilised in Nagaur and DidwanaKuchaman districts of Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the Government maintains records of States/UTs that have failed to contribute their share under the funding pattern of PM-SHRI, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of schools in the country that have achieved 100 per cent physical and academic upgradation  as  per  PM-SHRI  benchmarks  and  the  number  of  such  fully  upgraded  schools  in Rajasthan with special reference to Nagaur and Didwana-Kuchaman districts?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The centrally sponsored scheme of PM SHRI was approved by Cabinet on 7 th September, 2022. Subsequent to the approval, the details of funds allocated, released and utilised under PM SHRI scheme during FY 2023-24 and 2024-25 is attached as Annexure-I .

The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilised  in  Nagaur  and  Didwana-Kuchaman  districts  of Rajasthan is as follows:

## (Rs. in lakhs)

| Financial Year   |   Funds allocated |   Funds utilized |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| 2023-24          |            109.37 |           100.17 |
| 2024-25          |            961.72 |           735.65 |

- (b): Under PM SHRI (PM ScHools for Rising India), a centrally sponsored scheme, central share of the funds approved for States/UTs by the Project Approval Board (PAB) are released to the  State  Government,  subject  to  the  fulfilment  of  conditions  prescribed  by  the  Ministry  of Finance.  These  funds  along  with  commensurate  State/UT  share  are  further  transferred  to  the designated Single Nodal Agency's (SNA) account for PM SHRI scheme at the state level. As per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance, depositing the State share into the SNA account is mandatory for the release of the subsequent installment of the Central share.
- (c): Under PM SHRI scheme, PM SHRI schools are upgraded to showcase all the components of the National Education Policy 2020 and focus on cognitive development and creating holistic and  well-  rounded  individuals  equipped  with  key  21st  century  skills.  The  scheme  focuses  on

creating an equitable, inclusive, and  joyful learning environment  that  caters to diverse backgrounds, multilingual needs, and varied academic abilities. These schools are designed to engage students actively in their learning process, ensuring that every child feels welcomed, cared for, and supported in a safe and stimulating environment.

To  make  PM  SHRI  schools  exemplar  with  equitable,  inclusive  and  joyful  school environment,  PM  SHRI  scheme  has  a  provision  to  saturate  PM  SHRI  schools  with  various components. However, the physical and academic upgradation is a continuous process. States/UTs identify  gaps  in  saturation  of  components  such  as  Computer  Lab/ICT  Lab/Smart  Classrooms, Library with Good Furniture, Internet Facility, Vocational Skill Education, Guidance and Career Counselling, Fully Equipped Integrated Science Lab/Physics Lab/Chemistry Lab/Biology Lab, Playground with Well-Equipped Sports Facilities, School  Innovation Council, Youth and Eco Club for Mission LiFE, Bala Features and Jadui Pitara for Primary School Children, 10 Bagless Days  for  Students,  Child  Tracking  Software  for  Tracking  the  Children's  Attendance,  Fully Functioning Handwashing Facility and Toilets, Green School Features etc. and submit proposal which is appraised and sanctioned by the Project Approval Board (PAB), in consultation with States/UTs according to financial and programmatic norms and provision available.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2480 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025 ASKED BY SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'FUNDS UNDER PM-SHRI SCHEME'

The State/UT/KVS/NVS-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilised under PM SHRI scheme during FY 2023-24 and 2024-25 are as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

|        |                     | FY: 2023-24         | FY: 2023-24                          | FY: 2023-24                  | FY: 2024-25         | FY: 2024-25                          | FY: 2024-25                  |
|--------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No. | States/UTs/ KVS/NVS | Approved PAB outlay | Central Share of Approved PAB outlay | Total Central Share Released | Approved PAB outlay | Central Share of Approved PAB outlay | Total Central Share Released |
| 1      | A&N Islands         | 6.25                | 6.25                                 | 1.56                         | 7.64                | 7.64                                 | 2.83                         |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh      | 354.85              | 212.91                               | 106.46                       | 782.39              | 469.43                               | 294.12                       |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh   | 18.73               | 16.85                                | 4.21                         | 55.92               | 50.33                                | 33.87                        |
| 4      | Assam               | 127.46              | 114.71                               | 57.36                        | 331.02              | 297.92                               | 142.36                       |
| 5      | Chandigarh          | 0.73                | 0.73                                 | 0.63                         | 1.8                 | 1.8                                  | 1.25                         |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh        | 65.79               | 39.47                                | 19.74                        | 201.41              | 120.85                               | 37.35                        |
| 7      | DNH&DD              | 2.59                | 2.59                                 | 0.65                         | 2.56                | 2.56                                 | 1.01                         |
| 8      | Goa                 | 6.19                | 3.71                                 | 3.25                         | 15.82               | 9.49                                 | 4.64                         |
| 9      | Gujarat             | 109.79              | 65.87                                | 32.94                        | 182.9               | 109.74                               | 63.58                        |
| 10     | Haryana             | 85.26               | 51.16                                | 25.58                        | 225.5               | 135.3                                | 56.1                         |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh    | NA                  | NA                                   | NA                           | 150.39              | 135.35                               | 135.35                       |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir      | 116.43              | 104.79                               | 52.40                        | 280.76              | 252.68                               | 99.72                        |
| 13     | Jharkhand           | NA                  | NA                                   | NA                           | 258.72              | 155.23                               | 38.81                        |
| 14     | Karnataka           | 50.29               | 30.17                                | 26.39                        | 251.43              | 150.86                               | 62.78                        |
| 15     | Ladakh              | 8.08                | 8.08                                 | 4.04                         | 26.66               | 26.66                                | 11.91                        |
| 16     | Lakshadweep         | 4.36                | 4.36                                 | 1.09                         | 6.77                | 6.77                                 | 0.72                         |
| 17     | Madhya Pradesh      | 219.99              | 131.99                               | 44.53                        | 436.41              | 261.84                               | 145.33                       |
| 18     | Maharashtra         | 211.35              | 126.81                               | 63.40                        | 565.61              | 339.37                               | 226.15                       |
| 19     | Manipur             | 39.19               | 35.27                                | 17.64                        | 92.1                | 82.89                                | 37.83                        |
| 20     | Meghalaya           | 9.55                | 8.59                                 | 4.30                         | 33.96               | 30.57                                | 20.08                        |
| 21     | Mizoram             | 9.11                | 8.20                                 | 4.10                         | 13.33               | 12                                   | 4.96                         |
| 22     | Nagaland            | 4.34                | 3.90                                 | 0.98                         | 24.81               | 22.33                                | 5.44                         |
| 23     | Odisha              | NA                  | NA                                   | NA                           | 435.03              | 261.02                               | 130.51                       |
| 24     | Puducherry          | 3.91                | 2.35                                 | 2.06                         | 10.87               | 6.52                                 | 3                            |
| 25     | Punjab              | NA                  | NA                                   | NA                           | 209.46              | 125.68                               | 94.26                        |
| 26     | Rajasthan           | 163.94              | 98.36                                | 24.59                        | 450.83              | 270.5                                | 118.69                       |
| 27     | Sikkim              | 22.61               | 20.35                                | 10.18                        | 34.51               | 31.06                                | 15.11                        |
| 28     | Telangana           | 398.69              | 239.21                               | 59.80                        | 647.78              | 388.67                               | 342.09                       |
| 29     | Tripura             | 26.23               | 23.61                                | 11.80                        | 57.41               | 51.67                                | 38.45                        |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh       | 404.98              | 242.99                               | 121.50                       | 671.14              | 402.68                               | 246.86                       |
| 31     | Uttarakhand         | 72.91               | 65.62                                | 57.42                        | 130.1               | 117.09                               | 58.6                         |
| 32     | KVS                 | 590.71              | 590.71                               | 295.36                       | 817.78              | 817.78                               | 656.29                       |
| 33     | NVS                 | 260.73              | 260.73                               | 162.72                       | 654.44              | 654.44                               | 441.03                       |
|        | Total               | 3395.04             | 2520.34                              | 1216.68                      | 8067.26             | 5808.72                              | 3571.08                      |

*Note: NA- States had not onboarded the PM SHRI scheme in the aforesaid year.