Lok Sabha Question No. 278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Financial Assistance to Odisha Under Educational Schemes
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 278

## ANSWERED ON - 05/02/2024

## Financial Assistance to Odisha Under Educational Schemes

## 278. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  the  State  of  Odisha  especially  its Kalahandi and Nuapada Districts for different schemes/projects relating to the field of Education during the last five years and the current year, scheme/project-wise;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries thereunder in Odisha and above said districts during the said period;
- (c) the details of beneficiaries in Odisha and above said districts through DBT during the said period, scheme-wise; and
- (d) the  total  number  of  sanctioned/approved  projects/proposals  under different  schemes with their cost in above said districts during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The Department of School Education and Literacy has been implementing an Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education- Samagra Shiksha since 201819. The scheme has been redesigned and aligned with the recommendations of the National Education Policy, 2020. It aims to ensure that all children have access to quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment. As per norms of the scheme, funds are  released  based  on  the  appraisal  of  annual  plans  prepared  by  the  States  and  UTs  as  per their requirements/ priority and reflected in their respective Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B) Proposals. As per the information uploaded/provided by the State of Odisha on the PRABANDH portal (2019-20 to 2023-24) the information regarding funds allocated, No. of Schools and Enrolment in Kalahandi and Nuapada disrtict is at Annexure-I.

The details of financial assistance and number of beneficiaries under Adult Education Schemes  of  the  department  i.e.  Padhna  Likhna  Abhiyan,  ULLAS-  Nav  Bharat  Saakharta Karyakram  for  the  State  of  Odisha  especially  its  Kalahandi  and  Nuapada  Districts  is  at Annexure-II

The Department also provides funds to the State/UTs Government under Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) for the implementation of various  interventions  and  particulars  of  the  scheme  as  per  approved  AWP&B  of  the States/UTs. STARS scheme supplements the efforts of SAMAGRA SHIKSHA scheme for the  school  education  sector.  It  encompasses  students  as  beneficiaries  from  pre-primary  to 12th  Standard  and  Teachers.  As  per  the  PAB  Minutes  2023-24  of  the  State  under  STARs Project, an amount of Rs. 32583.21 lakh has been approved out of which Rs. 8,611.53 lakh has been released to the State till date under STARS.

The Department of School Education and Literacy implements a Centrally Sectored Scheme  'National  Means-cum-Merit  Scholarship  Scheme',  with  the  objective  to  award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue their education at secondary stage. The amount of  scholarship  is  Rs.  12000/-  per  annum. The  details  of  Number  of  scholarship  and  funds sanctioned  under  National  Means  -Cum-  Merit  Scholarship  Scheme  (NMMSS) during  last five year and current year to Odisha State is at Annexure-III.

Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN): The primary objective of the  scheme  is  to  improve  the  nutritional  status  of  children  studying  in  classes  I-VIII  in eligible  schools.  Financial  Assistance  released  to  State  of  Odisha,  Kalahandi  district  and Nuapada district during the last 5 years is at Annexure-IV.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI BASANTA KUMAR  PANDA REGARDING 'FINANICIAL ASSISTANCE TO ODISHA UNDER EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES'.

Information regarding funds allocated, No. Schools and Enrolment in Kalahandi and Nuapada disrtict under Samagra Shiksha.

## Funds released to State Govt. of Odisha under Samagra Shiksha (last 5 years) Rs. in lakhs

|   Sl.No | States   |   FY 2019-20 |   FY 2020-21 |   FY 2021-22 |   FY 2022-23 | FY 2023-24   |
|---------|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|       1 | Odisha   |       189289 |       130146 |       123807 |       183667 | 37411.19*    |

## District wise fund Allocated in Odisha

|   Sl No | District name   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | KALAHANDI       |   2553.49 |  16792    |  14780.8  |  18988.1  |  18238.5  |
|       2 | NUAPADA         |   1415.41 |   8540.18 |   7821.33 |   9793.14 |   9276.73 |

## Government Schools and Enrolment in Odisha

| Districts   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Districts   | Schools   | Enrolment | Schools   | Enrolment | Schools   | Enrolment |
| Odisha      | 53260     | 5514876   | 50256     | 5213350   | 49072     | 5255198   |

## Government Schools and Enrolment in 2 Districts of Odisha

|           | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Districts | Schools   | Enrolment | Schools   | Enrolment | Schools   | Enrolment |
| Kalahandi | 2316      | 232595    | 2190      | 220992    | 2170      | 221372    |
| Nuapada   | 1005      | 111227    | 904       | 103276    | 904       | 103713    |

Source : UDISE+

Rs. in lakhs

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI BASANTA KUMAR  PANDA REGARDING 'FINANICIAL ASSISTANCE TO ODISHA UNDER EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES'.

The details of financial assistance provided to the State of Odisha by Government of India especially its Kalahandi and Nuapada Districts for different schemes/projects relating to the field of Education during the last five years and the current year, scheme/project-wise is as under:

Amount in Rs.

|   S.No. | Financial Year   | Adult Education Scheme                | State-wise Funds allocated/ released       | Funds allocated to Kalahandi District   | Funds allocated to Nuapada District   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2019-20          | No scheme                             | NIL                                        | NIL                                     | NIL                                   |
|       2 | 2020-21          | Padhna Likhna Abhiyan                 | 2,84,00,000                                | 1,14,71,748                             | 53,24,254                             |
|       3 | 2021-22          | Padhna Likhna Abhiyan                 | 2,84,00,000                                | 1,14,71,748                             | 53,24,254                             |
|       4 | 2022-23          | ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram | 3,22,02,000                                | 93,99,100                               | 36,76,600                             |
|       5 | 2023-2024        | ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram | No proposal received for release till date |                                         |                                       |

The number of beneficiaries thereunder in  Odisha  and  above  said  districts  during  the  said period is as under:

|   S.No. | Financial Year   | Adult Education Scheme                | Beneficiaries Appeared in Odisha State   | Beneficiaries Appeared in Kalahandi District   | Beneficiaries Appeared in Nuapada District   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2019-20          | No scheme                             | NIL                                      | NIL                                            | NIL                                          |
|       2 | 2020-21          | Padhna Likhna Abhiyan                 | 1,51,699                                 | 73,143                                         | 53,713                                       |
|       3 | 2021-22          | Padhna Likhna Abhiyan                 |                                          |                                                |                                              |
|       4 | 2022-23          | ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram | 36,297                                   | 14,783                                         | 7,230                                        |
|       5 | 2023-2024        | ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram | 46,094                                   | 16,047                                         | NIL                                          |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI BASANTA KUMAR  PANDA REGARDING 'FINANICIAL ASSISTANCE TO ODISHA UNDER EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES'.

The details of Number of scholarship and funds sanctioned under National Means -CumMerit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) during last five year and current year (Odisha State)

|   S No. | F.Y.    | Number of Scholarships (Fresh+Renewals)   | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|---------|---------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2019-20 | 12613                                     | 1513.56                            |
|       2 | 2020-21 | 13978                                     | 1677.36                            |
|       3 | 2021-22 | 8713                                      | 1045.56                            |
|       4 | 2022-23 | 9354                                      | 1122.48                            |
|       5 | 2023-24 | *                                         | *                                  |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI BASANTA KUMAR  PANDA REGARDING 'FINANICIAL ASSISTANCE TO ODISHA UNDER EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES'.

The details of financial assistance provided to Odisha State, Kalahandi and Nuapada District under  Pradhan  Mantri  Poshan  Shakti  Nirman  (PM  POSHAN)  during  last  five  year  and current year (Odisha State)

|   S No. | F.Y.    |   Kalahandi District (Rs. in lakh) |   Nuapada District (Rs. in lakh) |   Odisha State (Rs. In lakh) |   Beneficiaries in Odisha State in lakhs |   Beneficiaries in Kalahandi District |   Beneficiaries in Nuapada District |
|---------|---------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2019-20 |                            2916.04 |                          1280.15 |                      40358.7 |                                    39.57 |                                197187 |                               86909 |
|       2 | 2020-21 |                            4494.35 |                          1928.58 |                      53864   |                                    44.28 |                                196103 |                               90806 |
|       3 | 2021-22 |                            3780.03 |                          1601.21 |                      48208.9 |                                    44.29 |                                187188 |                               87243 |
|       4 | 2022-23 |                            3969.86 |                          1870.39 |                      56373.9 |                                    42.14 |                                184671 |                               84103 |
|       5 | 2023-24 |                            2007.12 |                           906.39 |                      56874.1 |                                    42.5  |                                182711 |                               81932 |

*Source: PAB minutes and Information Received from State Government of Odisha