Lok Sabha Question No. 2524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Withheld Share under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri N K Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2524

ANSWERED ON 04/08/2025

## Withheld Share under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

2524. Shri N K Premachandran:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  not  released  the  funds  to  Kerala  under  Samagra  Shiksha Kerala (SSK) and STARS, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) the details regarding the total Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) arrears payable to Kerala and the action taken to disburse the same to the State;

- (c) whether the Government has imposed new conditions for disbursement of SSA Fund, if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  implementation  of  various  projects  and programmes  in  Educational  sector  in  Kerala  are  facing  financial  crisis  due  to  delay  in disbursement of funds;

(e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard;

- (f)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  resolve  the  delay  in  infrastructure  initiatives  in Kerala Educational system due to delay in disbursement of funds; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (g): Education  is  in  the  concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and  majority  of  the schools  are  under  the  domain  of  respective  State  and  UT  Governments.  The  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha is implemented in partnership with all the States and UTs.  Financial  assistance  is  provided  to  all  States  and  UTs  for  various  components  for implementation of the interventions under Samagra Shiksha as per norms. Accordingly, the annual  plans  under  Samagra  Shiksha  are  prepared  by  the  States  and  UTs  based  on  their requirements  and  priority  and  this  is  reflected  in  their  respective  Annual  Work  Plan  and Budget  (AWP&B).  These  plans  are  then  appraised  and  approved/estimated  by  Project Approval Board (PAB) in consultation with the States and UTs as per the programmatic and financial  norms  of  the  scheme.  The  funds  are  released  to  the  States/UTs  based  on  the fulfilment of conditions prescribed by Ministry of Finance and Samagra Shiksha Framework.

An amount of Rs. 855.90 crore and Rs. 741.58 crore has been approved for FY: 20242025 and FY: 2025-26 respectively for Kerala under Samagra Shiksha. Funds released to the State of Kerala in last 3 years under Samagra Shiksha and STARS (Strengthening TeachingLearning and Results for States) scheme is as under:

(Rs. in Cr.)

| Year    |   Samagra Shiksha |   STARS |
|---------|-------------------|---------|
| 2022-23 |            178.16 |  107.03 |
| 2023-24 |            141.65 |  150.56 |
| 2024-25 |              0    |  203.73 |
| Total   |            319.81 |  461.32 |

Education  is  a  subject  in  the  concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution,  majority  of  the schools are under the administrative control of the State Governments and UT Administrations. The States/UTs play pivotal role in conceptualization, implementation and realization of such schemes at the grass root level. It is the onus of the State/UT government to implement the Scheme and comply with the provision of a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and guidelines of Ministry of Finance.

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