Lok Sabha Question No. 3603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Introduction  of  Pre-School Classes under SSA
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3603 ANSWERED ON-11/08/2025

## Introduction of Pre-School Classes under SSA

3603. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Government Schools in the country that have introduced pre-school classes or  co-located  anganwadi  centres  with  schools,  giving  effect  to  the  provisions  of  Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan since 2018 in the country, State/UT-wise including Punjab;

(b) the number of Anganwadi workers who have been trained for pre-school education in line with  the  NCERT  framework  in  the  country  since  the  inception  of  the  scheme's,  State/UTwise; and

(c) the details of funds allocated and utilized by the States/UTs in this regard during the last five years, State/UT-wise, with specific district-wise details of Punjab?

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

(a)    The  number  of  Government  Schools,  State/UT-wise  including  Punjab,  that  have introduced pre-school classes or co-located anganwadi centres with schools, is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c)  As per the information provided by the Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoWCD), aligned with the goals of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the MoWCD, Government of India launched the Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi (PBPB) programme on 10 th May 2023 to strengthen Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) delivery through Anganwadi Centres. Under PBPB, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) are being trained through the Savitribai Phule  National  Institute  of  Women  and  Child  Development  (SPNIWCD).  The  training  is structured  around  Navchetana,  National  Framework  for  Early  Childhood  Stimulation  (0-3 years)  and  Aadharshila,  National  Curriculum  for  ECCE  (3-6  years),  both  aligned  with NCERT's National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage (NCF-FS), and NIPUN

Bharat, ensuring harmonized and comprehensive training without redundancy. The training of AWWs follows a Two-Tier Model wherein State-Level Master Trainers (SLMTs) undergo a two-day intensive training (Tier 1), who in turn train AWWs through a three-day, interactive, hands-on module (Tier 2). As on 31 st July 2025, a total of 5,81,326 AWWs have been trained under the PBPB initiative since its inception. The State/UT-wise details of trained AWWs under PBPB are at Annexure-II.

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  funds  released  under  PBPB  are  at  Annexure-III. Further, the funds are provided to States/UTs with regard to 'General' sub-head that includes honorarium, uniform, medicine kits, furniture, training etc. Hence, utilization is received from States/UTs comprehensively for "General" sub-head under Anganwadi Services as a whole. Separate component-wise Utilization Certificate, including that of "Training under PBPB" is not received from States/UTs.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3603 ANSWERED ON 11/08/2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SMT. HARSIMRAT  KAUR  BADAL  REGARDING  'INTRODUCTION  OF  PRE-SCHOOL  CLASSES UNDER SSA'

Number of Government schools having AWC or pre-primary sections, (as per UDISE+ 2023-24)

|                                    | Number of schools with Class 1-Government   | Number of schools with Class 1-Government   | Number of schools with Class 1-Government   | Number of schools with Class 1-Government               |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| States/UTs                         | Total                                       | HavingAWC in the school campus              | Having Pre- Primary Sections                | Having AWCin the school campus and Pre-Primary Sections |
| Total                              | 873841                                      | 289578                                      | 239632                                      | 77714                                                   |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 316                                         | 18                                          | 296                                         | 18                                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 41592                                       | 8658                                        | 11003                                       | 7410                                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 2655                                        | 194                                         | 1078                                        | 107                                                     |
| Assam                              | 38777                                       | 17787                                       | 28799                                       | 13108                                                   |
| Bihar                              | 69141                                       | 8193                                        | 207                                         | 36                                                      |
| Chandigarh                         | 117                                         | 9                                           | 112                                         | 9                                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 31432                                       | 10333                                       | 9670                                        | 8360                                                    |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 306                                         | 44                                          | 278                                         | 41                                                      |
| Delhi                              | 2119                                        | 42                                          | 1645                                        | 40                                                      |
| Goa                                | 699                                         | 238                                         | 164                                         | 57                                                      |
| Gujarat                            | 32575                                       | 5871                                        | 31849                                       | 5864                                                    |
| Haryana                            | 8751                                        | 3650                                        | 8726                                        | 3650                                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 10405                                       | 2389                                        | 5981                                        | 1568                                                    |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     | 17746                                       | 238                                         | 17609                                       | 237                                                     |
| Jharkhand                          | 34588                                       | 1892                                        | 16849                                       | 951                                                     |
| Karnataka                          | 43117                                       | 11118                                       | 1761                                        | 739                                                     |
| Kerala                             | 4079                                        | 418                                         | 3558                                        | 355                                                     |
| Ladakh                             | 770                                         | 291                                         | 761                                         | 291                                                     |
| Lakshadweep                        | 28                                          | 3                                           | 20                                          | 3                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 79259                                       | 16947                                       | 1660                                        | 650                                                     |
| Maharashtra                        | 64495                                       | 39876                                       | 2731                                        | 914                                                     |
| Manipur                            | 2848                                        | 89                                          | 1530                                        | 31                                                      |
| Meghalaya                          | 5458                                        | 566                                         | 4826                                        | 497                                                     |
| Mizoram                            | 1285                                        | 31                                          | 923                                         | 31                                                      |
| Nagaland                           | 1772                                        | 71                                          | 1724                                        | 71                                                      |
| Odisha                             | 45042                                       | 21124                                       | 759                                         | 602                                                     |
| Puducherry                         | 323                                         | 7                                           | 300                                         | 6                                                       |
| Punjab                             | 12960                                       | 8666                                        | 12920                                       | 8665                                                    |
| Rajasthan                          | 69521                                       | 22746                                       | 1207                                        | 388                                                     |
| Sikkim                             | 855                                         | 51                                          | 799                                         | 51                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 31497                                       | 2196                                        | 2979                                        | 2177                                                    |
| Telangana                          | 24210                                       | 9513                                        | 1067                                        | 421                                                     |
| Tripura                            | 4185                                        | 504                                         | 187                                         | 16                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 112519                                      | 70576                                       | 1961                                        | 1376                                                    |

| Uttarakhand   |   11347 |   6003 |    30 |     1 |
|---------------|---------|--------|-------|-------|
| West Bengal   |   67052 |  19226 | 63663 | 18973 |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3603  ANSWERED  ON  11/08/2025  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL REGARDING 'INTRODUCTION OF PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES UNDER SSA'

State/UT-wise details of AWWs trained under PBPB (upto 31 st July 2025)

| States/UTs                               | AWWsTrained   |
|------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 733           |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 53329         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 1377          |
| Assam                                    | 23523         |
| Bihar                                    | 90262         |
| Chandigarh                               | 551           |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 11231         |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 240           |
| Delhi                                    | 10414         |
| Goa                                      | 1148          |
| Gujarat                                  | 4299          |
| Haryana                                  | 8044          |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 0             |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 24931         |
| Jharkhand                                | 11760         |
| Karnataka                                | 426           |
| Kerala                                   | 15198         |
| Ladakh                                   | 1153          |
| Lakshadweep                              | 0             |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 91457         |
| Maharashtra                              | 36132         |
| Manipur                                  | 4577          |
| Meghalaya                                | 2123          |
| Mizoram                                  | 2357          |
| Nagaland                                 | 3729          |
| Odisha                                   | 8722          |
| Puducherry                               | 616           |
| Punjab                                   | 7922          |
| Rajasthan                                | 57949         |
| Sikkim                                   | 387           |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 1832          |
| Telangana                                | 0             |
| Tripura                                  | 3192          |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 46529         |
| Uttarakhand                              | 5178          |
| West Bengal                              | 50005         |
| Total                                    | 5,81,326      |

ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3603  ANSWERED  ON  11/08/2025  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL REGARDING

Funds released for training component till F.Y. 2024-25 (Rs. in lakhs)

| Name of State/UT                   |   Total fund released during 2023-24 |   Total fund released during 2024-25 |   Total Fund released till date |
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                     |                                211.8 |                             394.05   |                          605.85 |
| Bihar                              |                                436.2 |                             809.19   |                         1245.39 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |                                  0   |                             364.08   |                          364.08 |
| Goa                                |                                  5.4 |                               6.66   |                           12.06 |
| Gujarat                            |                                203.4 |                             188.7    |                          392.1  |
| Haryana                            |                                 93   |                             129.87   |                          222.87 |
| Jharkhand                          |                                146.4 |                             203.963  |                          350.36 |
| Karnataka                          |                                  0   |                             466.2    |                          466.2  |
| Kerala                             |                                  0   |                             179.82   |                          179.82 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |                                372   |                             689.31   |                         1061.31 |
| Maharashtra                        |                                411   |                             761.46   |                         1172.46 |
| Odisha                             |                                284.4 |                             395.438  |                          679.84 |
| Punjab                             |                                100.2 |                             138.195  |                          238.4  |
| Rajasthan                          |                                233.4 |                             431.79   |                          665.19 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |                                173.4 |                             240.593  |                          413.99 |
| Telangana                          |                                132   |                             183.15   |                          315.15 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |                                645   |                             897.435  |                         1542.44 |
| West Bengal                        |                                411   |                             761.46   |                         1172.46 |
| Delhi                              |                                 40.2 |                              18.315  |                           58.52 |
| Puducherry                         |                                  3.6 |                               6.66   |                           10.26 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |                                109.8 |                             203.13   |                          312.93 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                161.1 |                             223.53   |                          384.63 |
| Uttarakhand                        |                                 84.6 |                             156.51   |                          241.11 |
| Andaman &Nicobar                   |                                  6   |                               6.9375 |                           12.94 |
| Chandigarh                         |                                  4   |                               4.1625 |                            8.16 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                  4   |                               5.55   |                            9.55 |
| Ladakh                             |                                  7   |                               7.4    |                           14.4  |
| Lakshadweep                        |                                  2   |                               1.85   |                            3.85 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                 36.9 |                              68.27   |                          105.17 |
| Assam                              |                                360.9 |                             671      |                         1031.9  |
| Manipur                            |                                 68.4 |                              93.66   |                          162.06 |
| Meghalaya                          |                                 35.1 |                              48.705  |                           83.81 |
| Mizoram                            |                                 13.5 |                              24.98   |                           38.48 |
| Nagaland                           |                                 23.4 |                              21.645  |                           45.05 |
| Sikkim                             |                                  8.1 |                              11.2425 |                           19.34 |
| Tripura                            |                                 58.5 |                             108.23   |                          166.73 |
| Total                              |                               4885.7 |                            8923.14   |                        13808.8  |