Lok Sabha Question No. 2 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Facilities to Children under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO2

## ANSWERED ON- 25.11.2024

## FACILITIES TO CHILDREN UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

## 2. Shri Chudasama Rajeshbhai Naranbhai:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the facilities being provided by the Government to the children under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan;
- (b) the details of the allocation made under the schemes during the last three years; and
- (c)  the  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released,  utilized,  and  number  of  districts  covered  under  the scheme in Gujarat during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  is  implementing  an  integrated  centrally sponsored scheme for School education- Samagra Shiksha. The scheme 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  provides  support  for  the implementation of the RTE Act.

The Scheme has now been 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.

Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  States  and  UTs  for  providing various  facilities  to  the  children  for  implementing  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 as also for implementation of various provisions of Samagra Shiksha Scheme  which  include  free  uniform  to  eligible  children  at  elementary  level,  free  textbooks  at elementary level, development of primers/textbooks for tribal language, teaching learning materials, transport/escort facility up to secondary level, special training for age appropriate admission of out of  school  children  and  residential  as  well  as  non-residential  training  for  older  children,  seasonal hostels / residential camps, special training centres,  age-appropriate residential and non-residential training,  support  to  Out  of  School  Children  (16  to  19  years)  for  completion  of  education  through NIOS/SIOS, Holistic Progress Card, bilingual teaching material and books, support to Children with Special Needs (CWSN).  Further, under the student oriented component for the children with special needs,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  identification  and  assessment  of  children  with  special needs, aids and appliances, braille kits and books, appropriate teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc.

Also,  under  the  Scheme  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  States  and  UTs for Universalization of School Education including opening/strengthening of new schools upto senior secondary level, construction of school buildings & additional classrooms, development/strengthening of school infrastructure in northern border areas under Vibrant Village Programme, setting up, up-gradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, construction of hostels for PVTGs under PM-JANMAN, setting up of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas, construction of hostels under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan for unsaturated  ST  population,    reimbursement  under  RTE  Act,  various  qualitative  components, strengthening of teacher education and strengthening of DIETs/BRCs/CRCs, provision of ICT and digital interventions.

(b): Central allocation under the Samagra Shiksha scheme during the last three years is as under:

| Year    | Revised Estimates   |
|---------|---------------------|
| 2021-22 | Rs. 30,000.00 Cr    |
| 2022-23 | Rs. 32,514.67 Cr    |
| 2023-24 | Rs. 33,000.00 Cr    |

Source: Finance Division

(c): The details of funds allocated, released and utilized under the Samagra Shiksha scheme in Gujarat for all 33 districts of the state during each of the last three years and the current year is:

| Year    | Central allocation   | Central Release                | Expenditure*                  |
|---------|----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2021-22 | Rs. 1,009.74 Cr      | Rs. 893.75 Cr                  | Rs. 1,863.86 Cr               |
| 2022-23 | Rs. 1,371.20 Cr      | Rs. 1,321.25 Cr                | Rs. 1,807.22 Cr               |
| 2023-24 | Rs. 1,316.73 Cr      | Rs. 1,132.53 Cr                | Rs. 2,102.98 Cr               |
| 2024-25 | Rs. 1,598.43 Cr      | Rs. 255.04 Cr (as on 20.11.24) | Rs.736.47 Cr (as on 20.11.24) |

Source: PAB minutes for Central allocation , PRABANDH portal for release and PRABANDH portal for expenditure in 2021-22 & 2022-23 and state brief for expenditure in 2023-24 and PFMS for expenditure in 2024-25

*  Expenditure includes  central  share,  state  share  and  other  receipts  received  by  the  State Government.