Lok Sabha Question No. 982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Non-Allocation  of Funds under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Abhishek Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-982 ANSWERED ON -02/12/2024

## NON-ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

## 982 Shri Abhishek Banerjee:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the funds allotted to States under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise;

(b)  the  reason  for  not  releasing  funds  to  some  States  including  West  Bengal  under  the Scheme; and

(c)  the measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) : The details of the funds allotted to States under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise is at Annexure.

(b) & (c) :  The allocation of Central share to States/UTs under Samagra Shiksha are made as per the Budget Estimates (BE) provided by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. The financial assistance is provided to States and UTs for implementation of the interventions under Samagra Shiksha. 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 based on the  fulfillment  of  certain  conditions  such  as  pace  of  expenditure,  receipt  of  commensurate State  share,  audited  accounts,  statement  cumulative  State  share,  statement  on  outstanding advances,  up-to  date  expenditure  statement,  furnishing  of  information  as  prescribed  in  the Manual  on  Financial  Management  &  Procurement  and  audited  utilization  certificate  of previous year.

The scheme of Samagra Shiksha not only provides support for the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 but has also been aligned with the recommendations of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The scheme has been extended for a period of five years i.e., from 2021-22 to 2025-26.  The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM-SHRI) supplements the efforts of Samagra  Shiksha.  These  schools  are  to  showcase  the  implementation  of  the  National Education Policy 2020 and emerge as exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood.

States and UTs are required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education, Government  of  India,  for  implementation  of  PM  SHRI  scheme.  Out  of  36  States/UTs,  33 States/UTs have signed the MoU so far. Three States, including West Bengal, have not signed the MoU.

Total  amount  approved  as  Proposed  Central  Share  Release  to  West  Bengal  under Samagra Shiksha during the last 5 years i.e. 2019-20 to 2023-24 is Rs. 7853.65 Crore. An amount of Rs. 6049.56 Crore has been released to the State during the period.

This  Department  has  launched  the  PRABANDH  (Project  Appraisal,  Budgeting Achievements and Data Handling) System. One of the important features of the PRABANDH System is updation of Expenditure incurred under the different interventions of the Samagra Shiksha. For this purpose, a data visualization Dashboard  has been created in the PRABANDH System for display of monthly status of physical and financial progress under the major interventions of the Samagra Shiksha. Regular follow ups and review meetings are held  with  the  States/UTs  ensuring  an  integrated  approach  for  monitoring  and  smooth implementation of the schemes.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  982  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02.12.2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ABHISHEK BANERJEE, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING NON-ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

Details of Central Share allocated to the States / UTs under Samagra Shiksha during last five years:

(Rs in Crore)

| S.No.   | Name of the State           |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | A &NIslands                 |     47.35 |     55.46 |     56.37 |     74.02 |     86.9  |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              |   1294.75 |   1348.54 |   1348.54 |   1712.59 |   1775.81 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           |    443.14 |    442.16 |    442.16 |    533.7  |    576.59 |
| 4       | Assam                       |   1848.97 |   1977.03 |   1977.03 |   2514.6  |   2578.1  |
| 5       | Bihar                       |   3673.91 |   3827.55 |   3827.55 |   5018.87 |   4991.24 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  |     97.51 |     95.53 |    100.24 |    124.23 |    132.14 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                |   1039.58 |    887.9  |    887.9  |   1138.33 |   1157.85 |
| 8       | Dadra &N. Haveli Daman &Diu |     64.09 |     67.18 |     67.41 |     87.94 |     95.37 |
| 9       | Delhi                       |    302.64 |    315.21 |    315.21 |    377.27 |    368.92 |
| 10      | Goa                         |     17.87 |     18.61 |     18.61 |     29.86 |     24.27 |
| 11      | Gujarat                     |   1383.02 |   1041.84 |   1009.74 |   1371.21 |   1316.74 |
| 12      | Haryana                     |    775.93 |    857.56 |    825.39 |    963.5  |   1010.74 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh            |    558.35 |    581.66 |    581.66 |    738.08 |    672.19 |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir              |   1794.14 |   1472.14 |   1320.22 |   1650.6  |   1721.6  |
| 15      | Jharkhand                   |    994.02 |    900.18 |    900.18 |   1167.68 |   1215.45 |
| 16      | Karnataka                   |    779.08 |    707.61 |    707.61 |   1004.94 |    922.75 |
| 17      | Kerala                      |    242.16 |    252.22 |    252.22 |    348.47 |    328.83 |
| 18      | Ladakh                      |     42.25 |    102.04 |    100    |    123.49 |    182.49 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                 |      8.28 |      8.26 |      5.73 |      7.87 |      5.75 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh              |   2828.24 |   2946.31 |   2946.31 |   3727.88 |   3842.07 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                 |   1016.22 |   1013.7  |   1013.7  |   1592.9  |   1317.43 |
| 22      | Manipur                     |    368.06 |    382.42 |    370.43 |    494.19 |    483.05 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                   |    348.65 |    423.39 |    305.84 |    375.15 |    398.83 |
| 24      | Mizoram                     |    196.4  |    233.1  |    225.6  |    323.08 |    344.29 |
| 25      | Nagaland                    |    246.23 |    256.24 |    218.09 |    281.05 |    314.28 |
| 26      | Odisha                      |   1894.84 |   1497.45 |   1453.34 |   1841.08 |   1895.2  |
| 27      | Puducherry                  |     14.54 |     15.14 |     15.14 |     19.87 |     19.74 |
| 28      | Punjab                      |    521.79 |    572.1  |    543.53 |    719.06 |    708.78 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                   |   3190.76 |   2730.2  |   2730.2  |   3452.2  |   3560.25 |
| 30      | Sikkim                      |     96.17 |    127.49 |    122.49 |    151.76 |    159.73 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                  |   1801.73 |   1649.96 |   1649.96 |   2117.6  |   2090.77 |
| 32      | Telangana                   |   1095.25 |    880.61 |    880.61 |   1143.86 |   1148.35 |
| 33      | Tripura                     |    312.11 |    426.43 |    318.2  |    387.41 |    414.94 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh               |   5609.35 |   5533.09 |   5123.11 |   6261.8  |   6578.75 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                 |    818.16 |    787.73 |    672.63 |    844.44 |    686.3  |
| 36      | West Bengal                 |   1635.25 |   1338.77 |   1338.77 |   1773.38 |   1767.48 |
|         | Total                       |  37400.8  |  35772.8  |  34671.7  |  44493.9  |  44894    |

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