Lok Sabha Question No. 1206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Student-Teacher Ratio in Schools in Delhi
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1206 ANSWERED ON 11.12.2023

## Student-Teacher Ratio in Schools in Delhi

## 1206. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the current student-teacher ratio in Government and private schools in Delhi;
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government in order to improve the physical and digital infrastructure in Delhi schools; and
- (c) the initiatives taken/to be taken by the Government to improve the quality of teaching in Delhi schools?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The student-teacher ratio in Government and private schools in Delhi is given below.

| Management   |   Primary |   Upper Primary |   Secondary |   Higher Secondary |
|--------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------|--------------------|
| Government   |        40 |              35 |          28 |                 23 |
| Private      |        28 |              28 |          25 |                 19 |

(As per UDISE+ 2021-22)

- (b):  Samagra  Shiksha  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Education  supports  creation  of  school infrastructure facilities both through direct programme funding and also in convergence with other relevant schemes of the Central and State Governments. Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B)  is  then  appraised and approved/estimated by Project Approval Board in consultation with the Samagra Shiksha Delhi as per the programmatic and financial norms of the  scheme  and  availability  of  budgetary  resources.   Cumulative  Infrastructure  Target  and achievement of Delhi up to October 2023 is enclosed as Annexure-I .

As per data available with the Ministry, total Rs. 135702.61 Lakhs have been released to Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi between the financial year 2015-16 and 2023-24. A sum of Rs. 36967.91 Lakhs was released under erstwhile schemes of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education. These three schemes have been merged now under Samagra Shiksha Scheme and a sum of Rs. 98734.70 Lakhs have been released under this scheme between the financial year 2018-19 and 2023-24. Further,  as  per  Prabandh  data,  a  total  of  940  Smart  Classrooms  and  1106  ICT  Labs  are functional in Delhi.

(c): Samagra Shiksha focuses on improvement in quality of education by providing support for  different  interventions  to  Government  of  National  Capital  Territory  of  Delhi,  like  inservice training of teachers and school heads, conduct of achievement surveys at National and state/union territory level, composite school grant to every school for providing a conducive learning environment, grants for library, sports and physical activities, support for Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, ICT and digital initiatives, School Leadership development programme, remedial teaching for academically weaker students, support for Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat, etc.  The  National Education Policy, 2020 focusses on improving the quality of education through various measures such as introduction of new pedagogical and curricular structure, Early Childhood Care and Education, Foundational Literacy and Numeracy and Transforming  Assessment  for  Student  Development,  Experiential  and  Competency  based Learning  etc. In  addition,  in  order  to  provide  continuous  professional  development opportunities to the teachers at the elementary level, this Department launched the National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) online training programme using DIKSHA platform in October 2020.

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## Annexure-I

| Strengthening (Elementary +Secondary +Sr. Secondary) for Delhi upto October 2023   | Strengthening (Elementary +Secondary +Sr. Secondary) for Delhi upto October 2023   | Strengthening (Elementary +Secondary +Sr. Secondary) for Delhi upto October 2023   | Strengthening (Elementary +Secondary +Sr. Secondary) for Delhi upto October 2023   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No                                                                              | items                                                                              | Approval                                                                           | Completed/Functional                                                               |
| 1                                                                                  | ACR                                                                                | 3386                                                                               | 2613                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                  | Art/craft                                                                          | 25                                                                                 | 16                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                  | Boys Toilet                                                                        | 760                                                                                | 644                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                  | Computer room                                                                      | 8                                                                                  | 7                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                  | CWSN Ramp                                                                          | 88                                                                                 | 88                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                  | Drinking water                                                                     | 68                                                                                 | 68                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                  | Girls Toilet                                                                       | 825                                                                                | 619                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                  | Library Room                                                                       | 6                                                                                  | 6                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                  | New school (Primary)                                                               | 13                                                                                 | 13                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                 | Science lab                                                                        | 6                                                                                  | 5                                                                                  |
| Total                                                                              | Total                                                                              | 5185                                                                               | 4079                                                                               |