Lok Sabha Question No. 3505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Grants to Wayanad under SSA
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3505

ANSWERED ON 11/08/2025

## Grants to Wayanad under SSA

3505. Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of grants provided to schools in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency during the last four years, school-wise; and
- (b) the details of initiatives being taken under Samagra Shikha Abhiyan (SSA) to improve educational outcomes for tribal students, especially in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Under Centrally Sponsored Samagra Shiksha and STARS Scheme, the annual plans are  prepared  by  the  States  and  UTs  based  on  their  requirements  and  priorities  and  this  is reflected in their respective Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B) Proposals. These plans are  then  appraised  and  approved/estimated  by  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  in  the Department of School Education & Literacy in consultation with the States and UTs as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme. Based on the approved AWP&B, the Central Share under Samagra Shiksha is released to the respective State/UT in lumpsum and not for constituencies or districts separately. The States/UTs then allocate and utilize these funds in line with their priorities, transferring them further to Blocks, Districts, and Schools as applicable, in accordance with the approved AWP&B.

Central share of funds released to the State of Kerala in last 4 years under Samagra Shiksha and STARS (Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States) scheme is as under:

(Rs. in Cr.)

| S.No.   | Year    | Samagra Shiksha   |   STARS |
|---------|---------|-------------------|---------|
| 1       | 2021-22 | 225.12            |   57.23 |
| 2       | 2022-23 | 178.16            |   64.22 |
| 3       | 2023-24 | 141.65            |   90.34 |
| 4       | 2024-25 | -                 |  122.24 |
| Total   | Total   | 544.93            |  334.03 |

(b): Under  the  Samagra  Shiksha  scheme,  to  improve  educational  outcomes  of  tribal students, States/UTs are supported for free textbooks and uniforms, special training for outof-school children to enable age-appropriate mainstreaming, and ICT and digital initiatives, including  development  of  digital  content  in  vernacular  languages,  as  approved  in  their Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B).

The States are also supported for Residential Schools and Hostels to facilitate education of children in remote tribal habitations. Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM- JANMAN) targeted for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), Dharti Aaba Janjatiya  Gram  Utkarsh  Abhiyan  (DA-JGUA)  and  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalaya (KGBV)  which  are  residential  schools  for  girls  from  disadvantaged  groups,  including Scheduled Tribes (ST) are some of the Schemes for tribal students which includes Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.  One Hostel under PM-JANMAN has been approved on 15.01.2024 in Wayanad District during 2024-25.

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