Lok Sabha Question No. 45 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Infrastructure Challenges under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in Maharashtra
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.45 ANSWERED ON - 03/02/2025

## Infrastructure Challenges under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in Maharashtra

45. Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare:

Smt. Supriya Sule: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh: Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale: Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane: Shri Sanjay Dina Patil:

Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  rural  schools  in  Maharashtra  under  the  Samagra  Shiksha  Abhiyan  face significant infrastructure challenges; (b) if so, the details of such deficiencies reported during the last three years; (c)  whether  the  lack  of  digital  infrastructure,  electricity,  and  internet  connectivity  has hampered the implementation of the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in rural areas; (d) if so, the details of schools in rural areas having no access to ICT-based education, State/UT-wise; (e) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to bridge the digital divide in rural schools, if so, the details thereof; (f)  the  timeline  fixed  by  the  Government for ensuring digital inclusion in rural schools under the Abhiyan; (g)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  timely  development  of  school infrastructure in villages; and (h)  whether  any  specific  funds  or  incentives  have  been  allocated  for  addressing
- infrastructure problems in rural and backward areas, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (h): Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution, and, majority of the schools  and  implementation  of  infrastructural  activities  in  schools  comes  under  the domain of respective State and UT Governments.

The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education is implementing Samagra Shiksha since 2018-19 to support States and UTs in strengthening of existing Government schools for creation and augmentation of infrastructure facilities in School based on the gaps determined from UDISE+ , PRABANDH Portal and the proposals received from respective State/ Union Territory.

The need for infrastructure augmentation in schools including rural and backward areas are  worked  out  in  a  decentralized  manner  every  year  by  the  respective  State/Union Territory on incremental basis depending on their need and priority and reflected in their Annual Work Plan &Budget (AWP&B). These plans are then appraised and approved by the Project Approval Board (PAB) in the Department of School Education & Literacy in  consultation  with  the  States  and  Union  Territories.  The  physical  and  financial progress is monitored through PRABANDH Portal of DoSE&L. Monthly, quarterly and Mid-term  review  meetings  are  also  held  to  look  into  the  progress  and  challenges  in infrastructure development for the Schools in the States.

Details of infrastructure achievements for last three years in rural areas of Maharashtra under Samagra Shiksha are at Annexure-I.

To achieve the objectives of  NEP 2020 and to bridge the digital divide  in  education, under  the  Samagra  Shiksha  scheme  funds  for  setting  up  ICT  Labs  and  Smart Classrooms  are  released  to  State/UTs  based  on  the  requirement  communicated  by them in the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B).

A comprehensive initiative called PM eVidya is also adopted by the department which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access to education, with a target to benefit nearly 25 crore school going children across the country. The key components of this initiative are

-  Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) - One Nation, One Digital Platform  for  providing  quality  e-content  for  school  education  in  States/Union Territories (UTs)
-  200  PM  e-VIDYA  DTH  TV  Channels  to  provide  supplementary  education  in various Indian languages for classes 1-12,
-  National Initiative  for  School  Heads'  and  Teachers'  Holistic  Advancement (NISHTHA)  -  an  Integrated  Teacher  Training  Programme  run  online  through DIKSHA portal,
-  ePathshala initiative to disseminate Digital Books and eContents,
-  eJaadui Pitara, a digital app to supplement and complement the physical Jaadui Pitara,
-  Virtual  Labs  created  on  DIKSHA  platform  where  280  Virtual  Labs  for  Science and Mathematics for subjects Class 6th to 12th have been made available

Further,  The  State  Governments  have  been  advised  to  act  based  on  the  situation prevailing at every place to meet the demands of students and teachers for providing them with the digital access required for teaching learning digitally. Details of State/UTwise total numbers of rural schools having access to internet, electricity, ICT labs and Smart Classroom under Samagra Shiksha are at Annexure-II.

ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (h)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  45  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE: SMT. SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL  RAJSINH:  SHRI  AMAR  SHARADRAO  KALE:  SHRI  BAJRANG MANOHAR  SONWANE:  SHRI  SANJAY  DINA  PATIL:  PROF.  VARSHA  EKNATH GAIKWAD  REGARDING  INFRASTRUCTURE  CHALLENGES  UNDER  SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN IN MAHARASHTRA.

## Details of Basic Infrastructure Facilities in Government Schools of State of Maharashtra under Samagra Shiksha

|         | Rural Area    | Rural Area     | Rural Area   | Rural Area   | Rural Area   | Rural Area   | Rural Area   | Rural Area    | Rural Area                       |
|---------|---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
|         |               | Number         | Number       | Number       | Number       | Number       | Number       | Number        | Number                           |
| Year    | Total Schools | Drinking Water | Boys toilet  | Girls toilet | Ramp         | Electricity  | Playground   | Boundary wall | Library/Book bank/Reading Corner |
| 2021-22 | 59343         | 58830          | 55332        | 56660        | 57452        | 44606        | 52839        | 46764         | 58983                            |
| 2022-23 | 58874         | 58457          | 54661        | 56077        | 57105        | 54098        | 53477        | 46356         | 58598                            |
| 2023-24 | 58680         | 58187          | 54103        | 55739        | 56815        | 53532        | 53588        | 46217         | 58452                            |

Source: UDISE+ 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24

ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (h)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 45 FOR ANSWER ON 03.02.2025 ASKED BY SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR  BHAGARE:  SMT.  SUPRIYA  SULE:  DR.  AMOL  RAMSING  KOLHE:  SHRI NILESH  DNYANDEV  LANKE:  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  DHAIRYASHEEL  RAJSINH:  SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE: SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE: SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL: PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN IN MAHARASHTRA.

| State/UTs Name                       | Government Schools with digital Infrastructure Facilities in Grade VI and above Schools - 2023-24   | Government Schools with digital Infrastructure Facilities in Grade VI and above Schools - 2023-24   | Government Schools with digital Infrastructure Facilities in Grade VI and above Schools - 2023-24   | Government Schools with digital Infrastructure Facilities in Grade VI and above Schools - 2023-24   | Government Schools with digital Infrastructure Facilities in Grade VI and above Schools - 2023-24   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                      | Number                                                                                              | Number                                                                                              | Number                                                                                              | Number                                                                                              | Number                                                                                              |
|                                      | Total Schools                                                                                       | Internet                                                                                            | Electricity                                                                                         | ICT Lab                                                                                             | Smart Classroom                                                                                     |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS            | 132                                                                                                 | 115                                                                                                 | 132                                                                                                 | 110                                                                                                 | 112                                                                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 9868                                                                                                | 9344                                                                                                | 9867                                                                                                | 1745                                                                                                | 6732                                                                                                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | 1180                                                                                                | 372                                                                                                 | 754                                                                                                 | 122                                                                                                 | 407                                                                                                 |
| ASSAM                                | 10084                                                                                               | 5739                                                                                                | 9609                                                                                                | 4012                                                                                                | 4086                                                                                                |
| BIHAR                                | 35384                                                                                               | 5514                                                                                                | 29082                                                                                               | 2299                                                                                                | 6753                                                                                                |
| CHANDIGARH                           | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   |
| CHHATTISGARH                         | 16524                                                                                               | 10096                                                                                               | 15454                                                                                               | 1588                                                                                                | 4525                                                                                                |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU | 187                                                                                                 | 185                                                                                                 | 187                                                                                                 | 112                                                                                                 | 171                                                                                                 |
| DELHI                                | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   |
| GOA                                  | 100                                                                                                 | 93                                                                                                  | 100                                                                                                 | 38                                                                                                  | 58                                                                                                  |
| GUJARAT                              | 19604                                                                                               | 18656                                                                                               | 19590                                                                                               | 9192                                                                                                | 15343                                                                                               |
| HARYANA                              | 5014                                                                                                | 3425                                                                                                | 5002                                                                                                | 2452                                                                                                | 3356                                                                                                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                     | 4644                                                                                                | 2976                                                                                                | 4611                                                                                                | 2549                                                                                                | 2365                                                                                                |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                      | 8927                                                                                                | 3478                                                                                                | 8275                                                                                                | 2023                                                                                                | 1950                                                                                                |
| JHARKHAND                            | 13574                                                                                               | 7200                                                                                                | 12996                                                                                               | 2571                                                                                                | 2819                                                                                                |
| KARNATAKA                            | 23631                                                                                               | 8890                                                                                                | 23316                                                                                               | 2778                                                                                                | 6190                                                                                                |
| KERALA                               | 1837                                                                                                | 1698                                                                                                | 1832                                                                                                | 1188                                                                                                | 1477                                                                                                |
| LADAKH                               | 482                                                                                                 | 204                                                                                                 | 377                                                                                                 | 124                                                                                                 | 225                                                                                                 |
| LAKSHADWEEP                          | 22                                                                                                  | 22                                                                                                  | 22                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                  | 15                                                                                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                       | 30824                                                                                               | 10303                                                                                               | 27521                                                                                               | 1419                                                                                                | 7281                                                                                                |
| MAHARASHTRA                          | 18400                                                                                               | 9742                                                                                                | 16698                                                                                               | 1176                                                                                                | 14787                                                                                               |
| MANIPUR                              | 815                                                                                                 | 257                                                                                                 | 566                                                                                                 | 267                                                                                                 | 95                                                                                                  |
| MEGHALAYA                            | 2204                                                                                                | 619                                                                                                 | 738                                                                                                 | 116                                                                                                 | 71                                                                                                  |
| MIZORAM                              | 967                                                                                                 | 232                                                                                                 | 760                                                                                                 | 130                                                                                                 | 99                                                                                                  |
| NAGALAND                             | 777                                                                                                 | 367                                                                                                 | 618                                                                                                 | 126                                                                                                 | 483                                                                                                 |
| ODISHA                               | 20229                                                                                               | 17095                                                                                               | 19822                                                                                               | 6172                                                                                                | 8699                                                                                                |
| PUDUCHERRY                           | 99                                                                                                  | 99                                                                                                  | 99                                                                                                  | 97                                                                                                  | 83                                                                                                  |
| PUNJAB                               | 5718                                                                                                | 5609                                                                                                | 5712                                                                                                | 4187                                                                                                | 5505                                                                                                |
| RAJASTHAN                            | 34531                                                                                               | 24525                                                                                               | 33708                                                                                               | 11387                                                                                               | 11020                                                                                               |
| SIKKIM                               | 369                                                                                                 | 205                                                                                                 | 361                                                                                                 | 224                                                                                                 | 315                                                                                                 |
| TAMILNADU                            | 10866                                                                                               | 10850                                                                                               | 10850                                                                                               | 4449                                                                                                | 139                                                                                                 |
| TELANGANA                            | 8287                                                                                                | 2507                                                                                                | 8160                                                                                                | 3740                                                                                                | 3226                                                                                                |
| TRIPURA                              | 1953                                                                                                | 806                                                                                                 | 1721                                                                                                | 596                                                                                                 | 541                                                                                                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH                        | 46993                                                                                               | 12205                                                                                               | 41742                                                                                               | 888                                                                                                 | 7999                                                                                                |
| UTTARAKHAND                          | 4480                                                                                                | 2811                                                                                                | 4164                                                                                                | 770                                                                                                 | 1849                                                                                                |
| WEST BENGAL                          | 13028                                                                                               | 7391                                                                                                | 12760                                                                                               | 6718                                                                                                | 1724                                                                                                |
| INDIA                                | 351734                                                                                              | 183630                                                                                              | 327206                                                                                              | 75375                                                                                               | 120500                                                                                              |