Lok Sabha Question No. 1657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: PM SHRI Scheme
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil, Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1657 ANSWERED ON - 10/03/2025

## PM SHRI Scheme

†1657. Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram:

Shri Gyaneshwar Patil:

Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai:

Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge:

Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the PM School for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme;
- (b) the number of schools proposed to be upgraded under the scheme across the country;
- (c) the details of schools selected under PM SHRI schools in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and especially in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra;
- (d) the details of the funds allocated under the scheme to Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli during the last two years;
- (e) the details of the amount proposed to be spent by the Government on the scheme;
- (f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  implementation  of  PM SHRI  schools  in  these States; and
- (g) whether the Government has noticed that the lack of facilities in schools in UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are adversely affecting the studies of the children?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): PM  SHRI  Schools  are  set  up  by  strengthening  the  existing  schools  from  amongst schools managed by Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies. These schools are to  showcase  all  the  initiatives  of  National  Education  Policy  2020  and  emerge  as  exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood. They provide leadership in their respective regions in providing high-quality education in an equitable, inclusive and joyful school environment that takes care of the diverse background, multilingual  needs,  and  different  academic  abilities  of  children  and  makes  them  active participants in their own learning process as per the vision of NEP 2020.

The major features in the PM SHRI Scheme are:

1. Quality  and  Innovation  (Learning  Enhancement  Programme,  Holistic  Progress  Card, Innovative Pedagogies, Bagless days, Internships with Local artisans, Capacity building etc.)
2. Beneficiary oriented Entitlements under Right to Education (RTE) Act.
3. Annual School Grants (Composite School grants, Library grant, Sports grant)
4. Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education  including  Balvatika  and  Foundational  Literacy and Numeracy
5. Equity and Inclusion including provision of safe and appropriate infrastructure for girls and children with special needs (CwSN).
6. Encouraging flexibility in choice of subjects offered to students.
7. Encouraging mother tongue as medium of instruction using technological interventions to help bridge language barriers between teachers and students.
8. ICT, smart classrooms and digital libraries for using digital pedagogy.
9. Strengthening of existing infrastructure
10. Vocational interventions & Enhancing internship/entrepreneurship opportunities especially  with  local  industry.  Mapping  of  skills  with  developmental  projects/nearby industry and develop courses/curriculum accordingly.
11. (b): Under  the  scheme,  there  is  a  provision  of  setting  up  of  more  than  14500  PM  SHRI Schools  by  strengthening  the  existing  schools  from  amongst  schools  managed  by  Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies.
12. (c): The  details  of  schools  selected  under  PM  SHRI  schools  in  Maharashtra,  Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is as follows:

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs       |   Primary |   Elementary Schools |   Secondary Schools |   Senior Secondary Schools |   Total Schools |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | DNH&DD           |         1 |                    5 |                   0 |                          0 |               6 |
|         2 | HIMACHAL PRADESH |        56 |                    0 |                   5 |                        119 |             180 |
|         3 | MADHYA PRADESH   |        15 |                  121 |                 274 |                        377 |             787 |
|         4 | MAHARASHTRA      |       207 |                  468 |                 110 |                         42 |             827 |

In Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district of Maharashtra, 17 PM SHRI schools have been selected  out  of  which  3  are  Primary,  8  are  Elementary,  5  are  Secondary  and  1  is  Senior Secondary.

- (d): The details of the funds allocated under the scheme to Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli during the last two years is attached as Annexure I .
- (e): The total cost of PM SHRI scheme is ₹27,360 crore which includes Central share of ₹18,128 crore and State share of ₹9,232 crore.
- (f): PM SHRI scheme has a provision to equip PM SHRI schools with science labs, ICTenabled smart classrooms, library, furniture and playground. Further, digital learning tools like smart  boards  supports  modern,  technology-driven  education.  Efforts  like  the  introduction  of LED lighting, composting facilities, and medicinal gardens create eco-friendly 'green schools'.

States/UTs submit proposal by identifying the gaps such as ICT Labs, science labs, lab equipment,  digital  libraries,  Classroom  Digital  Boards,  Smart  Classrooms,  LED  lighting, composting  facilities  etc.  The  component  wise  proposal  submitted  by  the  States/UTs  are appraised  and  sanctioned  by  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  in  consultation  with  the States/UTs according to financial and programmatic norms and provision available.

- (g): The Central Government implements a Centrally Sponsored scheme, Samagra Shiksha, which  supports  creation  of  infrastructure  and  basic  facilities  for  students  in  Government Schools. In this regard, Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B) is prepared by the States and UTs  based  on  their  requirements  and  priorities  and  guidelines  issued  by  the  Ministry  of Education at the beginning of every year. These plans are then appraised/approved by PAB in consultation  with  the  States  and  UTs  as  per  the  programmatic  and  financial  norms  of  the Scheme and availability of budgetary resources.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1657  ANSWERED  ON  10.03.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM, SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL, SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI,  DR.  SHIVAJI  BANDAPPA  KALGE,  DR.  RAJEEV  BHARADWAJ HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'PM SHRI SCHEME'

The details of the funds allocated under the scheme to Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli during the last two years is as follows:

(₹ in crores)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the States/UTs/KVS/NVS   | Allocated Funds in FY 2023-24   |   Central Share FY 2023-24 | Allocated Funds in FY 2024- 25   | Central Share in FY 2024- 25   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | 211.35                           | 126.81                          |                     504.63 | 302.77                           | MAHARASHTRA                    |
|         2 | MADHYA PRADESH 219.99            | 131.99                          |                     329.09 | 197.45                           |                                |
|         3 | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI&DAMAN &DIU    | 2.6 2.6                         |                       1.5  |                                  | 1.5                            |

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