Lok Sabha Question No. 354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Funds allocated to Bihar under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 354

ANSWERED ON 5 th FEBRUARY, 2024

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO BIHAR UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

354. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- ( a)  the  details  of  the  funds  released  against  the  funds  approved  by  the  Union Government to the State Government of Bihar in the fiscal years 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 for the implementation of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan; and
- (b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Union  Government  for  the  effective  implementation  of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of funds released against the funds approved as central share by the Dept. of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education to the State Government of  Bihar  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  ofSamagra  Shiksha,  during  the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 areas follows:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Central Share   |   F.Y. 2021-22 |   F.Y. 2022-23 | F.Y. 2023-24 (as on date)   |
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
| Approved        |         382755 |         466004 | 499123.47                   |
| Released        |         340608 |         355459 | 175080.23 (as on date)      |

- (b):  The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  is  implementing  Samagra Shiksha, an integrated scheme for school education from financial year 2018-19 all across the country including Bihar. SamagraShiksha envisages school education as a continuum from pre-school to senior secondary level and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels.

Samagra Shiksha is being implemented in coordination with the States/UTs. While role  of  Central  Govt.  is  to  provide  policy  guidelines,  release  central  share  as  per norms  of  the  Scheme  and  overall  monitoring  of  the  Scheme,  States/UTs  are responsible for actual implementation of the Scheme, provide their share of funds for the Scheme and own and monitor its implementation on ground. With a view to help the  States/UTs  in  effective  implementation,  guidelines  have  been  devised  for implementing  various  interventions  of  the  Scheme.In  addition,  Key  Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been devised for every component. Review meetings are held by Union Ministry of Education with the States/UTs from time to time to monitor and review implementation of the Scheme.

Further, the Scheme has an inbuilt monitoring and evaluation mechanism to ensure effective implementation of interventions viz. Comprehensive Review Mission (CRM) with the objective of reviewing status of progress and implementation. Other mechanisms  for  effective  implementation  include Project  Appraisal,  Budgeting Achievements  and  Data  Handling  System  (PRABANDH),  National  Achievement Surveys (NAS), Audit Mechanism, Social Audit and Third Party Monitoring.

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