Lok Sabha Question No. 128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Projects under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 128 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## Projects under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

## 128. Shri Raju Bista:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in West Bengal since 2019, year/district-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  schools  that  have  received  grants  under  SSA in  Darjeeling  and  Kalimpong districts since 2019;
- (c) the details of projects and programs undertaken under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in the above districts 2019;
- (d) the details of schools selected under PM SHRI scheme in the above districts since 2019; and
- (e) the details of funds allocated and projects implemented under PM SHRI scheme in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): District-wise details of budget sanctioned and expenditure under Samagra Shiksha in West Bengal since 2019 as provided by the State Government is annexed.
- (b): The number of schools that have received grants under Samagra Shiksha in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts since 2019 is as under:

| District   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Darjeeling |      1066 |      1067 |      1073 |      1069 |      1072 |      1072 |
| Kalimpong  |       470 |       466 |       472 |       475 |       479 |       479 |

Source: State Government of West Bengal

(c): The details of projects and programs undertaken under Samagra Shiksha in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts as informed by the State Government include construction of one new school building and repair of five school buildings. Provision of Textbooks for students from pre-primary to Class VIII. 29 schools were covered under the CSS-VE scheme. 10,958 teachers were trained. Classrooms were decorated thematically through BaLA. Provision of Aids and appliances to 187 CWSN students, and braille/large print textbooks to all CWSN students. 593 CWSN students received escort and transport allowance, and 600 CWSN girls were given stipend. Under Ananda Parisar, the last period of each Saturday was used for co-curricular activities like life skills and hackathons. Reading habits were promoted by linking schools with rural libraries. Shishu Sansad was formed for students from Class V to X. Graduation Ceremony was observed during Students' Week to felicitate promoted students. Under YuWaah, soft skills on financial literacy and digital productivity were provided through digital platforms (P2E).

(d) & (e): States and UTs along with KVS/NVS/NCERT are required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU)  with  the  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education, Government of India, for implementation of PM SHRI scheme. The State of West Bengal has not signed MoU for PM SHRI scheme yet with DoSE&L, therefore, PMSHRI scheme is not being implemented in the state.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 128 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI RAJU BISTA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'PROJECTS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN'

District-wise details of budget sanctioned and expenditure under Samagra Shiksha in West Bengal since 2019 is as under:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | District Name                                            | 2019-20    | 2019-20     | 2020-21    | 2020-21     | 2021-22    | 2021-22     |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | District Name                                            | Sanctioned | Expenditure | Sanctioned | Expenditure | Sanctioned | Expenditure |
| 1         | Alipurduar                                               | 8554.33    | 6542.88     | 8476.04    | 5251.51     | 8269.13    | 4804.34     |
| 2         | Bankura                                                  | 20524.92   | 11825.05    | 18229.91   | 8688.16     | 20004.79   | 11965.15    |
| 3         | Birbhum                                                  | 16743.63   | 7729.05     | 16694.18   | 5984.71     | 15011.15   | 6418.83     |
| 4         | Coochbehar                                               | 8598.93    | 7266.43     | 16100.81   | 6325.99     | 14503.66   | 6331.51     |
| 5         | Dakshin Dinajpur                                         | 2370.16    | 5628.65     | 8490.84    | 5698.92     | 9027.32    | 2364.38     |
| 6         | Darjeeling                                               | 17607.63   | 2568.40     | 2200.11    | 2512.32     | 3453.71    | 2437.96     |
| 7         | Hooghly                                                  | 14918.72   | 7413.56     | 18302.10   | 9616.89     | 15424.92   | 5859.23     |
| 8         | Howrah                                                   | 13046.68   | 6905.74     | 14506.47   | 8986.55     | 13247.89   | 7252.80     |
| 9         | Jalpaiguri                                               | 8122.42    | 8536.49     | 12955.80   | 7804.13     | 13642.16   | 6401.12     |
| 10        | Jhargram                                                 | 1439.84    | 2660.95     | 6454.36    | 348.19      | 8433.43    | 5543.95     |
| 11        | Kalimpong                                                | 17318.82   | 11.75       | 1332.38    | 138.79      | 2286.66    | 777.57      |
| 12        | Kolkata                                                  | 8437.68    | 3564.90     | 7528.27    | 2699.70     | 7746.56    | 3193.61     |
| 13        | Malda                                                    | 25535.82   | 6863.83     | 27414.91   | 10806.83    | 21883.55   | 10784.42    |
| 14        | Murshidabad                                              | 41663.71   | 31844.13    | 43226.94   | 21484.52    | 36935.70   | 21974.13    |
| 15        | Nadia                                                    | 25791.70   | 16620.72    | 24055.76   | 11555.33    | 22822.62   | 12762.48    |
| 16        | North 24 Parganas                                        | 29081.36   | 17152.65    | 31196.76   | 15569.17    | 30958.37   | 13198.58    |
| 17        | Paschim Burdwan                                          | 8225.65    | 822.91      | 7752.38    | 220.19      | 9038.45    | 175.13      |
| 18        | Paschim Medinipur                                        | 22342.17   | 16362.91    | 17020.61   | 16009.52    | 22640.60   | 13552.78    |
| 19        | Purba Burdwan                                            | 20158.23   | 12085.71    | 17481.10   | 17949.17    | 19230.37   | 16053.41    |
| 20        | Purba Medinipur                                          | 21136.79   | 12322.22    | 19850.37   | 12650.27    | 24472.14   | 13083.55    |
| 21        | Purulia                                                  | 19089.02   | 3591.10     | 15838.77   | 6177.84     | 17278.97   | 6019.97     |
| 22        | Siliguri                                                 | 5209.77    | 912.14      | 5653.42    | 3042.78     | 4900.77    | 2903.88     |
| 23        | South 24 Parganas                                        | 35077.67   | 15466.57    | 34922.92   | 21162.12    | 29797.73   | 16615.27    |
| 24        | Uttar Dinajpur                                           | 19582.04   | 9775.32     | 17503.92   | 7159.01     | 16119.93   | 7441.76     |
| 25        | Expenditure made from State Project Office for TE/VE etc | 4421.20    | 4121.18     | 21509.61   | 8318.87     | 11002.06   | 8471.26     |
|           | Total                                                    | 414998.89  | 218595.24   | 414698.74  | 216161.48   | 398132.64  | 206387.09   |

Source: State Government of West Bengal

District-wise details of budget sanctioned and expenditure under Samagra Shiksha in West Bengal since 2019 is as under:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | District Name                                            | 2022-23    | 2022-23     | 2023-24    | 2023-24     | 2024-25    | 2024-25     |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | District Name                                            | Sanctioned | Expenditure | Sanctioned | Expenditure | Sanctioned | Expenditure |
| 1         | Alipurduar                                               | 6367.44    | 6328.88     | 6942.46    | 5017.27     | 5299.83    | 4626.03     |
| 2         | Bankura                                                  | 15301.37   | 14452.89    | 17798.18   | 9690.48     | 13098.48   | 9509.55     |
| 3         | Birbhum                                                  | 12848.34   | 9162.08     | 16425.60   | 9644.79     | 11569.68   | 7065.23     |
| 4         | Coochbehar                                               | 11214.59   | 8543.56     | 13217.25   | 7355.90     | 8251.86    | 6517.88     |
| 5         | Dakshin Dinajpur                                         | 7581.47    | 3400.75     | 9176.84    | 4107.70     | 5044.06    | 3905.82     |
| 6         | Darjeeling                                               | 2583.91    | 2824.10     | 2793.32    | 971.92      | 2215.43    | 1876.47     |
| 7         | Hooghly                                                  | 12357.97   | 9042.92     | 13681.67   | 6973.42     | 10710.73   | 7099.42     |
| 8         | Howrah                                                   | 10870.48   | 10061.74    | 12871.50   | 6416.53     | 9416.75    | 6075.91     |
| 9         | Jalpaiguri                                               | 11840.95   | 10108.97    | 14257.09   | 8289.52     | 7820.69    | 7279.30     |
| 10        | Jhargram                                                 | 7606.33    | 6893.47     | 9897.16    | 5057.99     | 5372.71    | 4294.76     |
| 11        | Kalimpong                                                | 1481.46    | 297.57      | 1613.53    | 369.88      | 1162.14    | 534.57      |
| 12        | Kolkata                                                  | 6178.99    | 4334.67     | 7346.98    | 4090.34     | 5917.18    | 3642.78     |
| 13        | Malda                                                    | 18034.94   | 14887.90    | 19787.76   | 12700.82    | 13684.37   | 11348.51    |
| 14        | Murshidabad                                              | 30884.89   | 28074.34    | 32565.87   | 20800.85    | 25651.55   | 17214.61    |
| 15        | Nadia                                                    | 17459.07   | 16696.99    | 19073.59   | 11794.38    | 13616.12   | 7997.09     |
| 16        | North 24 Parganas                                        | 25034.66   | 17555.16    | 26619.86   | 12598.98    | 17670.58   | 10019.51    |
| 17        | Paschim Burdwan                                          | 6942.17    | 294.64      | 7766.35    | 146.61      | 6694.72    | 3301.24     |
| 18        | Paschim Medinipur                                        | 18452.28   | 16351.69    | 19914.42   | 13292.73    | 14319.53   | 10787.80    |
| 19        | Purba Burdwan                                            | 14846.23   | 13310.17    | 15890.66   | 10386.24    | 12260.29   | 8977.61     |
| 20        | Purba Medinipur                                          | 21055.41   | 18149.41    | 22397.25   | 14939.67    | 16403.41   | 11836.98    |
| 21        | Purulia                                                  | 14139.40   | 4302.37     | 16031.40   | 8697.13     | 10839.30   | 8830.06     |
| 22        | Siliguri                                                 | 3469.51    | 32454.39    | 3640.90    | 4388.68     | 3395.23    | 2478.48     |
| 23        | South 24 Parganas                                        | 24120.97   | 19747.10    | 26654.37   | 16384.03    | 19708.58   | 15039.44    |
| 24        | Uttar Dinajpur                                           | 14299.26   | 11210.54    | 15238.12   | 11819.69    | 10621.38   | 9407.88     |
| 25        | Expenditure made from State Project Office for TE/VE etc | 0.00       | 8256.65     | 1194.74    | 9763.08     | 30244.62   | 9245.12     |
|           | Total                                                    | 314972.09  | 286742.94   | 352796.87  | 215698.63   | 280989.22  | 188912.05   |

Source: State Government of West Bengal

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