Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: PM-SHRI School  in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 52 ANSWERED ON - 25/11/2024

## PM-SHRI School in Andhra Pradesh

## 52         Shri Kesineni Sivanath:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and number of schools that have been selected in the State of Andhra Pradesh for Prime Minister's School for Rising India (PM-SHRI) scheme, district-wise;
- (b) the funds sanctioned and utilised for the infrastructure development of these schools in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c) the details of the procedure adopted for selection of schools for PM-SHRI schools;
- (d) the number of schools that meet the minimum prescribed benchmark to be selected under PM SHRI schools in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (e)  the  number  of  schools  that  have  fulfilled  the  challenging  conditions  and  have  been certified through physical inspection in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, in which 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.

In Andhra Pradesh, a total of 855 PM SHRI Schools have been selected under PM SHRI Scheme through transparent challenge method which includes 35 Primary Schools, 27

Elementary School, 658 Secondary Schools and 135 Senior Secondary Schools. The districtwise details of schools selected from the state of Andhra Pradesh is attached as Annexure I .

(b) A total of 1056.44 crore (Central Share & State Share) has been sanctioned in FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 for 855 PM SHRI Schools in the state of Andhra Pradesh under PM SHRI Scheme. The Central Share of this amount is 633.88 crore, out of which a total of 293.66 crore has been sanctioned as non-recurring fund for the infrastructure development of PM SHRI schools in Andhra Pradesh.

(c) Selection of PM SHRI schools is through Challenge Mode wherein Schools compete for  support  to  become  exemplar  schools.  Selection  is  done  through  a  three-stage  process with definite time lines, which is as follows: -

Stage-1:  States/UTs  would  sign  MoU  with  Centre  laying  down  the  commitments  for supporting these schools for achieving specified quality assurance as PM SHRI schools.

Stage-2: In this stage, a pool of schools that are eligible to be selected as PM SHRI Schools would be identified based on prescribed minimum benchmark through UDISE+ data.

Stage-3: This stage is based on the challenge method for fulfilling certain criteria. School of Urban areas  need  to  score  minimum  70%,  whereas  Schools  of  Rural  areas  need  to  score minimum  60%  to  be  selected  as  PM  SHRI  Schools.  Fulfilment  of  conditions  would  be certified by states/KVS/JNV through physical inspection.

States/UTs  are  required  to  recommend  the  list  of  schools  to  Ministry  of  Education  and  an Expert  committee  headed  by  Secretary  (SE&L),  at  Ministry  of  Education,  Government  of India, has been constituted to make the final school selection through challenge method.

(d) & (e) The number of schools (Phase wise and District Wise) that have met the minimum benchmark criteria through UDISE+ data, fulfilled the challenge parameters and have been certified  through physical inspection at the district level in the state of Andhra Pradesh is attached as Annexure-II .

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  52  ANSWER  ON  25.11.2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI KESINENI  SIVANATH    HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING 'PM-SHRI SCHOOLS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'

The details of the PM SHRI schools selected in the State of Andhra Pradesh is:

| S.No.   | Name of State         |   Number of PM SHRI Schools |
|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Alluri Sitharama Raju |                          23 |
| 2       | Anakpalli             |                          35 |
| 3       | Anantapur             |                          42 |
| 4       | Annamayya             |                          36 |
| 5       | Bapatla               |                          31 |
| 6       | Chittoor              |                          40 |
| 7       | East Godavari         |                          20 |
| 8       | Eluru                 |                          33 |
| 9       | Guntur                |                          25 |
| 10      | Kakinada              |                          31 |
| 11      | Konaseema             |                          26 |
| 12      | Krishna               |                          29 |
| 13      | Kurnool               |                          52 |
| 14      | Nandyal               |                          40 |
| 15      | NTR                   |                          27 |
| 16      | Palnadu               |                          38 |
| 17      | Prakasam              |                          48 |
| 18      | Parvathipuram Manyam  |                          19 |
| 19      | Sri Saatyasai         |                          37 |
| 20      | Srikakulam            |                          35 |
| 21      | SPSR Nellore          |                          42 |
| 22      | Tirupati              |                          40 |
| 23      | Visakhapatnam         |                           5 |
| 24      | Vizianagaram          |                          34 |
| 25      | West Godavari         |                          25 |
| 26      | Y.S.R                 |                          42 |
| Total   | Total                 |                         855 |

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## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  52  ANSWER  ON  25.11.2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI KESINENI  SIVANATH    HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING 'PM-SHRI SCHOOLS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'

The details of the schools that have met the minimum benchmark criteria through UDISE+ data, fulfilled the challenge parameters and have been certified through physical inspection at the district level in the state of Andhra Pradesh is as follows:

| PHASE-I of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-I of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-I of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-I of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-I of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-I of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                       | District Name                                                | Total Benchm- arked Schools                                  | School Passed the Challenge Criteria                         | School Passed After District Verification                    | State Recom mended                                           |
| 1                                                            | Alluri Sitharama Raju                                        | 272                                                          | 155                                                          | 155                                                          | 28                                                           |
| 2                                                            | Anakapalli                                                   | 561                                                          | 403                                                          | 402                                                          | 31                                                           |
| 3                                                            | Anantapur                                                    | 756                                                          | 357                                                          | 327                                                          | 48                                                           |
| 4                                                            | Annamayya                                                    | 400                                                          | 289                                                          | 289                                                          | 39                                                           |
| 5                                                            | Bapatla                                                      | 393                                                          | 247                                                          | 247                                                          | 28                                                           |
| 6                                                            | Chittoor                                                     | 483                                                          | 316                                                          | 316                                                          | 40                                                           |
| 7                                                            | East Godavari                                                | 557                                                          | 322                                                          | 322                                                          | 29                                                           |
| 8                                                            | Eluru                                                        | 611                                                          | 379                                                          | 379                                                          | 36                                                           |
| 9                                                            | Guntur                                                       | 435                                                          | 230                                                          | 230                                                          | 22                                                           |
| 10                                                           | Kakinada                                                     | 666                                                          | 337                                                          | 337                                                          | 25                                                           |
| 11                                                           | Konaseema                                                    | 431                                                          | 242                                                          | 242                                                          | 26                                                           |
| 12                                                           | Krishna                                                      | 386                                                          | 262                                                          | 262                                                          | 33                                                           |
| 13                                                           | Kurnool                                                      | 849                                                          | 377                                                          | 377                                                          | 45                                                           |
| 14                                                           | Nandyal                                                      | 551                                                          | 275                                                          | 275                                                          | 43                                                           |
| 15                                                           | NTR                                                          | 422                                                          | 278                                                          | 278                                                          | 21                                                           |
| 16                                                           | Palnadu                                                      | 750                                                          | 415                                                          | 415                                                          | 47                                                           |
| 17                                                           | Parvathipuram Manyam                                         | 259                                                          | 169                                                          | 169                                                          | 22                                                           |
| 18                                                           | Prakasam                                                     | 777                                                          | 453                                                          | 453                                                          | 49                                                           |
| 19                                                           | SPSR Nellore                                                 | 563                                                          | 318                                                          | 318                                                          | 47                                                           |
| 20                                                           | Sri Sathya Sai                                               | 416                                                          | 208                                                          | 204                                                          | 30                                                           |
| 21                                                           | Srikakulam                                                   | 599                                                          | 508                                                          | 507                                                          | 47                                                           |
| 22                                                           | Tirupati                                                     | 480                                                          | 282                                                          | 282                                                          | 27                                                           |
| 23                                                           | Visakhapatanam                                               | 300                                                          | 197                                                          | 197                                                          | 6                                                            |
| 24                                                           | Vizianagaram                                                 | 579                                                          | 355                                                          | 355                                                          | 35                                                           |
| 25                                                           | West Godavari                                                | 505                                                          | 292                                                          | 292                                                          | 27                                                           |
| 26                                                           | Y.S.R.                                                       | 454                                                          | 216                                                          | 216                                                          | 44                                                           |
|                                                              | Total                                                        | 13455                                                        | 7882                                                         | 7846                                                         | 875                                                          |

| PHASE-II of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-II of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-II of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-II of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-II of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   | PHASE-II of selection of PMSHRI Schools under PMSHRI Scheme   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                         | District Name                                                 | Total Benchm -arked Schools                                   | School Passed the Challenge Criteria                          | School Passed After District Verification                     | State Recomm ended                                            |
| 1                                                             | Alluri Sitharama Raju                                         | 248                                                           | 169                                                           | 169                                                           | 41                                                            |
| 2                                                             | Anakapalli                                                    | 537                                                           | 376                                                           | 376                                                           | 51                                                            |
| 3                                                             | ANANTAPUR                                                     | 717                                                           | 305                                                           | 305                                                           | 74                                                            |
| 4                                                             | Annamayya                                                     | 372                                                           | 197                                                           | 197                                                           | 63                                                            |
| 5                                                             | Bapatla                                                       | 368                                                           | 205                                                           | 205                                                           | 56                                                            |
| 6                                                             | CHITTOOR                                                      | 453                                                           | 309                                                           | 309                                                           | 68                                                            |
| 7                                                             | EAST GODAVARI                                                 | 539                                                           | 299                                                           | 266                                                           | 40                                                            |
| 8                                                             | Eluru                                                         | 583                                                           | 339                                                           | 339                                                           | 59                                                            |
| 9                                                             | GUNTUR                                                        | 414                                                           | 196                                                           | 196                                                           | 43                                                            |
| 10                                                            | Kakinada                                                      | 646                                                           | 333                                                           | 333                                                           | 54                                                            |
| 11                                                            | Konaseema                                                     | 410                                                           | 194                                                           | 194                                                           | 51                                                            |
| 12                                                            | KRISHNA                                                       | 358                                                           | 244                                                           | 244                                                           | 55                                                            |
| 13                                                            | KURNOOL                                                       | 820                                                           | 359                                                           | 359                                                           | 57                                                            |
| 14                                                            | Nandyal                                                       | 523                                                           | 227                                                           | 227                                                           | 65                                                            |
| 15                                                            | NTR                                                           | 405                                                           | 278                                                           | 272                                                           | 41                                                            |
| 16                                                            | Palnadu                                                       | 722                                                           | 349                                                           | 349                                                           | 71                                                            |
| 17                                                            | Parvathipuram Manyam                                          | 243                                                           | 150                                                           | 150                                                           | 36                                                            |
| 18                                                            | PRAKASAM                                                      | 736                                                           | 421                                                           | 421                                                           | 84                                                            |
| 19                                                            | SPSR NELLORE                                                  | 523                                                           | 292                                                           | 292                                                           | 80                                                            |
| 20                                                            | Sri Sathya Sai                                                | 391                                                           | 202                                                           | 202                                                           | 73                                                            |
| 21                                                            | SRIKAKULAM                                                    | 567                                                           | 436                                                           | 435                                                           | 67                                                            |
| 22                                                            | Tirupati                                                      | 457                                                           | 280                                                           | 280                                                           | 72                                                            |
| 23                                                            | VISAKHAPATANAM                                                | 296                                                           | 184                                                           | 184                                                           | 10                                                            |
| 24                                                            | VIZIANAGARAM                                                  | 549                                                           | 344                                                           | 344                                                           | 62                                                            |
| 25                                                            | WEST GODAVARI                                                 | 481                                                           | 293                                                           | 293                                                           | 49                                                            |
| 26                                                            | Y.S.R.                                                        | 420                                                           | 190                                                           | 190                                                           | 72                                                            |
|                                                               | Grand Total                                                   | 12778                                                         | 7171                                                          | 7131                                                          | 1494                                                          |

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