Lok Sabha Question No. 222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Smart Classrooms in Schools in Maharashtra
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 222

ANSWERED ON 03/02/2025

## Smart Classrooms in Schools in Maharashtra

†222. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant:

Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar:

Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is giving priority to promote smart classrooms in the schools across the country and if so, the criteria fixed by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any target for implementation of smart classrooms in the schools across the country and if so, the time by which the target is likely to be achieved;
- (c) whether the aspirational districts have also been covered under the said scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including State of Maharashtra and especially in Osmanabad district along with the time by which the said target is likely to be achieved;
- (e) the details of the smart classrooms set up in Maharashtra under the said scheme during the last five years and the current year, district-wise especially in Parbhani, Yavatmal-Washim and Osmanabad Parliamentary Constituencies;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to set up smart class system in each classroom of all the schools across the country;
- (g) the timeline fixed by the Government in this regard; and
- (h) the details of the funds allocated and utilized for the said purpose during the last five years, State-wise including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  is  implementing  Samagra Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  from  2018-19.  It  is  an  overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education including the aspirational districts.

Education is  in  the  Concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and  majority  of  the  schools  are under the administrative control of respective State Government and UT Administration. Central Government  provides  funds  for  digital  initiatives  component  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  for  School  Education-  Samagra  Shiksha,  on  the  basis  of  proposals  received  from State/UT Governments. However, the States/UTs are free to provide additional funds as per their requirement.  Samagra  Shiksha  is  implemented  in  partnership  with  all  the  States  and  UTs  and financial assistance is provided for various components including Smart Classrooms. Till date, 1,31,158 smart classrooms are sanctioned to States/UTs.

The  district-wise  details  of  the  smart  classrooms  set  up  in  Maharashtra  including Parbhani,  Yavatmal,  Washim  and  Osmanabad  from  the  year  2019-20  to  2023-24  is  at Annexure-1 .

(f) to (h): Smart classroom component of Samagra Shiksha covers Government and Aided schools  having  classes  VI  to  XII.  Under  this  component  financial  assistance  is  provided  for establishing Smart Classrooms in schools which includes interactive Digital Board/display unit, Operating System (OS), LCD/LED/plasma screen, printer, scanner, laptops/tablets/desktops etc.

## Financial Provisions:

Smart  classrooms: The  non-recurring  grant  for  Smart  Class  rooms  (2  smart  classrooms  per school) is of Rs.2.40 lakh and the recurring grant is Rs.38000/- (including E Content and Digital Resources, Charges for Electricity).

The  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  Smart  classroom  component  of Samagra Shiksha during the last five years, State-wise including Maharashtra is at Annexure-2 .

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  222  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  03.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT SAWANT,  SHRI  OMPRAKASH  BHUPALSINH  ALIAS  PAVAN  RAJENIMBALKAR,  SHRI  SANJAY HARIBHAU  JADHAV  AND  SHRI  SANJAY  UTTAMRAO  DESHMUKH  REGARDING  'SMART CLASSROOMS IN SCHOOLS IN MAHARASHTRA'.

The district-wise details of the smart classrooms set up in Maharashtra from the year 2019-20 to 2023-24

| Government Schools (Grade VI and above)   | Government Schools (Grade VI and above)   | Government Schools (Grade VI and above)   | Government Schools (Grade VI and above)   | Government Schools (Grade VI and above)   | Government Schools (Grade VI and above)   | Government Schools (Grade VI and above)   | Government Schools (Grade VI and above)   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                     | STATE                                     | DISTRICT                                  | 2019-20                                   | 2020-21                                   | 2021-22                                   | 2022-23                                   | 2023-24                                   |
| 1.                                        | Maharashtra                               | AHMADNAGAR                                | 39                                        | 39                                        | 433                                       | 469                                       | 509                                       |
| 2.                                        | Maharashtra                               | AKOLA                                     | 70                                        | 71                                        | 319                                       | 336                                       | 354                                       |
| 3.                                        | Maharashtra                               | AMRAVATI                                  | 42                                        | 39                                        | 649                                       | 691                                       | 708                                       |
| 4.                                        | Maharashtra                               | AURANGABAD (MAHARASHTRA)                  | 33                                        | 33                                        | 597                                       | 626                                       | 688                                       |
| 5.                                        | Maharashtra                               | BHANDARA                                  | 18                                        | 16                                        | 203                                       | 227                                       | 226                                       |
| 6.                                        | Maharashtra                               | BID                                       | 21                                        | 26                                        | 474                                       | 501                                       | 517                                       |
| 7.                                        | Maharashtra                               | BULDANA                                   | 31                                        | 35                                        | 536                                       | 571                                       | 596                                       |
| 8.                                        | Maharashtra                               | CHANDRAPUR                                | 46                                        | 50                                        | 564                                       | 572                                       | 575                                       |
| 9.                                        | Maharashtra                               | DHULE                                     | 8                                         | 10                                        | 52                                        | 57                                        | 65                                        |
| 10.                                       | Maharashtra                               | GADCHIROLI                                | 18                                        | 39                                        | 382                                       | 401                                       | 416                                       |
| 11.                                       | Maharashtra                               | GONDIYA                                   | 21                                        | 24                                        | 297                                       | 314                                       | 324                                       |
| 12.                                       | Maharashtra                               | HINGOLI                                   | 8                                         | 13                                        | 260                                       | 268                                       | 292                                       |
| 13.                                       | Maharashtra                               | JALGAON                                   | 26                                        | 25                                        | 344                                       | 360                                       | 383                                       |
| 14.                                       | Maharashtra                               | JALNA                                     | 12                                        | 50                                        | 423                                       | 448                                       | 490                                       |
| 15.                                       | Maharashtra                               | KOLHAPUR                                  | 46                                        | 47                                        | 891                                       | 923                                       | 945                                       |
| 16.                                       | Maharashtra                               | LATUR                                     | 14                                        | 15                                        | 403                                       | 420                                       | 445                                       |
| 17.                                       | Maharashtra                               | MUMBAI (SUBURBAN)                         | 720                                       | 719                                       | 561                                       | 775                                       | 856                                       |
| 18.                                       | Maharashtra                               | MUMBAI II                                 | 9                                         | 9                                         | 12                                        | 12                                        | 14                                        |
| 19.                                       | Maharashtra                               | NAGPUR                                    | 53                                        | 61                                        | 263                                       | 295                                       | 329                                       |
| 20.                                       | Maharashtra                               | NANDED                                    | 63                                        | 70                                        | 474                                       | 539                                       | 594                                       |
| 21.                                       | Maharashtra                               | NANDURBAR                                 | 14                                        | 32                                        | 169                                       | 189                                       | 201                                       |
| 22.                                       | Maharashtra                               | NASHIK                                    | 92                                        | 87                                        | 679                                       | 716                                       | 783                                       |
| 23.                                       | Maharashtra                               | OSMANABAD                                 | 30                                        | 53                                        | 415                                       | 442                                       | 454                                       |
| 24.                                       | Maharashtra                               | PALGHAR                                   | 57                                        | 55                                        | 337                                       | 360                                       | 403                                       |
| 25.                                       | Maharashtra                               | PARBHANI                                  | 35                                        | 60                                        | 330                                       | 362                                       | 388                                       |
| 26.                                       | Maharashtra                               | PUNE                                      | 175                                       | 179                                       | 1023                                      | 1086                                      | 1140                                      |
| 27.                                       | Maharashtra                               | RAIGARH (MAHARASHTRA)                     | 59                                        | 60                                        | 400                                       | 437                                       | 457                                       |
| 28.                                       | Maharashtra                               | RATNAGIRI                                 | 61                                        | 62                                        | 489                                       | 550                                       | 611                                       |
| 29.                                       | Maharashtra                               | SANGLI                                    | 27                                        | 28                                        | 386                                       | 488                                       | 504                                       |
| 30.                                       | Maharashtra                               | SATARA                                    | 45                                        | 51                                        | 624                                       | 658                                       | 691                                       |
| 31.                                       | Maharashtra                               | SINDHUDURG                                | 57                                        | 58                                        | 362                                       | 376                                       | 395                                       |
| 32.                                       | Maharashtra                               | SOLAPUR                                   | 119                                       | 120                                       | 538                                       | 592                                       | 638                                       |
| 33.                                       | Maharashtra                               | THANE                                     | 202                                       | 219                                       | 445                                       | 493                                       | 568                                       |
| 34.                                       | Maharashtra                               | WARDHA                                    | 23                                        | 23                                        | 218                                       | 232                                       | 242                                       |
| 35.                                       | Maharashtra                               | WASHIM                                    | 13                                        | 13                                        | 241                                       | 271                                       | 279                                       |
| 36.                                       | Maharashtra                               | YAVATMAL                                  | 159                                       | 185                                       | 610                                       | 649                                       | 699                                       |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  to  (h)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  222  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  03.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT SAWANT,  SHRI  OMPRAKASH  BHUPALSINH  ALIAS  PAVAN  RAJENIMBALKAR,  SHRI  SANJAY HARIBHAU  JADHAV  AND  SHRI  SANJAY  UTTAMRAO  DESHMUKH  REGARDING  'SMART CLASSROOMS IN SCHOOLS IN MAHARASHTRA'.

The State-wise details of the funds allocated and utilized under Smart classroom component of Samagra Shiksha during the last five years.

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| S.             |                             | 2020-21         | 2020-21       | 2021-22         | 2021-22       | 2022-23         | 2022-23       | 2023-24         | 2023-24       | 2024-25         | 2024-25                       |
|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
| No.            | State                       | Funds Allocated | Fund Utilized | Funds Allocated | Fund Utilized | Funds Allocated | Fund Utilized | Funds Allocated | Fund Utilized | Funds Allocated | Fund Utilized (till Jan 2025) |
| 1.             | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0                             |
| 2.             | Andhra Pradesh              | 0.              | 0             | 2630.4          | 0             | 1044.0          | 849.6         | 7552.8          | 10377.6       | 1461.1          | 33.6                          |
| 3.             | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 128.4           | 0             | 244.8           | 0             | 81.6            | 0.0                           |
| 4.             | Assam                       | 0               | 0             | 8743.2          | 0             | 576.0           | 0             | 4082.4          | 7780.73       | 2099.5          | 54.6                          |
| 5.             | Bihar                       | 0               | 0             | 6573.6          | 0             | 302.4           | 2399.14       | 4754.4          | 2878.52       | 999.1           | 0.0                           |
| 6.             | Chandigarh                  | 0               | 0             | 213.6           | 0             | 134.4           | 87.04         | 2.4             | 103.61        | 2.4             | 0.0                           |
| 7.             | Chhattisgarh                | 6297.6          | 0             | 6513.6          | 0             | 0               | 2421.6        | 1245.6          | 0             | 10864.8         | 0.0                           |
| 8.             | DND-DNH                     | 0               | 0             | 201.6           | 0             | 150.4           | 0             | 43.2            | 0             | 87.16           | 0.0                           |
| 9.             | Delhi                       | 85.8            | 0             | 2306.5          | 1700          | 108.0           | 448           | 1350.0          | 0             | 0               | 0.0                           |
| 10.            | Goa                         | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               |                               |
| 11.            | Gujarat                     | 4347.4          | 0             | 10959.0         | 0             | 0.0             | 3535.2        | 1072.8          | 7868.98       | 1187.3          | 0.0                           |
| 12.            | Haryana                     | 3650.2          | 0             | 2769.6          | 0             | 820.8           | 1938.71       | 1046.7          | 1649.3        | 476.88          | 0.0                           |
| 13.            | Himachal Pradesh            | 0               | 0             | 3916.8          | 0             | 1478.4          | 0             | 0               | 0             | 22.12           | 0.0                           |
| 14.            | Jammu And Kashmir           | 0               | 0             | 1243.2          | 0             | 2001.6          | 0             | 892.8           | 0             | 4014.2          | 0.0                           |
| 15.            | Jharkhand                   | 0               | 0             | 1245.6          | 0             | 290.4           | 1165.54       | 820.8           | 34.2          | 827.4           | 0.0                           |
| 16.            | Karnataka                   | 0               | 0             | 0.0             | 0             | 4243.2          | 328.8         | 735.0           | 0             | 150.1           | 0.0                           |
| 17.            | Kerala                      | 0               | 0             | 276.0           | 276           | 616.8           | 336           | 276.0           | 0             | 54.38           | 0.0                           |
| 18.            | Ladakh                      | 0               | 0             | 45.6            | 0             | 9.6             | 0             | 48.0            | 0             | 151.02          | 0.0                           |
| 19.            | Lakshadweep                 | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0                             |
| 20.            | Madhya Pradesh              | 0               | 0             | 1680.0          | 1089.34       | 1579.2          | 14.39         | 7807.2          | 1987.48       | 7829.5          | 80.9                          |
| 21.            | Maharashtra                 | 0               | 0             | 2128.8          | 0             | 5772.0          | 1097.73       | 501.6           | 1097.73       | 66.36           | 0                             |
| 22.            | Manipur                     | 0               | 0             | 746.4           | 774.4         | 336.0           | 175.2         | 136.8           | 62.4          | 86.4            | 0                             |
| 23.            | Meghalaya                   | 151.0           | 0             | 0               | 0             | 33.6            | 0             | 0               | 0             | 7.2             | 0                             |
| 24.            | Mizoram                     | 0               | 0             | 482.4           | 482.4         | 67.2            | 0             | 0               | 482.4         | 24.76           | 0                             |
| 25.            | Nagaland                    | 1927.4          | 0             | 177.6           | 0             | 112.8           | 461.29        | 31.2            | 860.26        | 124.8           | 0                             |
| 26.            | Odisha                      | 921.6           | 921.6         | 10730.4         | 10730.4       | 5085.6          | 4068.48       | 0.0             | 0             | 1382.4          | 0                             |
| 27.            | Puducherry                  | 0               | 0             | 240.0           | 0             | 108.0           | 274.74        | 0.0             | 0             | 0               | 0                             |
| 28.            | Punjab                      | 0               | 0             | 7153.2          | 0             | 1683.6          | 0             | 720.0           | 0             | 43.2            | 0                             |
| 29.            | Rajasthan                   | 3948.0          | 0             | 6610.8          | 228.33        | 979.2           | 229.89        | 8208.0          | 11.71         | 680.6           | 0                             |
| 30.            | Sikkim                      | 64.0            | 0             | 571.2           | 571.2         | 76.8            | 57.58         | 0               | 0             | 64.8            | 0                             |
| 31.            | Tamil Nadu                  | 0               | 0             | 2076.0          | 0             | 0               | 2076          | 0               | 0             | 14995.5         | 0                             |
| 32.            | Telangana                   | 0               | 0             | 7224.0          | 0             | 0               | 7224          | 1672.8          | 0             | 1078.6          | 0                             |
| 33.            | Tripura                     | 0               | 0             | 597.6           | 0             | 1351.2          | 1752.22       | 100.8           | 1752.22       | 48.9            | 0                             |
| 34.            | Uttar Pradesh               | 0               | 0             | 1303.2          | 0             | 44265.6         | 35335.49      | 10149.6         | 0             | 10376           | 4234.8                        |
| 35.            | Uttarakhand                 | 6509.0          | 0             | 1701.6          | 0             | 468.0           | 0             | 234.0           | 0             | 17.38           | 0                             |
| 36.            | West Bengal                 | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 0               | 0             | 1079.6          | 0                             |
| TOTAL 27902.05 | TOTAL 27902.05              | TOTAL 27902.05  | 921.6         | 91092.71        | 15852.07      | 73823.2         | 66276.64      | 53729.71        | 36947.14      | 60385.06        | 4403.97                       |