Lok Sabha Question No. 2758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Education Proposals received from Maharashtra
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2758 ANSWERED ON - 17/03/2025

## Education Proposals received from Maharashtra

2758.  Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  proposals  received  by  the  Government  from  the  State Government of Maharashtra relating to education during the last three years;
- (b) the total number of proposals approved/lying pending out of them; and
- (c)  the  time  by  which  the  pending  proposals  are  likely  to  be  approved  by  the Government?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution, and, majority of the schools  and  implementation  of  intervention/activities  in  schools  comes  under  the domain of respective State and UT Governments.

Under the scheme of Samagra Shiksha, PM Shri, PM Poshan, STARS and ULLAS the annual  plans  are  prepared  by  the  States  and  UTs  based  on  their  requirements  and priorities as per the components mentioned in the Samagra Shiksha framework and this is  reflected  in  their  respective  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget  (AWP&B)  Proposals. These plans are then appraised and approved/estimated by the Project Approval Board (PAB) in the Department of School Education & Literacy in consultation with the States and UTs as per the programmatic and financial norms of the respective scheme, and physical and financial progress of the State for the interventions approved earlier.  Based on the approved AWP&B, the Central Share under Samagra Shiksha is released to the respective State Government in two or more instalments as per financial norms and not district-wise or component-wise. Furthermore, it is upon the State to use the fund as per its priority and needs. The proposals for 2025-26 are being approved currently. Details of the scheme of this Ministry is as under:

## Samagra Shiksha

Department  had  launched  Samagra  Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School Education by subsuming the erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) from 2018-19. The Samagra Shiksha scheme has now been aligned with the recommendations of NEP 2020 and has been continued for a period of five years with effect from 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2026. The details of Centre share released under Samagra Shiksha Scheme in the State of Maharashtra for the last three years and current year are as follows:

The  details  of  central  share  of  approved  PAB  proposal  and  Centre  share  released under Samagra Shiksha Scheme in the State of Maharashtra for the last three years and current year are as follows:

(Rs. in Crore)

| State       | Year    |   Approval(Central Share) |   Central Share Releases |
|-------------|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| Maharashtra | 2021-22 |                   1013.7  |                   693.02 |
| Maharashtra | 2022-23 |                   1234.18 |                   900    |
| Maharashtra | 2023-24 |                   1317.43 |                   998.79 |
| Maharashtra | 2024-25 |                   1321.89 |                   769.12 |

## Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS)

The  Strengthening  Teaching-Learning  and  Results  for  States  (STARS)  Program  is being  implemented  as  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  in  six  states  namely  Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Kerala over a period of  5  years,  i.e.,  from  F.Y.  2020-21  to  F.Y.  2024-25.  The  project  envisages  improving student outcomes in the selected States and the governance of school education the selected States. The targeted beneficiaries of the project are the children from the age of 3 to 18 years (pre-school to class XII) Education institutions and Teachers.

The  details  of  approved  PAB  proposal  and  Centre  share  released  under  STARS Scheme in the State of Maharashtra for the last three years and current year are as follows:

(Figures in INR Crores)

| State       | Year    |   Approval |   Approval(Central Share) |   Central Releases |
|-------------|---------|------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
| Maharashtra | 2021-22 |     129.8  |                     77.88 |              24.71 |
| Maharashtra | 2022-23 |     155.15 |                     93.09 |              22.46 |

| 2023-24   |   335.45 |   201.27 |   156.26 |
|-----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 2024-25   |    532.4 |   319.44 |    75.36 |

## PM SHRI Schools

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.

Under the PM SHRI Scheme, a total number of 827 schools are selected from the state of  Maharashtra  which  includes  207  primary  schools,  468  elementary  schools,  110 secondary schools and 42 senior secondary schools.

The details of approved PAB proposal and Centre share released for PM SHRI Scheme in the state of Maharashtra for FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 are as follows:

(Rs. in Crores)

| State       | Year    |   Approval |   Approval(Central Share) |   Central Releases as on (03/03/2025) |
|-------------|---------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra | 2023-24 |     211.35 |                    126.81 |                                 63.42 |
|             | 2024-25 |     504.63 |                    302.77 |                                 71    |

## PM USHA (erstwhile (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA))

The government has launched the third phase of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in June 2023 in the form of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PMUSHA) with an outlay of Rs. 12926.10 crore for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26 to cater to needs of educationally unserved/underserved areas.

Under PM-USHA, the proposals were submitted by the State of Maharashtra after due diligence and consideration of the proposals received from the state funded universities and  colleges.  All  the  proposals  received  from  the  state  were  placed  before  Project Approval  Board  (PAB)  for  its  consideration  and  approval.  After  due  deliberation  and discussion, the PAB approved 61 proposals under various components for an amount of  Rs.814.24  crore.  Currently,  there  is  no  pending  proposal  of  the  state  under  the scheme.

## ULLAS - New India Literacy Programme (NILP)

ULLAS,  which  stands  for  Understanding  of  Lifelong  Learning  for  All  in  Society,  is centrally sponsored scheme, aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and to implemented from 2022-23 to 2026-27. It aims to provide educational opportunities to  persons  aged  15  and  above  who  have  missed  formal  schooling  and  are  nonliterates.

The  details  of  central  share  of  approved  PAB  proposal  and  Centre  share  released under ULLAS Scheme in the State of Maharashtra for the year 2022-23 to 2024-25 are as follows:

(Rs. in Lakh)

| State       | Year    |   Approval (Central Share) | Central Share Releases   |
|-------------|---------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| Maharashtra | 2022-23 |                     756.69 | 567.52                   |
| Maharashtra | 2023-24 |                    1398.17 | Nil*                     |
| Maharashtra | 2024-25 |                    1398.17 | Nil                      |

## PM-POSHAN

Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme is one of the foremost rights based Centrally Sponsored Schemes implemented in partnership with the States and  UTs.  The  overall  responsibilities  for  providing  cooked  and  nutritious  meal  to  the eligible  children  lies  with  the  State  Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The  States  and  UTs  fix  their  menu  as  per  their  local  needs,  in  order  to  meet  the prescribed nutritional content.

The  details  of  central  share  of  approved  PAB  proposal  and  Centre  share  released under PM POSHAN Scheme in the State of Maharashtra for the last three years and current year are as follows:

(Rs. in Lakh)

| State       | Year    |   Approval(Central Share) |   Central Releases as on (07/03/2025) |
|-------------|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra | 2021-22 |                    121547 |                               49075.1 |
| Maharashtra | 2022-23 |                    106982 |                              159241   |
| Maharashtra | 2023-24 |                    109956 |                               79372.1 |
| Maharashtra | 2024-25 |                    132920 |                               42744.6 |