Lok Sabha Question No. 1304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: NIPUN Bharat Mission
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee, Navneet Ravi Rana, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Geeta Kora

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1304

ANSWERED ON 11/12/2023

## NIPUN Bharat Mission

†1304. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  States  which  have  started/starting  their  own  Mission  for  achieving Foundation  Literacy  and  Numeracy  under  the  National  Initiative  for  Proficiency  in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN);
- (b) whether the Government has identified best practices of State/district models that can be adopted by other States to meet the targets set under the NIPUN Bharat Mission in a timebound manner;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  encouraging  other  States  to  adopt  innovations  and  effective practices  in  relation  to  Foundation  Literacy  and  Numeracy  (FLN)  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) the details of fund released and spent under the scheme during the last five years and the current year,  district-wise  in  Haryana,  Bihar  and  Jharkhand  especially  in  Sonipat, Bhagalpur and Singhbhum Parliamentary Constituencies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (c)   The Department of School Education and Literacy launched the National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy called 'National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with  Understanding  and  Numeracy-  NIPUN  Bharat'  on  5 th July  2021  under  the  aegis  of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha. The mission aims that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy by Grade 2 by 2026. Under Samagra Shiksha, all 36 States/Union Territories have started implementing NIPUN-Bharat Mission.

The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  organizes  conferences,  seminars  and workshops with States & UTs from time to time on several facets of foundational literacy & numeracy where best practices are presented and shared across the States. Recently, in June, 2023, a 5-day exhibition was held in Pune where all States exhibited their best practices and they were encouraged to adept and adopt the best practices from other States/UTs that they find effective.  Best practices are also shared on the 'SHAGUN' Portal of the Department of

School  Education  &  Literacy.  Prior  to  the  exhibition  from  the  period  of  01.06.2023  to 20.06.2023, Janbhagidari events were organised across the country for awareness generation of importance of FLN & the methods of imparting FLN through various practices. More than 5.25  crore  stakeholders  including  children,  teachers,  parents,  community  members  etc. participated in these events.

(d) The  details  of  fund  allocated  and  spent  under  the  scheme,  since  the  launch  of  NIPUN Bharat  Mission  during  the  year  2021-22,  to  the  States  of  Haryana,  Bihar  and  Jharkhand especially in Sonipat, Bhagalpur and Singhbhum are as under :-

| Samagra Shiksha   | Samagra Shiksha   | Samagra Shiksha   | Samagra Shiksha   | Samagra Shiksha   | Samagra Shiksha   | (Rs. in lakh)    | (Rs. in lakh)   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| Financial Year:   | Financial Year:   | 2021-22           | 2021-22           | 2022-23           | 2022-23           | 2023-24          | 2023-24         |
| Sl. No            | NIPUN (FLN)       | Estimated Outlay  | Expenditure       | Estimated Outlay  | Expenditure       | Estimated Outlay | Expenditure     |
| 1                 | Bihar             | 33023.29          | 2815.148          | 33096.88          | 27623.602         | 46455.02         | 41.91           |
| 2                 | Haryana           | 3345.72           | 3300.17           | 5113.30           | 5113.3            | 6540.48          | 1802.41         |
| 3                 | Jharkhand         | 8213.24           | 7970.647          | 8146.64           | 8144.886          | 10147.12         | 1684.84         |

Source: PRABANDH Portal

## District wise (Sonipat, Bhagalpur, East & West Singhbhum)

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(Rs. in lakh)

|         | Bhagalpur        | Bhagalpur   | Sonipat          | Sonipat     | East Singhbhum   | East Singhbhum   | West Singhbhum   | West Singhbhum   |
|---------|------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| F. Y.   | Estimated Outlay | Expenditure | Estimated Outlay | Expenditure | Estimated Outlay | Expenditure      | Estimated Outlay | Expenditure      |
| 2023-24 | 1284.27          | 2.27        | 316.53           | 91.47       | 338.21           | 56.21            | 554.97           | 92.96            |
| 2022-23 | 929.76           | 777.77      | 246.27           | 240.60      | 285.73           | 285.72           | 463.42           | 463.41           |
| 2021-22 | 929.81           | 19.20       | 157.812          | 155.03      | 304.88           | 55.31            | 477.09           | 84.33            |

Source: PRABANDH Portal