Lok Sabha Question No. 2167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Schemes Implemented to Support Students of Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Sandhya Ray

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2167 ANSWERED ON - 09/12/2024

## Schemes implemented to Support Students of Madhya Pradesh

- † 2167. Smt. Sandhya Ray:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government to support the students in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the number of students applied for the scholarship in Bhind district; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to open a world class national digital library in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Following major Centrally Sponsored education schemes are being implemented by the Government in the state of Madhya Pradesh:
- (i) Samagra  Shiksha is an Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme  for School Education being implemented w.e.f. 2018-19. The scheme aims to ensure that all children, from pre-school to class 12, have access to quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom  environment  which  should  take  care  of  their  diverse  background,  multilingual needs,  different  academic  abilities  and  make  them  active  participants  in  the  learning process.  The  scheme  aligns  with  the  NEP  and  Sustainable  Development  Goal  (SDG-4) which  focuses  on  quality  education.  The  scheme  also  targets  foundational  literacy  and numeracy, holistic and integrated curriculum and innovative pedagogical methods, aiming to bridge social and gender gaps in education. For the state of Madhya Pradesh, in financial year 2024-25, Project Approval Board (PAB) approved an amount of Rs. 3842.07 crore as central share against which the state would contribute Rs. 2561.68 crore as its state share. An amount of Rs. 2783.67 crore for the year 2024-25 has so far been released to the state of Madhya Pradesh under the scheme.
- (ii) Strengthening  Teaching-Learning  and  Results  for  States  (STARS) Project, supported  by  the  World  Bank,  is  being  implemented  as  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme (CSS). It aims at improving the assessment system in schools and ensuring equal education for all. STARS Project supplements the efforts of Samagra Shiksha scheme for the school education sector. It encompasses teachers and students from pre-primary to 12th standard as beneficiaries. For the state of Madhya Pradesh, in financial year 2024-25, Project Approval Board (PAB) approved an amount of Rs. 349.72 crore out of which Rs. 36.70 crore has so far been released to the state of Madhya Pradesh under the scheme.
- (iii) The Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (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. A total of 693 PM SHRI  schools  have  been  selected  from  the  state  of  Madhya  Pradesh  up  to  4th  phase  of selection of PM SHRI Schools through the transparent challenge method. A central share of Rs. 44.53 crore has been released to 416 PM SHRI schools selected in the first phase during FY 2023-24 for implementation of the scheme. Further, a total of Rs 329.09 crore has been approved  for  693  PM  SHRI  Schools  selected  up  to  4th  phase  of  selection  in  the  Project Approval Board (PAB). A total of Rs 197.45 crore has been approved as central share for FY 2024-25 out of which, so far, Rs. 103.14 crore has been released in FY 2024-25 to the state for the implementation of the scheme.
- (iv) Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) is  one  of  the  foremost rights based Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented in partnership with the States and UTs  for  providing  one  hot  cooked  meal  to  children  studying  in  Balvatika  (pre-  primary classes) and classes I to VIII of Government and Government-aided schools on all school days. For the state of Madhya Pradesh, in financial year 2024-25, Project Approval Board (PAB) approved an amount of Rs. 597.88 crore  as central share against which the state would contribute Rs. 364.15 crore as its state share. Central share of Rs. 280.63 crore for the year 2024-25 has so far been released to the state of Madhya Pradesh under the scheme.
- (v) The  Department  of  Higher  Education  has  launched  the  third  phase  of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) as Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) in June 2023 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.  It  is  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at funding specific State government universities and colleges, including in the rural areas, so as to improve their quality by ensuring their conformity to prescribed norms and standards.
- (vi) The  Central  Sector  Scheme National  Means-cum-Merit  Scholarship  Schemes (NMMSS) is  being  implemented  with  the  objective  to  award  scholarships  to  meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them  to  continue  their  education  at  secondary  stage.  One  lakh  fresh  scholarships  are awarded to selected students of class IX every year and their continuation/renewal in classes X to XII for study in State Government, Government-aided and Local body schools under the  scheme.  The  amount  of  scholarship  is  Rs.  12000/-  per  annum.  Funds  are  released  to State Bank of India, the implementing bank for the scheme for disbursal of scholarships to students directly into their bank accounts by Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
- (b) As  informed  by  the  State  Government,  a  total  of  103428  students  applied  for  State scholarship in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh for the year 2024-25 as on 04-12-2024.
- (c) The  Rashtriya  e-Pustakalaya  app  was  launched  on  10th  February,  2024  and  is  being implemented with the support of National Book Trust of India, New Delhi. It is available free of cost to all children including those in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh.

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