Lok Sabha Question No. 927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Funds Allocated/Utilized under Sports and  Physical Education (PE) Component of  SSA
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 927

ANSWERED ON 10 th  February, 2025

Funds Allocated/Utilized under Sports and Physical Education (PE) Component of SSA

## 927. Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane:

Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare:

Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke:

Smt. Supriya Sule:

Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe:

Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad:

Shri Sanjay Dina Patil:

Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  Sports  and  Physical  Education  component  of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) during the last five years, year-wise in the State of Maharashtra;
- (b) whether funds under this component have been utilized for the development of sports infrastructure in schools, if so, the details of sports infrastructure created or upgraded during the last three years;
- (c) the criteria fixed for the selection of schools for infrastructure development under the scheme;
- (d)  whether  special  provisions  have  been  made  for  this  component  to  promote  sports  and  physical education in rural and tribal schools and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to bridge the gap between rural/tribal and urban schools in terms of sports infrastructure;
- (f)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  the  training  and  capacity-building  of  physical  education  teachers under the scheme and the number of such teachers trained during the last three years; and
- (g) whether the Government has conducted any assessment of the outcomes of the Sports and Physical Education component of the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan, if so, the details of the findings, particularly in improving students' participation in sports?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  During last five years the funds allocated and utilized by the State of Maharashtra under the Sports and physical Education component is as below:

| FY        |   Approval (in lakhs) |   Expenditure (in lakhs) |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 2019-2020 |               4711.15 |                     0    |
| 2020-2021 |                  0    |                     0    |
| 2021-2022 |               4681.4  |                     0    |
| 2022-2023 |               4682.8  |                    14.95 |
| 2023-2024 |               4677.55 |                   386.14 |

(c) to (g): Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the domain of respective State and UT Governments. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha is implemented in partnership with all the States and UTs and financial assistance is provided to all States and UTs for various components.

The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education- Samagra Shiksha. The scheme has been redesigned and aligned with the recommendations of the National Education Policy, 2020. It aims to ensure that all children have access to  quality  education with an  equitable  and inclusive classroom environment irrespective of region and category.  As  per  norms  of  the  scheme,  funds  are  released  based  on  the  annual  plans  prepared  by  the States and UTs as per their requirements/ priority including infrastructure development and reflected in their  respective  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget  (AWP&B)  proposals  which  are  then  appraised  and approved/estimated  by  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  in  the  Department  of  School  Education  & Literacy. The scheme includes the Sports and Physical Education component under which provision for grants for sports equipment for indoor and outdoor games in all government schools has been made. A provision has been made for Government schools for grant for sports equipment at the rate of Rs. 5000 for Primary Schools, Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and senior secondary schools per annum. In addition, as per new norms of the scheme, an additional grant upto Rs. 25000 per school is provided to schools in case at least 2 students of that school win the medal in Khelo India National school games competition.

The Scheme also provides annual recurring school composite grant for all Government Schools for the  replacement  of  non-functional  school  equipment  and  for  incurring  other  recurring  costs  such  as consumables  for  play  materials,  sports  equipment,  organizing  sports  events,  laboratories,  electricity charges, internet, water, teaching aids etc. The amount of grant varies from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 per annum depending upon the number of students in the school. State and UTs are also advised to set aside a certain amount from the school grant for these activities.

This  Department  had  issued  Guidelines  for  Sports  Grant  under  Samagra  Shiksha  in  December,  2018 which were revised incorporating the recommendation of NEP, 2020 in August, 2023. These guidelines highlighted  proper  utilization  of  funds,  promotion  of  sports  activities  and  maintenance  of  sports infrastructure/playground in schools of sports infrastructure/playground in schools. (https://samagra.education.gov.in/docs/revised\_samagra\_sports.pdf).

To diagnose outcomes and determine necessary interventions in policies, teaching practices and learning,  the  Government  conducts  various  assessments  based  on  different  parameters.  As  part  of  the initiatives undertaken by the Department, students across the country actively participate in sports-related activities  in  schools.  The  Department  has  observed  an  unprecedented  participation  of  over  8.28  Crore individuals from the school community on the International Day of Yoga, 2024. On the occasion of the 4th  anniversary  of  the  National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  the  Department  celebrated  'Shiksha  Saptah,' from 22nd July to 28th July, 2024  dedicating 3rd day  as Sports Day to promote indigenous  games in schools, where 4.48 Crore students and teachers participated nationwide. Additionally, the Department is implementing various programs such as Khelo India, Fit India, and Football for Schools (F4S) to engage students in sports activities in schools, in collaboration with the Department of Sports.

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