Lok Sabha Question No. 957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Library and Sports Facilities under Samagra Shiksha Scheme
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 957 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## Library and Sports Facilities under Samagra Shiksha Scheme

## 957. Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  targets  set  and  achieved  by  the  Government  under  Samagra  Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (b) the criteria fixed by the Government to set up libraries and to provide sports facilities in school under SSA and the progress made in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  details  of  Central  Share  allocated  and  released  to  States  under  Samagra  Shiksha during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise is at Annexure .
- (b):  One  of  the  major  interventions  for  improving  quality  of  education  under  the  Samagra Shiksha scheme includes provision for library and books across all levels of school education. It includes providing grant for libraries in government schools from Class I to XII. The vision of  this  component  is  to  develop  school  libraries  as  learning  spaces  that  nurture  life-long readers  and  seekers  of  knowledge  and  promote  reading  ability  through  relevant,  ageappropriate,  diverse  and  engaging  books  and  other  reading  material.  Under  the  component 'strengthening of existing schools' of Samagra Shiksha, a provision has been made to provide library room in schools where library rooms are not available. Sanction of library rooms may be proposed in the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B) proposal of the States/UT for consideration.  The  proposal  may  include  the  cost  for  civil  work,  furniture,  almirah,  racks, fixing and fittings.

Under Samagra Shiksha, fund for library grant ranges from Rs. 5000/- to Rs. 20000/based on the category of the school. The detail is given below:

| Category of School                              | Library Grant   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| Primary School (Class I to V)                   | ₹ 5,000/-       |
| Upper Primary School (Class VI to VII)          | ₹ 13,000/-      |
| Secondary Schools (Classes IX and X)            | ₹ 15,000/-      |
| Senior Secondary Schools only (class XI to XII) | ₹ 20,000/-      |

During the last three  years a total amount of Rs. 2100.50  Crore has been approved under Library Grant for Government Schools in States/UTs out of which Rs. 1347.38 Crore has been utilized. A total of 2045 Library Rooms have been approved during the last three years,  out  of  which  545  have  been  completed.  During  the  Year  2024-25,  an  outlay  of  Rs. 692.92 Crore has been approved under Library Grant.

The integrated scheme Samagra Shiksha envisages school education as a continuum from pre-school to senior secondary level and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels.

Realizing the need for holistic development of children, under the Samagra Shiksha, Sports and Physical Education component has been introduced for encouragement of Sports, Physical  activities,  Yoga,  Co-curricular  activities  etc.  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. During the last three years a total amount of Rs. 2361.34 Crore has been approved under Sports Grant for Government Schools in States/UTs out of which Rs. 1323.75 Crore has been utilized. During the Year 2024-25, an outlay of Rs. 729.25 Crore has been approved under Sports Grant for Government Schools.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  957  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JASHUBHAI  BHILUBHAI  RATHVA HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  LIBRARY  AND  SPORTS  FACILITIES UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA SCHEME

State-wise  details  of  Central  Share  allocated  and  released  during  the  last  three  years  in  respect  of Samagra Shiksha:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl.No.   | Name of the State   | 2021-22                 | 2021-22                | 2022-23                 | 2022-23                | 2023-24                 | 2023-24                |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | Name of the State   | Central Share allocated | Central Share Released | Central Share allocated | Central Share Released | Central Share allocated | Central Share Released |
| 1        | A &NIslands         | 56.37                   | 31.52                  | 74.02                   | 56.51                  | 86.90                   | 55.28                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 1348.54                 | 683.01                 | 1712.59                 | 1503.59                | 1775.86                 | 1289.41                |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 442.16                  | 279.96                 | 533.70                  | 252.29                 | 576.59                  | 475.04                 |
| 4        | Assam               | 1977.03                 | 1561.56                | 2514.60                 | 2080.86                | 2578.10                 | 1810.48                |
| 5        | Bihar               | 3827.55                 | 3406.08                | 5018.87                 | 3554.59                | 4991.23                 | 4241.73                |
| 6        | Chandigarh          | 100.24                  | 108.04                 | 124.23                  | 109.79                 | 132.14                  | 116.36                 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        | 887.90                  | 332.37                 | 1138.33                 | 828.00                 | 1157.85                 | 776.59                 |
| 8        | DNH and D&D         | 67.41                   | 20.92                  | 87.94                   | 64.67                  | 95.37                   | 41.30                  |
| 9        | Delhi               | 315.21                  | 145.88                 | 377.27                  | 221.94                 | 368.92                  | 146.09                 |
| 10       | Goa                 | 18.61                   | 11.02                  | 29.86                   | 29.86                  | 29.63                   | 18.66                  |
| 11       | Gujarat             | 1009.74                 | 893.76                 | 1371.21                 | 1321.25                | 1316.73                 | 1132.53                |
| 12       | Haryana             | 825.39                  | 517.09                 | 963.50                  | 670.21                 | 1010.74                 | 578.80                 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh    | 581.66                  | 319.10                 | 738.08                  | 551.60                 | 672.19                  | 485.97                 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir     | 1320.22                 | 873.99                 | 1650.60                 | 364.97                 | 1721.60                 | 865.44                 |
| 15       | Jharkhand           | 900.18                  | 858.97                 | 1167.68                 | 1154.52                | 1215.45                 | 1104.93                |
| 16       | Karnataka           | 707.61                  | 474.52                 | 1004.94                 | 861.52                 | 922.75                  | 828.09                 |
| 17       | Kerala              | 252.22                  | 225.13                 | 348.47                  | 178.16                 | 328.83                  | 141.66                 |
| 18       | Ladakh              | 100.00                  | 57.18                  | 123.49                  | 14.89                  | 212.09                  | 52.23                  |
| 19       | Lakshadweep         | 5.73                    | 2.16                   | 7.87                    | 4.33                   | 5.75                    | 1.00                   |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh      | 2946.31                 | 2292.80                | 3727.88                 | 1939.29                | 3842.07                 | 2981.51                |
| 21       | Maharashtra         | 1013.70                 | 693.03                 | 1592.90                 | 900.00                 | 1317.43                 | 1001.19                |
| 22       | Manipur             | 370.43                  | 182.50                 | 494.19                  | 404.76                 | 483.05                  | 257.22                 |
| 23       | Meghalaya           | 305.84                  | 271.71                 | 375.15                  | 375.15                 | 398.83                  | 394.18                 |
| 24       | Mizoram             | 225.60                  | 179.68                 | 323.08                  | 142.68                 | 344.29                  | 274.14                 |
| 25       | Nagaland            | 218.09                  | 137.34                 | 281.05                  | 281.04                 | 314.28                  | 231.25                 |
| 26       | Odisha              | 1453.34                 | 1238.07                | 1841.08                 | 1836.67                | 1904.13                 | 1236.61                |
| 27       | Puducherry          | 15.14                   | 13.98                  | 19.87                   | 15.28                  | 19.74                   | 12.47                  |
| 28       | Punjab              | 543.53                  | 501.27                 | 719.06                  | 605.05                 | 708.78                  | 331.12                 |
| 29       | Rajasthan           | 2730.20                 | 2405.82                | 3452.20                 | 2138.61                | 3560.25                 | 3202.89                |
| 30       | Sikkim              | 122.49                  | 100.12                 | 151.76                  | 107.19                 | 159.73                  | 132.61                 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu          | 1649.96                 | 1598.82                | 2117.60                 | 2107.23                | 2090.77                 | 1876.16                |
| 32       | Telangana           | 880.61                  | 553.28                 | 1143.86                 | 1142.51                | 1148.35                 | 920.13                 |
| 33       | Tripura             | 318.20                  | 226.93                 | 387.41                  | 286.73                 | 414.94                  | 341.33                 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh       | 5123.11                 | 2044.97                | 6261.80                 | 3819.75                | 6578.75                 | 4276.45                |
| 35       | Uttarakhand         | 672.63                  | 320.84                 | 844.44                  | 704.39                 | 686.30                  | 440.57                 |
| 36       | West Bengal         | 1338.77                 | 1309.74                |                         | 1522.04                | 1745.80                 | 311.29                 |
|          | Total               | 34671.73                | 24873.18               | 1773.38 44493.94        | 32151.94               | 44916.21                | 32382.70               |