Lok Sabha Question No. 2183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Progress in Schools under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey, Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2183

ANSWERED ON - 09/12/2024

## PROGRESS IN SCHOOLS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

- †2183.   Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan:

Smt. Smita Uday Wagh:

Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey:

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the targets fixed and achieved by the Government under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) the criteria fixed by the Government to set up libraries in the schools under the scheme along with the progress made in this regard; and

(c) the criteria fixed by the Government to provide sports facilities in the schools under the scheme along with 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 Abhiyan 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.

- (c): 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. 2183 FOR  ANSWER  ON  09.12.2024  ASKED  BY  DR.  RAJKUMAR  SANGWAN,  SMT.  SMITA  UDAY  WAGH, SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY AND DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING PROGRESS IN SCHOOLS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

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                | 1773.38                 | 1522.04                | 1745.80                 | 311.29                 |
|          | Total               | 34671.73                | 24873.18               | 44493.94                | 32151.94               | 44916.21                | 32382.70               |