Lok Sabha Question No. 1008 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Upgradation of Schools under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO1008

ANSWERED ON- 29/07/2024

## UPGRADATION OF SCHOOLS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

## 1008. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has set any objective for Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA);

(b) if so, the details thereof and whether these objectives have been achieved, so far;

(c) the challenges faced by the Government while implementing the scheme;

(d) the number of Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools that have been upgraded under  SSA  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  in  the  country  especially  in Bihar; and

(e) the number of schools in which library and sports equipment facilities provided and also classes upgraded under SSA during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  is  implementing  an  Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education- Samagra Shiksha since 2018-19. 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  which  should  take  care  of  their  diverse  background,  multilingual  needs, different academic abilities and make them active participants in a continuous learning process.

The major objectives of the Scheme are: (i) Support States and UTs in implementing the recommendations  of  the  National  Education  Policy  2020  (NEP  2020);  (ii)  Support  States  in implementation  of  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009;  (iii) Focus  on  Early  Childhood  Care  and    Education;  (iv)  Emphasis  on  Foundational  Literacy  and Numeracy;  (v)  Thrust  on  Holistic,  Integrated,  Inclusive  and  activity  based  Curriculum  and Pedagogy to impart 21st century skills among the students; (vi) Provision of quality education and enhancing  learning  outcomes  of  students;  (vii)  Bridging  Social  and  Gender  Gaps  in  School Education; (viii) Ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of school education; (ix) Strengthening and  up-gradation  of  State  Councils  for  Educational  Research  and  Training  (SCERTs)/State Institutes of Education and District Institutes for Education and Training (DIET) as nodal agency for teacher training; (x) Ensuring safe, secure and conducive learning environment and maintenance of standards in schooling provisions and (xi) Promoting skill education.

(c) & (d): As per norms of the scheme, the annual plans are prepared by the States and UTs as per their  requirements/  priority  and  the  same  is  reflected  in  their  respective  Annual  Work  Plan  and Budget (AWP&B) Proposals. These plans are then appraised and approved/estimated by the Project Approval Board (PAB) in the Department of School Education & Literacy in consultation with the States  and  UTs  as  per  the  programmatic  and  financial  norms  of  the  scheme  and  physical  and financial  progress  of  the  State  for  the  interventions  approved  earlier.  The  State  of  Bihar  did  not submit any proposal for upgradation of schools during the last 3 years (2021-2022 to 2023-2024) and current year.

The  number  of  schools  approved  for  upgradation  during  the  last  3  years  (2021-2022  to 2023-2024) and current year at national level is given below:-

| S.    | Components                         |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|-------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| No. 1 | New/Upgraded Upper Primary Schools |        15 |       205 |        92 |        30 |
| 2     | New/Upgraded Secondary Schools     |        46 |        77 |       112 |        87 |
| 3     | New/Upgraded Sr. Secondary Schools |        37 |       100 |       156 |         2 |

Source: PRABANDH

(e):  The  number  of  schools  in  which  library  and  sports  equipment  facilities  have  been  approved during the last 3 years (2021-2022 to 2023-2024) and current year at national level is given below:-

|   S. NO. | Year    | Component                                            |   Physical |
|----------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|        1 | 2024-25 | Sports &Physical Education (upto highest class VIII) |     527602 |
|        2 | 2024-25 | Sports &Physical Education (upto highest class XIII) |      49829 |
|        3 | 2024-25 | Library Grants (upto highest class VIII)             |     225244 |
|        4 | 2024-25 | Library Grants (upto highest class XII)              |      53312 |
|        5 | 2023-24 | Library Grants                                       |     855228 |
|        6 | 2023-24 | Sports &Physical Education                           |     961507 |
|        7 | 2022-23 | Library Grants (upto highest class VIII)             |     227195 |
|        8 | 2022-23 | Sports &Physical Education                           |     833149 |
|        9 | 2021-22 | Library Grants                                       |    1012194 |
|       10 |         | Sports &Physical Education                           |     982483 |

Source: PRABANDH

The number of classes approved for upgradation during the last 3 years (2021-2022 to 20232024) and current year at national level is given below:-

| Component                     | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| New Schools Additional Stream | 175       | 752       | 37        | 55        |
| (classes upgraded)            |           |           |           |           |

Source: PRABANDH