Lok Sabha Question No. 2511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Assessment of States under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2511

ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Assessment of States under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

†2511. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  work  performed  by  the  State  Governments  under  the  Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during the last four years;
- (b)  whether  there  is  obstruction  in  the  implementation  of  the  said  scheme  due  to paucity of funds and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the State Governments have asked for additional fund under the scheme and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a): The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing an Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education - Samagra Shiksha from 201819, which subsumes the three erstwhile Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya  Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). The scheme has been redesigned and aligned with the recommendations of the National Education Policy, 2020. It 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  major  features  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  upgradation  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 vocational education.

An amount of Rs. 1,17,111.47 crore have been released as Central Share to the States/UTs  and  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  1,87,46,4.16  crore  (including  State  share) have  been  incurred  as  expenditure  by  the  States/UTs  under  Samagra  Shiksha during the last 4 years i.e. 2019-20 to 2022-23.

(b)  &  (c):  The  States/UTs  prepare  their  Annual Work  Plan  &  Budget  (AWP&B) on incremental  basis  depending  on  their  need  and  priority.  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 Union Territories as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme, physical and financial progress of works sanctioned earlier and availability of budgetary resources. Funds are then released to the States/UTs as per the extant norms and fund sharing pattern. The fund sharing pattern for the scheme between Centre and States is in the ratio of 90:10 for the 8 North-Eastern States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim  and  Tripura  and  3 Himalayan States/UTs viz. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and 60:40 for all other States and Union Territories with Legislature (except J&K). It is 100% centrally sponsored for Union Territories without Legislature.

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