Lok Sabha Question No. 929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: PM SHRI Schools in  Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli, Shri G Lakshminarayana

## 929

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 929 ANSWERED ON - 29/07/2024

## PM SHRI Schools in Andhra Pradesh

Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli: Shri G Lakshminarayana:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the details of the Prime Minister School of Rising India (PM SHRI) Schools established in Visakhapatnam  and  Anantapur  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  their  current  operational  status  and enrolment figures as of the latest report available; (b)  the  total  funds  allocated  and  disbursed  and  utilised  under  PM  SHRI  Schools  in Visakhapatnam and Anantapur during the last fiscal year; (c)  whether  any  delay  or  challenges  encountered  in  implementing  PM  SHRI  Schools  in Visakhapatnam and Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof; (d) whether any proposals is pending with the Government establishing PM SHRI Schools in Visakhapatnam and Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh along with the reasons for their pendency;

and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The  Cabinet  has  approved  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  named  Pradhan  Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) on 7th September, 2022. These schools are to showcase the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and emerge as exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood. Under the  scheme,  there  is  a  provision  of  setting  up  of  more  than  14500  PM  SHRI  Schools  by strengthening the existing schools from amongst schools managed by Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies out of which a total of 10,858 schools have been selected from 32 States/UTs including KVS/NVS.

In  the  district  of  Vishakhapatnam,  5  PM  SHRI  schools  and  in  the  district  of Anantapur, 42 PM  SHRI schools are selected. In the 5 PM  SHRI Schools of

Vishakhapatnam,  student  enrolment  is  3,804  and  in  42  PM  SHRI  schools  of  Anantapur district, the enrolment of student is 22,049.

(b) In the state of Andhra Pradesh for the selected PM SHRI Schools in the first phase, an amount of Rs. 354.85 cr (212.91 cr Central Share + 141.94 cr State Share) has been approved by  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  for  FY  2023-24.  The  released  central  share  in  FY 2023-24  is  106.45  cr.  However,  funds  which  is  approved  to  state  in  the  PAB  have  many components. Some components are State specific and some components are district specific. The  funds  approved  by  the  state  for  district  specific  component  are  Rs.  3.44  cr  for Vishakhapatnam and Rs. 17.22 cr for Anantapur.  The amount utilized in FY 2023-24 by the districts of Vishakhapatnam and Anantapur was Rs 1.25 cr and Rs 4.89 cr respectively.

(c) to (e): As per the guidelines of Ministry of Finance, State Government shall transfer the Central share as well as the commensurate State share to the SNA account within 30 days of receipt  of  Central  share.  However,  there  was  a  delay  in  transfer  of  funds  released  in  first installment to state of Andhra Pradesh in FY 2023-24 of 136 days from the state treasury to the SNA account of PM SHRI Scheme. Moreover, the fund released in the second installment by  the  Government  of  India  to  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  in  FY  2023-24  is  yet  to  be transferred from the state treasury to the SNA account of PM SHRI Scheme even after 142 days. This delay by the State government has affected the implementation of the PM SHRI scheme considerably.

The selection of PM SHRI schools is done through a transparent Challenge method. A maximum two schools (one Elementary & one secondary/senior secondary) to be selected per block/ULB with upper limit of number of total schools across India i.e. 14,500 and for the state  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  the  targeted  number  of  PM  SHRI  schools  have  already  been selected.

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