Lok Sabha Question No. 2532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Basic Infrastructure of Rural Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Lovely Anand, Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2532

ANSWERED ON 17/03/2025

## Basic Infrastructure of Rural Schools

†2532. Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre: Smt. Lovely Anand:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to improve the infrastructure condition in rural schools;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government is prioritizing appointment of teachers in schools in rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and  (b):  The  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy,  Ministry  of  Education  is implementing  Samagra  Shiksha  from  2018-19  across  the  entire  country.  The  scheme  has been  aligned  with  the  recommendations  of  the  National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  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.    Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  States/UTs  are  supported  for strengthening of school infrastructure such as classrooms, libraries, Toilets for Girls & Boys, Boundary  Walls,  Major  Repairs,  Drinking  Water,  Paintings  on  School  Walls,  Supply  of Furniture etc. The State-wise details of funds allocated towards basic infrastructure facilities in Government Schools including those in Rural Areas is Annexed.
- (c): Recruitment  of  teachers,  their  service  conditions  and  deployment  come  under  the purview of the respective State Governments and Union Territory administrations. Recruitment is a continuous process and vacancies get generated due to a number of factors like  retirement,  resignation,  increased requirement of teachers as a result of  the enhanced students'  strength.  The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy,  from  time  to  time, through review meetings and advisories, requests the State Governments  and  UT administrations to fill up these vacancies through Autonomous Teacher Recruitment Board and  their  rational  deployment.  Further,  the  Central  Government  through  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha provides financial assistance to the States and UTs to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for various levels of schooling.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2532 ASKED BY SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE AND SMT. LOVELY ANAND TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2025 REGARDING BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF RURAL SCHOOLS

Funds allocated for basic infrastructure in Government Schools under Samagra Shiksha - 2024-25

(Rs. in lakhs)

| State             |   Additional Classrooms |   Art / Craft Room |   Boys Toilet |   Girls Toilet |   CWSN Toilets |   Science Lab |   Physics Lab |   Biology Lab |   Chemistry Lab |   Computer Room |   Drinking Water |   Electri- fication |   Library Room |   Ramps& Handrails |
|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                    0    |             666    |          0    |           0    |           0    |        573.5  |          0    |          0    |            0    |         3935.67 |             0    |                0    |        2471.7  |               0    |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                 1065    |               0    |        265    |         390    |           0    |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |          126    |             0    |                0    |          95.14 |               0    |
| Assam             |                 9915.95 |               0    |       1965    |        1790.34 |           0    |       4629.66 |        341.53 |        360.51 |          360.51 |            0    |             0    |                0    |           0    |             146.02 |
| Bihar             |                24256.5  |               0    |       6203.86 |        7593.55 |           0    |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |          3537.84 |                0    |           0    |               0    |
| Chhattisgarh      |                 2964.23 |             137.34 |        539.38 |         246.16 |         179.55 |        466.02 |          0    |          0    |            0    |          206.08 |            42    |                0    |         417.79 |              10.8  |
| Gujarat           |                 9566.4  |               0    |        657.2  |         690.12 |         335.28 |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |             0    |                0    |           0    |               0    |
| Haryana           |                 8100.84 |             562.02 |          0    |           0    |           0    |        398.75 |        712.5  |        741    |          769.12 |          119.2  |             0    |                0    |         377    |               0    |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                 1552.95 |            2091.69 |         40.5  |          22.5  |           0    |       1284.01 |         77.35 |        123.76 |           92.82 |          856.44 |             0    |               17.5  |        2287.63 |               0    |
| Jammu& Kashmir    |                 9389.68 |             270    |        564.41 |         264.95 |          65.34 |        216    |        342    |        378    |          378    |          576    |             0    |                0    |         869.4  |               0    |
| Jharkhand         |                 2648.12 |               0    |        563.75 |         362.88 |          29.28 |        114.57 |         25.46 |         89.11 |           89.11 |            0    |           130.69 |                0    |           0    |               0    |
| Karnataka         |                    0    |               0    |          0    |           0    |           0    |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |             6.3  |               74.4  |           0    |               0    |
| Kerala            |                    0    |               0    |        210    |         290.4  |         100.7  |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |             4.05 |                3.9  |           0    |               4.75 |
| Ladakh            |                  455.9  |              37.13 |         47.65 |          33.44 |           8.62 |         36.6  |          0    |          0    |            0    |           36.6  |             9.15 |               16.8  |          19.3  |              21    |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                 5737.6  |            1059.5  |       2219.02 |        2519.54 |         161    |       1235    |        550.48 |        550.48 |          571.48 |         1059.5  |           135    |                0    |        1059.5  |               0    |
| Maharashtra       |                  986.4  |             496    |       3393.5  |        1859    |        2860    |        315    |        210    |        192.5  |          192.5  |          297    |             0    |                0    |         550    |               0    |
| Manipur           |                 1685    |             175    |        240    |         315    |           0    |        409.21 |        225    |        225    |          225    |          475    |           376    |                0    |         498.4  |               0    |
| Mizoram           |                  165.19 |               0    |          0    |           0    |           0    |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |             0    |               81    |           0    |               0.83 |
| Odisha            |                14205.8  |               0    |       7085.61 |        3408.33 |        2013.18 |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |            13.5  |              885.3  |           0    |               0    |
| Punjab            |                 1585.3  |             152.8  |        239.04 |         268.71 |         540    |        703.08 |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |             0    |                0    |         245.52 |               0    |
| Rajasthan         |                 6770.07 |             567.16 |        241.8  |        1279.68 |           0    |      10719.7  |          0    |          0    |            0    |         6917.02 |          2815.62 |                0    |       11305    |               0    |
| Sikkim            |                  111    |               0    |        175.65 |          76.84 |          10.17 |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |             5.2  |               10.91 |           0    |              29.5  |
| Tamil Nadu        |                 4997.36 |               0    |       1651.4  |        3398.4  |        1378.16 |          0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |             0    |                0    |           0    |               0    |
| Tripura           |                 1898.7  |             399.37 |         91.8  |         135    |         162.9  |        322.15 |        112.72 |        113.07 |          115.34 |          309.29 |             0    |                0    |         311.1  |              38.48 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                15815.5  |              12.5  |         24.8  |          18.6  |         408.36 |          0    |         43.5  |        174    |           58    |          150    |           150    |                0    |         175    |               3.41 |
| Uttarakhand       |                 2228.38 |             639.52 |        296.53 |         368.27 |           5.82 |        401.55 |        642.48 |        722.79 |          749.56 |          824.34 |             0    |                8.16 |         742.28 |               0    |
| West Bengal       |                 2148.16 |               0    |        223.14 |         220.4  |           0    |        820.31 |          0    |          0    |            0    |            0    |             0    |                0    |           0    |               0    |
| Total             |               128250    |            7266.03 |      26939    |       25552.1  |        8258.36 |      22645.1  |       3283.03 |       3670.22 |         3601.43 |        15888.1  |          7225.34 |             1097.97 |       21424.8  |             254.79 |

Source: PRABANDH