Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Initiatives to increase Girls Students in Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K, Shri Selvam G, Shri C N Annadurai

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 200 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## Initiatives to increase Girls Students in Schools

200. Shri C N Annadurai:

Shri Selvam G:

Shri Navaskani K:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the current enrollment and retention rates of girls in schools under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the specific initiatives taken by the Government under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan to increase the enrollment of girls, particularly at secondary and senior secondary levels;
- (c) whether there are any scholarships, incentives or financial assistance available for girls under the Scheme, if so, the number of girls benefited during the last five years, year-wise;
- (d)  whether  awareness  campaigns  by  engaging  communities  are  conducted  under  the  scheme  to promote girls' education; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure gender-sensitive infrastructure in schools, such as separate toilets, hygiene facilities and safe spaces to encourage girls' attendance in schools?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : State/UT-wise details of the current enrollment and retention rates of girls in schools under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, are at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): Under Samagra Shiksha, various interventions have been targeted for  girls,  which include opening of schools in the neighbourhood to make access easier for girls, free uniform and text-books to girls up to Class VIII, Self-Defence Training to Girls of class VI to XII of Govt. Schools, additional  teachers  and  residential  quarters  for  teachers  in  remote/hilly  areas,  appointment  of additional teachers including women teachers, stipend @Rs. 200 per month for 10 months in a year to CWSN girls from class I to class XII, separate toilets for girls, teachers' sensitization programs to promote girls participation, gender-sensitive teaching-learning materials including text books etc.

Further,  special  state  specific  projects  for  varied  interventions  under  equity  are  also emphasized for  enhancing  access,  retention  and  quality  for  girls  by  promoting  enrolment  drives, retention and motivation camps, gender sensitization modules etc. Such projects include life skills, awareness programmes, incinerators, sanitary pad vending machines etc.

To reduce  gender  gaps  at  all  levels  of  school  education,  there  is  a  provision  of  Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) under Samagra Shiksha. KGBVs are residential schools from class VI to XII for girls belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL).

Year-wise details of CwSN girls who received stipend during last five years are as under:

| (in lakh )         |                    |                    |                    |                    |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 4.65               | 6.12               | 5.8                | 5.57               | 5.50               |
| (Source: Prabandh) | (Source: Prabandh) | (Source: Prabandh) | (Source: Prabandh) | (Source: Prabandh) |

- (d): National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  2020  emphasizes  the  participation  of  community  and parents in helping the child to learn appropriately and in achievement of learning outcomes. Under Samagra Shiksha, there is a provision of Community Mobilization under Quality and Innovation interventions.  With  the  help  of  Community,  every  year  enrollment  drives  are  conducted  at  the beginning of the academic session for identifying and bringing out-of-school or dropout girls back into  the  formal  educational  system.  Parents  are  informed  about  various  provisions  of  Samagra Shiksha which helps to reduce financial barriers in education through awareness programs.
- (e): Under Samagra Shiksha, there is a provision of Separate toilets for girls in schools. As per UDISE+ 2023-24, 97.2% Govt. Schools have Separate toilets for girls in schools.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI C N ANNADURAI, SHRI  SELVAM  G  AND  SHRI  NAVASKANI  K  REGARDING  INITIATIVES  TO  INCREASE  GIRLS STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS

| SN    | State/UTs Name                           | Girls Enrolment (All Mgt.) Schools (2023-24)   | Girls Enrolment (All Mgt.) Schools (2023-24)   | Girls Enrolment (All Mgt.) Schools (2023-24)   | Girls Enrolment (All Mgt.) Schools (2023-24)   | Girls Retention Rate (All Mgt.) - 2023-24   | Girls Retention Rate (All Mgt.) - 2023-24   | Girls Retention Rate (All Mgt.) - 2023-24   | Girls Retention Rate (All Mgt.) - 2023-24   |
|-------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| SN    | State/UTs Name                           | Primary                                        | Upper Primary                                  | Secondary                                      | Higher Secondary                               | Primary                                     | Elementary                                  | Secondary                                   | Higher Secondary                            |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 11663                                          | 8215                                           | 5677                                           | 5346                                           | 91.7                                        | 95.4                                        | 87.9                                        | 81.8                                        |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                           | 1651428                                        | 1076729                                        | 693690                                         | 514005                                         | 100.4                                       | 96.5                                        | 90.2                                        | 58.8                                        |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 70558                                          | 39964                                          | 22221                                          | 15005                                          | 56                                          | 43.9                                        | 34.3                                        | 20.9                                        |
| 4     | Assam                                    | 1619769                                        | 902802                                         | 538873                                         | 258875                                         | 78.7                                        | 60.4                                        | 51.5                                        | 25.6                                        |
| 5     | Bihar                                    | 5400064                                        | 2782793                                        | 1284075                                        | 835621                                         | 105.8                                       | 77.5                                        | 59.6                                        | 30.2                                        |
| 6     | Chandigarh                               | 40533                                          | 29500                                          | 19079                                          | 19545                                          | 118.4                                       | 133.8                                       | 112.2                                       | 121.5                                       |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                             | 1214574                                        | 722754                                         | 422726                                         | 309982                                         | 93.5                                        | 83.2                                        | 68                                          | 51.3                                        |
| 8     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 28541                                          | 16586                                          | 10514                                          | 6141                                           | 94.4                                        | 95                                          | 84.1                                        | 76.1                                        |
| 9     | Delhi                                    | 803758                                         | 545262                                         | 339792                                         | 298496                                         | 114.1                                       | 116.8                                       | 85.3                                        | 86.4                                        |
| 10    | Goa                                      | 56332                                          | 34821                                          | 22274                                          | 19846                                          | 94.8                                        | 92.1                                        | 85.2                                        | 80.8                                        |
| 11    | Gujarat                                  | 2190612                                        | 1477051                                        | 773819                                         | 505413                                         | 96.5                                        | 90.9                                        | 69.5                                        | 45.8                                        |
| 12    | Haryana                                  | 1028748                                        | 673062                                         | 400736                                         | 313205                                         | 97.6                                        | 99.4                                        | 86.4                                        | 68.6                                        |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                         | 249843                                         | 158595                                         | 106542                                         | 91437                                          | 94.9                                        | 94.8                                        | 91                                          | 82.1                                        |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 508287                                         | 270040                                         | 162820                                         | 115202                                         | 78.5                                        | 74.9                                        | 57.1                                        | 34.7                                        |
| 15    | Jharkhand                                | 1613557                                        | 926616                                         | 488543                                         | 332601                                         | 83.8                                        | 73.8                                        | 51.7                                        | 33.7                                        |
| 16    | Karnataka                                | 2512173                                        | 1522077                                        | 1006353                                        | 645211                                         | 98.4                                        | 92.3                                        | 89.7                                        | 61.9                                        |
| 17    | Kerala                                   | 1111939                                        | 729748                                         | 486212                                         | 446525                                         | 95.5                                        | 96.7                                        | 98.8                                        | 93.1                                        |
| 18    | Ladakh                                   | 10826                                          | 5923                                           | 4230                                           | 2270                                           | 81.1                                        | 72                                          | 91.1                                        | 47.6                                        |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                              | 2505                                           | 1456                                           | 833                                            | 800                                            | 102.4                                       | 93                                          | 102.9                                       | 108.2                                       |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                           | 3184678                                        | 1910385                                        | 1018385                                        | 679549                                         | 84.9                                        | 78.5                                        | 52.8                                        | 32.4                                        |
| 21    | Maharashtra                              | 4385773                                        | 2601694                                        | 1686283                                        | 1323149                                        | 93                                          | 90.7                                        | 84.8                                        | 68.5                                        |
| 22    | Manipur                                  | 141429                                         | 69288                                          | 42451                                          | 31638                                          | 61.7                                        | 52.5                                        | 45.7                                        | 32.1                                        |
| 23    | Meghalaya                                | 244695                                         | 115426                                         | 61485                                          | 31576                                          | 58.1                                        | 41.3                                        | 37.1                                        | 23.9                                        |
| 24    | Mizoram                                  | 62783                                          | 32354                                          | 20576                                          | 12807                                          | 59.6                                        | 53.4                                        | 45.9                                        | 27.6                                        |
| 25    | Nagaland                                 | 78368                                          | 44101                                          | 27490                                          | 20336                                          | 66.7                                        | 57.5                                        | 42.8                                        | 31.2                                        |
| 26    | Odisha                                   | 1641941                                        | 1034948                                        | 610105                                         | 459009                                         | 101.4                                       | 87.6                                        | 77.2                                        | 51.1                                        |
| 27    | Puducherry                               | 40993                                          | 27811                                          | 19059                                          | 18083                                          | 94                                          | 91.4                                        | 93.7                                        | 86.7                                        |
| 28    | Punjab                                   | 1029260                                        | 605113                                         | 383620                                         | 341730                                         | 91.9                                        | 85.8                                        | 78.1                                        | 69.6                                        |
| 29    | Rajasthan                                | 3470764                                        | 1958854                                        | 1136453                                        | 878417                                         | 83.8                                        | 74.6                                        | 60.7                                        | 50.1                                        |
| 30    | Sikkim                                   | 19903                                          | 12715                                          | 9105                                           | 8554                                           | 90.1                                        | 82.3                                        | 81.1                                        | 70.5                                        |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                               | 2307357                                        | 1541278                                        | 1007359                                        | 929274                                         | 100.7                                       | 97.6                                        | 88.5                                        | 75.1                                        |
| 32    | Telangana                                | 1430819                                        | 888823                                         | 544703                                         | 433144                                         | 102.8                                       | 84.9                                        | 80.5                                        | 64.2                                        |
| 33    | Tripura                                  | 145261                                         | 86412                                          | 51070                                          | 41577                                          | 93.5                                        | 81.8                                        | 68.6                                        | 53.5                                        |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh                            | 9256660                                        | 5085591                                        | 2654951                                        | 2207647                                        | 79.4                                        | 69.3                                        |                                             | 35.7                                        |
|       |                                          |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                             |                                             | 54.7                                        |                                             |
| 35 36 | Uttarakhand West Bengal                  | 462517 3588460                                 | 269639 2184761                                 | 169872 1541471                                 | 152542 1159521                                 | 87.3 86.6                                   | 81.4 83.4                                   | 74.2 87.5                                   | 62.7 51.4                                   |
|       | INDIA                                    | 51617371                                       | 30393187                                       | 17773447                                       | 13464079                                       | 85.7                                        | 78.9                                        | 64.6                                        | 47.5                                        |

(Source: UDISE+ 2023-24)