Lok Sabha Question No. 3313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Smart Classrooms in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Sandhya Ray

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3313 ANSWERED ON 16/12/2024

## Smart Classrooms in Madhya Pradesh

†3313. Smt. Sandhya Ray:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number of schools equipped with smart classrooms in Madhya Pradesh during the last five years especially in Bhind District;

(b)  the  procedure/criteria  adopted  by  the  Government  for  selection  of  schools  for  smart classrooms and the list of Government schools identified by the Government for set up of smart classrooms; and

(c) the details of the amount spent by the Government during the last five years, school-wise ?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per information provided by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, 2,041 schools are equipped with smart classrooms in Madhya Pradesh during the last five years and in Bhind district, the number of Smart Classrooms have been established in 22 schools.

(b) & (c): The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  is  implementing  Samagra Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education  from  2018-19.  It  is  an  overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

Smart  classroom  component  of  Samagra  Shiksha  covers  all  Government  and  Aided schools  having  classes  VI  to  XII.  Under  this  component  financial  assistance  is  provided  for establishing Smart Classrooms in schools which includes interactive Digital Board/display unit, Operating System (OS), LCD/LED/plasma screen, printer, scanner, laptops/tablets/desktops etc.

Financial Provisions: The non-recurring grant for Smart Class rooms (2 smart classrooms per school) is of Rs.2.40 lakh and the recurring grant is Rs.38000/- (including E Content and Digital Resources, Charges for Electricity).

Education is in the Concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the administrative control of respective State Government and UT Administration. Central Government  provides  funds  for  digital  initiatives  component  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  for  School  Education-  Samagra  Shiksha,  on  the  basis  of  proposals  received  from State/UT Governments. However, the States/UTs are free to provide additional funds as per their requirement.

As per information provided by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, the details of Government  schools  identified  for  set  up  of  smart  classrooms  and  amount  spent  by  the Government during the last five years in Bhind district are at Annexure .

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3313 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SMT. SANDHYA RAY REGARDING 'SMART CLASSROOMS IN MADHYA PRADESH'

The details of Government schools identified for set up of smart classrooms and amount spent by the Government during the last five years in Bhind district

|   S.No. | Name of School                       | Sanction Year   |   Annual Spent (in Lakh) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | GOVT.HSKACHNAVKALAN                  | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|       2 | GOVT.HSMEHGAON                       | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|       3 | GOVT.HSNUNHAD                        | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|       4 | GOVT.HSSARSAI                        | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|       5 | GOVT.HSSBILAO                        | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|       6 | GOVT.HSS LAHROLI                     | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|       7 | GOVT.HSSNUNHATA(HAWALDARSINGHKAPURA) | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|       8 | GOVT.HSSCHANDUPURA                   | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|       9 | GOVT.HSRAHAWALIUBARI                 | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|      10 | GOVT.HSSJAMSARA                      | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|      11 | GOVT.HSPRATAPPURA                    | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|      12 | GOVT.HSSCHAUMOHO                     | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |
|      13 | GOVT.HSSSHERPUR                      | 2021-22         |                      2.4 |